Printable Basic SAT Vocabulary: A - B flash cards
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| abandon |
total lack of inhibition. |
| abortive |
ending without results. |
| abscond |
to leave quickly in secret. |
| accretion |
a growth in size, an increase in amount. |
| acme |
the highest level or degree attainable. |
| actuate |
to put into motion, to activate; to motivate or influence to activity. |
| acuity |
sharp vision or perception characterized by the ability to resolve fine detail. |
| acumen |
sharpness of insight, mind, and understanding; shrewd judgment. |
| adamant |
stubbornly unyielding. |
| admonish |
to caution or warn gently in order to correct something. |
| adulation |
excessive flattery or admiration. |
| algorithm |
an established procedure for solving a problem or equation. |
| allay |
to lessen, ease, reduce in intensity. |
| amity |
friendship, good will. |
| anomaly |
a deviation from the common rule, something that is difficult to classify. |
| antiquated |
too old to be fashionable or useful. |
| aplomb |
self-confident assurance; poise. |
| apprise |
to give notice to, inform. |
| appriopriate |
to assign to a particular purpose, allocate. |
| arcane |
secret, obscure; known only to a few. |
| assent |
to agree, as to a proposal. |
| awry |
crooked, askew, amiss. |
| balk |
to stop short and refuse to go on. |
| beatific |
displaying calmness and joy, relating to a state of celestial happiness. |
| bedraggle |
soiled, wet and limp; dilapidated. |
| beget |
to produce, especially as an effect or outgrowth; to bring about. |
| behemoth |
something of monstrous size or power; huge creature. |
| beneficent |
pertaining to an act of kindness. |
| blasphemous |
cursing, profane; extremely irreverent. |
| blatant |
completely obvious and conspicuous, especially in an offensive, crass manner. |
| bovine |
relating to cows; having qualities characteristic of a cow, such as sluggishness or dullness. |
| braggart |
a person who brags or boasts in a loud and empty manner. |
| broach |
to mention or suggest for the first time. |
| abandon |
total lack of inhibition. |
| abortive |
ending without results. |
| abscond |
to leave quickly in secret. |
| accretion |
a growth in size, an increase in amount. |
| acme |
the highest level or degree attainable. |
| actuate |
to put into motion, to activate; to motivate or influence to activity. |
| acuity |
sharp vision or perception characterized by the ability to resolve fine detail. |
| acumen |
sharpness of insight, mind, and understanding; shrewd judgment. |
| adamant |
stubbornly unyielding. |
| admonish |
to caution or warn gently in order to correct something. |
| adulation |
excessive flattery or admiration. |
| algorithm |
an established procedure for solving a problem or equation. |
| allay |
to lessen, ease, reduce in intensity. |
| amity |
friendship, good will. |
| anomaly |
a deviation from the common rule, something that is difficult to classify. |
| antiquated |
too old to be fashionable or useful. |
| aplomb |
self-confident assurance; poise. |
| apprise |
to give notice to, inform. |
| appriopriate |
to assign to a particular purpose, allocate. |
| arcane |
secret, obscure; known only to a few. |
| assent |
to agree, as to a proposal. |
| awry |
crooked, askew, amiss. |
| balk |
to stop short and refuse to go on. |
| beatific |
displaying calmness and joy, relating to a state of celestial happiness. |
| bedraggle |
soiled, wet and limp; dilapidated. |
| beget |
to produce, especially as an effect or outgrowth; to bring about. |
| behemoth |
something of monstrous size or power; huge creature. |
| beneficent |
pertaining to an act of kindness. |
| blasphemous |
cursing, profane; extremely irreverent. |
| blatant |
completely obvious and conspicuous, especially in an offensive, crass manner. |
| bovine |
relating to cows; having qualities characteristic of a cow, such as sluggishness or dullness. |
| braggart |
a person who brags or boasts in a loud and empty manner. |
| broach |
to mention or suggest for the first time. |
