1-25 SAT Words Beginning with "A"

She is not abased or dejected, but exalted, rather. Sinclair, May

While Tampa Bay has taken a huge nosedive a year after going 10-6, maybe that 2010 success was an aberration. Seattle Times (Dec 26, 2011)

There are sane readers who abhor gratuitous violence but love Reacher’s menacing wisecracks. New York Times (Sep 20, 2011)

Mr. Jobling stood wringing his hands helplessly, his flaccid features expressive of abject despair. Douglas, Hudson

“He has always been focused, driven, demanding and, as a result, very difficult and abrasive,” Mr. Norman said. New York Times (Oct 7, 2011)

Griffin felt that he had better abstain from questioning, and let his host run on. Marsh, Richard

Presenting an abstract concept, waving our arms trying to describe it, we will lose our audience right away.

Fringing and barrier reefs are abundant throughout the archipelago, surrounding nearly every island. Gabel, Norman E.

It was a carefully studied costume; and he accentuated its eccentricity by adopting theatrical attitudes and an air of satisfied negligence. Leblanc, Maurice

The Jets will leave Friday for Denver, the better to acclimate to the altitude and change in time zone. New York Times (Oct 14, 2010)

Tiller, the thief, and a supposed accomplice, are under arrest. Various

Friday's accord removes one of two main sticking points that have been holding up a strategic partnership agreement between the two countries. Wall Street Journal (Mar 9, 2012)

They were complaining, sometimes yelling, and maybe a bit acerbic. New York Times (Mar 29, 2012)

Paris wholly has got to the acme of its frenzy; whirled, all ways, by panic madness. Various

I favored building a fire and staying there till morning, but Frank preferred pushing on to camp, so I acquiesced. Shields, George O.

He said that in the absence of other evidence, “the accused is acquitted and discharged.” New York Times (Jan 9, 2012)

At times, the two groups squabble like schoolchildren, and the exchange gets acrimonious. BBC (Feb 9, 2010)

Labor shortages are already so acute in many Chinese industrial zones that factories struggle to find enough people to operate their assembly lines. New York Times (Mar 31, 2012)

But high profile or no, Mr. Kors is adamant about keeping his personal life under wraps — even as his wedding day approaches. New York Times (Aug 5, 2011)

He proved an adept playmaker, however, making several nice passes and finishing with 7 assists. New York Times (Jan 7, 2012)