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Advanced SAT Vocabulary: A - C

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abate
to decrease, to reduce.
abjure
to renounce under oath, to abandon forever; to abstain from.
abnegate
to give up; to deny to oneself.
abstemious
done sparingly; consuming in moderation.
adjure
to appeal to.
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adroit
skillful; accomplished; highly competent.
adumbrate
to give a hint or indication of something to come.
animus
a feeling of animosity or ill will.
anodyne
a source of comfort; a medicine that relieves pain.
aphorism
a short statement of a principle.
arable
suitable for cultivation.
arrogate
claim without justification; to claim for oneself without right.
askance
with disapproval; with a skeptical sideways glance.
atavistic
characteristic of a former era, ancient.
avuncular
like an uncle in behavior, especially in kindness and warmth.
bucolic
pastoral, rural.
cacophony
a jarring, unpleasant noise.
calumny
a false and malicious accusation; misrepresentation.
captious
marked by the tendency to point out trivial faults; intended to confuse in an argument.
celeriy
speed, haste.
censorious
critical; tending to blame and condemn.
chary
watchful, cautious; extremely shy.
chimerical
fanciful; imaginary, impossible.
cogent
logically forceful; compelling, convincing.
concomitant
existing concurrently.
conflagration
big, destructive fire.
confluence
the act of two things flowing together; the junction or meeting place where two things meet.
consanguineous
having the same lineage or ancestry; related by blood.
contiguous
sharing a boundary; neighboring.
continence
self-control, self-restraint.
coterie
an intimate group of persons with a similar purpose.
countervail
to act or react with equal force.

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