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Barron's Sat Words 1-500abate - answerv. subside or moderate
aberrant - answeradj. abnormal or deviant
abrasive - answeradj. rubbing away; tending to grind down
abridge - answerv. condense or shorten
absolute - answeradj. complete; totally unlimited; certain
abstemious - answeradj. sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
abstract - answeradj. theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
abstruse - answeradj. obscure; profound; difficult to understand
accessible - answeradj. easy to approach; obtainable
acclaim - answerv. applaud; announce with great approval
accolade - answern. award of merit
acknowledge - answerv. recognize; admit
acquiesce - answerv. assent; agree without protesting
acrimonious - answeradj. bitter in words or manner
acute - answeradj. quickly perceptive; keen; brief and severe
address - answerv. direct a speech to; deal with or discuss
adherent - answern. supporter; follower
adjacent - answeradj. neighboring; adjoining
adroit - answeradj. skillful; nimble
adulation - answern. flattery; admiration
,adversary - answern. opponent
adverse - answeradj. unfavorable; hostile
advocate - answerv. urge; plead for
aesthetic - answeradj. artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful
affable - answeradj. easily approachable; warmly friendly
affinity - answern. natural liking; kinship; similarity
affirmation - answern. positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who
refuses to take an oath
aggressor - answern. attacker
alienate - answerv. make hostile; separate
alleviate - answerv. relieve
aloof - answeradj. apart; reserved; standoffish
altruistic - answeradj. unselfishly generous; concerned for others
ambiguous - answeradj. unclear or doubtful in meaning
ambivalence - answern. the state of having. ontradictory or conflicting emotional
attitudes
ameliorate - answerv. improve; make more satisfactory
amend - answerv. correct; change, generally for the better
amorphous - answeradj. formless; lacking shape or definition
ample - answeradj. abundant
analogy - answern. similarity; parallelism
anarchist - answern. person who seeks to overturn the established government;
advocate of abolishing authority
anecdote - answern. short account of an amusing or interesting event
animosity - answern. active enmity
, antagonism - answern. hostility; active resistance
antidote - answern. medicine to counteract a poison or disease
antiquated - answeradj. old-fashioned; obsolete
antithesis - answern. contrast; direct opposite of or to
apathy - answern. lack of caring; indifference
apocryphal - answeradj. untrue; made up; not genuine
appease - answerv. pacify or soothe; relieve
appreciate - answerv. be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
apprehension - answern. fear; discernment; capture
arable - answeradj. fit for growing crops
arbitrary - answeradj. unreasonable or capricious; randomly selected without any
reason; based solely on one's unrestricted will or judgment
archaic - answeradj. antiquated
ardor - answern. heat; passion; zeal
arid - answeradj. dry; barren
arrogance - answern. pride; haughtiness
articulate - answeradj. effective; distinct
artifact - answern. object made. y human beings, either handmade or mass-produced
artisan - answern. manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
ascendancy - answern. controlling influence
ascetic - answeradj. practicing self-denial; austere
aspire - answerv. seek to attain; long for
assuage - answerv. ease or lessen (pain); satisfy ( hunger); soothe (anger)
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