SSAT Vocab 1

Avlyn A. (United States of America)
Date: 9-13-10
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  1. affluent
    having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
  2. aggrandize
    embellish; increase the scope, power, or importance of
  3. aggregate
    a sum total of many heterogeneous things taken together
  4. aghast
    struck with fear, dread, or consternation
  5. agoraphobia
    a morbid fear of open spaces
  6. akimbo
    with hands on hips and elbows extending outward
  7. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  8. algid
    chilly
  9. allay
    lessen the intensity of or calm
  10. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  11. aloof
    distant, cold, or detached in manner
  12. altercation
    a noisy, angry argument or fight between people
  13. amalgamation
    the combination of two or more commercial companies
  14. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  15. abdicate
    give up power, duties, or obligations
  16. amble
    walk leisurely
  17. ameliorate
    make better
  18. amend
    make revisions to
  19. abase
    cause to feel shame
  20. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
  21. abbreviate
    shorten
  22. abduct
    take away to an undisclosed location against their will
  23. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  24. abhor
    feel hatred or disgust toward
  25. abide
    dwell
  26. abject
    of the most contemptible kind
  27. abort
    terminate before completion
  28. abridge
    lessen, diminish, or curtail
  29. abrogate
    revoke formally
  30. abscond
    run away, often taking something or somebody along
  31. abundant
    present in great quantity
  32. accede
    yield to another's wish or opinion
  33. accentuate
    stress or single out as important
  34. accommodating
    obliging; willing to do favors
  35. accost
    approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
  36. acumen
    shrewdness shown by keen insight
  37. acute
    ending in a sharp point
  38. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  39. amiable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  40. amorous
    inclined toward or displaying love
  41. amorphous
    having no definite form or distinct shape
  42. anomaly
    deviation from the normal or common order, form, or rule
  43. antechamber
    an outer room or waiting area that leads into another room
  44. anxiety
    a vague unpleasant emotion in anticipation of a misfortune
  45. aphorism
    a short pithy instructive saying
  46. apocalypse
    a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the powers of evil
  47. apparitional
    resembling or characteristic of a phantom
  48. arbitrator
    someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
  49. ascetic
    someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
  50. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  51. atone
    turn away from sin or do penitence
  52. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
  53. augment
    enlarge or increase
  54. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  55. baleful
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  56. bard
    a lyric poet
  57. battery
    a collection of related things intended for use together
  58. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  59. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
  60. benign
    kind in disposition or manner
  61. berate
    censure severely or angrily
  62. bereft
    lacking or deprived of something
  63. bide
    dwell
  64. bilk
    cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
  65. blandish
    praise somewhat dishonestly
  66. bloat
    swelling of the intestinal tract of animals caused by gas
  67. boisterous
    marked by exuberance and high spirits
  68. bourgeois
    being of the property-owning class
  69. brash
    offensively bold
  70. brazen
    not held back by conventional ideas of behavior
  71. brumal
    characteristic of or relating to winter
  72. brusque
    rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner
  73. buffet
    piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room
  74. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  75. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  76. cadence
    the accent in a metrical foot of verse
  77. cajole
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  78. callous
    emotionally hardened
  79. calumny
    a false accusation of an offense
  80. camaraderie
    the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
  81. canvas
    a heavy, closely woven fabric
  82. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  83. captivate
    attract; cause to be enamored
  84. carouse
    celebrate or enjoy something in a noisy or wild way
  85. cavity
    a space that is enclosed or surrounded by something
  86. cavort
    play boisterously
  87. acclaim
    enthusiastic approval
  88. adage
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying an important fact
  89. adhere
    stick to firmly
  90. adjunct
    something added to another thing but not essential to it
  91. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
  92. adversary
    someone who offers opposition
  93. affectation
    a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
  94. allure
    the power to entice or attract
  95. altruistic
    showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  96. animosity
    a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
  97. aperture
    a natural opening in something
Created on Mon Sep 13 23:16:19 EDT 2010 (updated Sun Sep 19 18:58:57 EDT 2010)

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