ssat vocabulary 1

Kent K. (United States of America)
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  1. abdicate
    give up power, duties, or obligations
  2. abduct
    take away to an undisclosed location against their will
  3. abhor
    feel hatred or disgust toward
  4. absurd
    inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
  5. abyss
    a bottomless gulf or pit
  6. accelerate
    move faster
  7. acclaim
    enthusiastic approval
  8. acute
    ending in a sharp point
  9. adage
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying an important fact
  10. adhere
    stick to firmly
  11. adjourn
    close at the end of a session
  12. adjunct
    something added to another thing but not essential to it
  13. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
  14. adorn
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
  15. adversary
    someone who offers opposition
  16. aeronautic
    of or pertaining to aeronautics
  17. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  18. affection
    a positive feeling of liking
  19. aghast
    struck with fear, dread, or consternation
  20. agitate
    move or cause to move back and forth
  21. aimless
    drifting without direction
  22. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  23. allure
    the power to entice or attract
  24. aloof
    distant, cold, or detached in manner
  25. altruistic
    showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  26. amateur
    someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
  27. amorous
    inclined toward or displaying love
  28. amphibian
    cold-blooded vertebrate living on land but breeding in water
  29. angular
    having straight lines and sharp points or corners
  30. animosity
    a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
  31. annihilate
    kill in large numbers
  32. antidote
    a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
  33. aperture
    a natural opening in something
  34. aqueous
    similar to or containing or dissolved in water
  35. ardent
    characterized by intense emotion
  36. arid
    lacking sufficient water or rainfall
  37. aroma
    any property detected by the sense of smell
  38. articulate
    express or state clearly
  39. artifice
    the use of deception or trickery
  40. ascertain
    learn or discover with confidence
  41. assailable
    vulnerable to attack
  42. astound
    affect with wonder
  43. astute
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  44. audacity
    aggressive or outright boldness
  45. authoritative
    of recognized power or excellence
  46. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  47. banish
    expel, as if by official decree
  48. barrier
    a structure or object that impedes free movement
  49. beguile
    attract; cause to be enamored
  50. belligerence
    hostile or warlike attitude or nature
Created on Mon Nov 11 21:02:56 EST 2013 (updated Sat Nov 16 12:32:00 EST 2013)

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