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Intermediate SAT Vocabulary: A - C

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abet
to aid; to act as an accomplice.
abrogate
to annul; to abolish by authoritative action.
accede
to express approval, to agree to.
acclivity
an incline or upward slope, the ascending side of a hill.
adjudicate
to hear and settle a matter; to act as a judge.
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aerie
a nest built high in the air; an elevated, often secluded, dwelling.
affected
phony, artificial.
aggregate
a collective mass, the sum total.
alimentary
pertaining to food, nutrition, or digestion.
amorphous
having no definite form.
anthropomorphic
suggesting human characteristics for animals and inanimate things.
apostate
one who renounces a religious faith.
apposite
strikingly appropriate or well adapted.
archipelago
a large group of islands.
arrears
unpaid, overdue debts or bills; neglected obligations.
autocrat
a dictator.
aver
to declare to be true, to affirm.
balast
a structure that helps to stabilize or steady.
becalm
to stop the progress of, to soothe.
becloud
to make less visible, obscure, or blur.
bilious
ill-tempered, sickly, ailing.
blithely
merrily, lightheartedly cheerful; without appropriate thought.
bombastic
high-sounding but meaningless; ostentatiously lofty in style.
burnish
to polish; to make smooth and bright.
bursar
a keeper of funds.
caustic
biting, sarcastic.
cede
to surrender possession of something.
certitude
assurance, freedom from doubt.
circuitous
indirect, roundabout.
cloying
sickly sweet; excessive.
concord
agreement.
contentious
quarrelsome, disagreeable, belligerent.
convergence
the state of separate elements joining or coming together.
coquette
a flirtatious woman.
cull
to select, weed out.

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