3000 Common SAT Vocabulary Words
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v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem Defeated, Queen Zenobia was forced to abase herself before the conquering Romans, who made her march in chains before the emperor in the procession celebrating his triumph. |
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abash |
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v. embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert Her open admiration should not abash him at all. |
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abdicate |
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v. give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim When Edward VIII did abdicate the British throne to marry the woman he loved, he surprised the entire world. |
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abet |
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v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage She was unwilling to abet him in the swindle he had planned. |
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abjure |
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v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever He will abjure his allegiance to the king. |
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ablution |
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n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite His ablution was accompanied by loud noises that he humorously labeled 'Opera in the Bath.' |
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abnegate |
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v. give up or surrender; deny something to oneself After his retirement, the former police commissioner found it difficult to abnegate authority. |
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abnegation |
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n. repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others No act of abnegation was more pronounced than his refusal of any rewards for his discovery. |
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abrade |
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v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode The sharp rocks did abrade the skin on her legs, so she put iodine on her abrasions. |
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abridge |
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v. condense; shorten; reduce length of written text Because the publishers felt the public wanted a shorter version of War and Peace, they proceeded to abridge the novel. |
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abrogate |
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a. abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority He intended to abrogate the decree issued by his predecessor. |
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abscond |
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v. leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution The teller who did abscond with the bonds went un-captured until someone recognized him from his photograph on America's Most Wanted. |
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abstemious |
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a. sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate Concerned whether her vegetarian son's abstemious diet provided him with sufficient protein, the worried mother pressed food on him. |
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acclimate |
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v. accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt One of the difficulties of our present air age is the need of travelers to acclimate themselves to their new and often strange environments. |
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acclivity |
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n. upward slope, as of hill The car would not go up the acclivity in high gear. |
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accolade |
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n. award of merit; expression of approval; praise In Hollywood, an 'Oscar' is the highest accolade. |
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accost |
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v. approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request When the two young men wanted to accost me, I was frightened because I thought they would attack me. |
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accouter |
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v. equip; provide with military equipment We will accouter the fisherman with the best that the sporting goods store could supply. |
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accretion |
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n. growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion The accretion of wealth marked the family's rise in power. |
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acerbity |
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n. the bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone The meeting of the United Nations General Assembly was marked with such acerbity that informed sources held out little hope of reaching any useful settlement of the problem. |