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©PREP4EXAMS@2024 [REAL-EXAM-DUMPS] Tuesday, July 30, 2024 12:01 AMThe 500 Most Common SAT Words Study Guide
aberration - ✔️✔️Deviation from what is correct or right.
abeyance - ✔️✔️Suspension of an activity; postponement.
abstemious - ✔️✔️Sparing in use of food or drink; moderate.
abstruse - ✔️✔️Concealed; difficult to comprehend; obscure.
accolade - ✔️✔️Embrace; award; commendation.
acerbic - ✔️✔️Bitter; harsh; caustic.
acrimonious - ✔️✔️Sarcastic; caustic; angry; mordant.
acuity - ✔️✔️Sharpness; acuteness; keenness.
acute - ✔️✔️1. Perceptive. 2. Excruciating.
adept - ✔️✔️Proficient; masterful; expert.
adherent - ✔️✔️Believer; supporter; devotee.
adjunct - ✔️✔️1. Attachment; appendage. 2. Subordinate or auxiliary capacity.
admonish - ✔️✔️Caution; reprove mildly; reprimand.
adroit - ✔️✔️Dexterous; proficient; skillful.
adulation - ✔️✔️Excessive flattery; adoration; idolization.
adulterate - ✔️✔️Make impure or inferior by adding improper ingredients; contaminate;
pollute.
advocate - ✔️✔️1. Argue for a cause; defend. 2. Support; uphold.
aesthete - ✔️✔️Person who cultivates beauty or art; connoisseur.
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aggrandize - ✔️✔️Make more powerful; amplify; increase.
alacrity - ✔️✔️Eagerness; zeal; speed.
altruistic - ✔️✔️Concerned about the general welfare of others; charitable; generous.
ambivalence - ✔️✔️Uncertainty; doubt; indecisiveness.
ambulatory - ✔️✔️Able to walk; not stationary.
ameliorate - ✔️✔️Make better; improve.
amiable - ✔️✔️Cordial; of pleasant disposition; friendly.
amorphous - ✔️✔️Without structure; shapeless; nebulous.
animate - ✔️✔️Energize; enliven.
anomaly - ✔️✔️Abnormality; deviation from the general rule; irregularity.
antediluvian - ✔️✔️Ancient; antiquated; obsolete.
antipathy - ✔️✔️Feeling of opposition or repugnance; aversion; dislike.
apathy - ✔️✔️Lack of concern; emotion or interest; indifference.
aperture - ✔️✔️Gap; opening; orifice.
apocryphal - ✔️✔️False; unauthenticated; disputed.
apotheosis - ✔️✔️1. Essence; epitome. 2. Canonization.
appease - ✔️✔️Satisfy; make peace; placate.
approbatory - ✔️✔️Expressing approval.
arable - ✔️✔️Suitable for cultivation or plowing.
arrogant - ✔️✔️Feeling superior to other people; egotistical.
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ascetic - ✔️✔️Strict; austere.
assuage - ✔️✔️Ease; make less burdensome; mitigate.
atrophy - ✔️✔️Waste away from lack of use; degenerate.
audacity - ✔️✔️Boldness or adventurousness; gall.
authoritarian - ✔️✔️1. Person who acts like a dictator; tyrant. 2. Disciplinarian.
avarice - ✔️✔️Extreme desire for wealth; greed; acquisitiveness.
aviary - ✔️✔️Large enclosure confining birds.
avouch - ✔️✔️Guarantee; take responsibility for; affirm.
avow - ✔️✔️Affirm; assert; declare; acknowledge.
baleful - ✔️✔️Sorrowful; sinister; evil.
balm - ✔️✔️Soothing ointment for pain or healing; salve.
banal - ✔️✔️Trite; insipid; ordinary.
bane - ✔️✔️Deadly affliction; curse; plague.
barbarity - ✔️✔️Cruel action; inhuman act; harsh conduct.
barren - ✔️✔️1. Infertile; impotent. 2. Arid; unproductive.
befuddle - ✔️✔️Stupefy or confuse; misconstrue.
belated - ✔️✔️Tardy; overdue.
beleaguer - ✔️✔️Besiege; surround.
belittle - ✔️✔️Humiliate; tease; diminish in importance.
bemoan - ✔️✔️1. Experience pain or distress. 2. Express pity for; mourn.
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