3000 Common SAT Vocabulary Words

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3000 Common SAT Vocabulary

3000 Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes

abridge

1

	[祝福,幸福的] completely happy and contented; showing or producing exalted joy
	[减损,毁损] annul in part; repeal partly; restrict; limit the action of
	[发芽,成长] grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	[删节,节选] condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

acclimate

2

	[适应] accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	[填,补漏] make watertight by filling in cracks
	[海盗] pirate; robber upon the sea
	[复古的,从前的] displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or previous ancestral form

aerie

3

	[增长] growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
	[填,补漏] make watertight by filling in cracks
	[发芽,成长] grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	[猛禽的窝] nest of a bird, such as an eagle, built on a cliff or other high place

agnostic

4

	[无神论者] one who is skeptical of the existence of a god or any ultimate reality
	[削弱] make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen the density of
	[有志者,有抱负的人] one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	[谨慎的,节约的] having pleasing or useful qualities; gentle; knowing; cautious; cunning; shrewd

asperity

5

	[严酷,粗暴] the sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	[海盗] pirate; robber upon the sea
	[有说服力的] reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive
	[挑剔] criticize for petty or frivolous reasons; raise trivial objections

aspirant

6

	[有志者,有抱负的人] one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
	[不公正的不合理的批评] fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure
	[适应] accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
	[限制] limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle

atavistic

7

	[复古的,从前的] displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or previous ancestral form
	[保险精算的,精算] calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
	[尖酸的(语气,脾气)] the bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
	[刚硬的,短而硬的（毛发）,易怒的] having or covered with protective barbs or others; very irritable

attenuate

8

	[削弱] make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen the density of
	[失声] loss of speech due to injury or illness
	[严酷,粗暴] the sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
	[发芽,成长] grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly

avocation

9

	[谜的] cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
	[副业,业余爱好] activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
	[取消,废除] cancel; revoke command or order; order or direct in opposition to; prohibit; forbid
	[猛禽的窝] nest of a bird, such as an eagle, built on a cliff or other high place

bemused

10

	[祝福,幸福的] completely happy and contented; showing or producing exalted joy
	[挑剔] criticize for petty or frivolous reasons; raise trivial objections
	[刚硬的,短而硬的（毛发）,易怒的] having or covered with protective barbs or others; very irritable
	[困惑的,发呆的] confused; lost in thought; preoccupied

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