SAT+Prep+Guide

=**__A Study Guide to Help You Prepare for the SATs__ **=


 * abandon--** //total lack of inhibition// The teams had to **abandon** the field due to inclement weather conditions.


 * abate--** //to decrease; to reduce// The storm has **abated**, allowing the game to continue.


 * abet**-- //to aid; to act as an accomplice// The player **abetted** his teammates in winning the game.

The coach pleaded and begged the official to change the call, but the officials **abjured** the bribery.
 * abjure--** //to renounce under oath; to abandon forever; to abstain from//


 * abnegate--** //to give up; to deny to oneself// To do otherwise is to **abnegate** the responsibility of completing your homework on time.

It was an **abortive** attempt for the team to try to win with 3 minutes left in the game and already losing by 20 points.
 * abortive--** //ending without results//

The substitute teacher was accused of **abrogating** her responsibilities when she failed to follow the lesson plan.
 * abrogate**-- //to annul; to abolish by authoritative action//


 * abscond--** //to leave quickly in secret// The student entered the teacher's office and **absconded** with the test answers!

An person who suffers from anorexia is an example of someone who is **abstemious**.
 * abstemious**-- //done sparingly; consuming in moderation//

Mrs. Turner finally **acceded** to their pleas for more time to complete the project.
 * accede--** //to express approval; to agree to//

The steep **acclivity** was especially daunting for the novice hikers.
 * acclivity--** //an incline or upward slope, the ascending side of a hill//

There was an **accretion** of ice on the mountain, making the trail too dangerous to hike.
 * accretion--** //a growth in size, an increase in amount//

The quarterback displayed an **acme** of skill by dodging the linemen and passing for the winning touchdown.
 * acme**-- //the highest level or degree attainable//

The coach **actuated** his players to display good sportsmanship throughout the game.
 * actuate--** //to put into motion, to activate; to motivate or influence to activity//

An outfielder has to have good visual **acuity** in order to track a fly ball and make the out.
 * acuity--** //sharp vision or perception characterized by the ability to resolve fine detail//

It was through his unending determination and **acumen** that he was able to solve the decade old mystery.
 * acumen--** //sharpness of insight, mind, and understanding; shrewd judgmen//t

The coach was **adamant** about his players eating nutritional meals the night before a game.
 * adamant--** //stubbornly unyielding//


 * adept**-- //extremely skilled// They have also become **adept** at playing the game.

A third party was assigned to **adjudicate** the opposing claims.
 * adjudicate**-- //to hear and settle a matter; to act as a judge//


 * adjure--** //to appeal to// In the presence of the principal, I **adjure** you to speak truthfully.

"I am regularly required to **admonish** those who will not follow the rules," said the teacher.
 * admonish--** //to caution or warn gently in order to correct something//


 * adroit**-- //skillful; accomplished; highly competent// Many were also very **adroit** in terms of choosing a school.


 * adulation--** //excessive flattery or admiration// The rugby player enjoyed the **adulation** of his fans.

The bad call made by the official **adumbrated** the riot that would follow the game.
 * adumbrate**-- //to give a hint or indication of something to come//


 * aerie**-- //a nest built high in the air; an elevated, often secluded, dwelling//


 * affected--** //phony, artificial//


 * aggregate--** //a collective mass, the sum total//


 * algorithm--** //an established procedure for solving a problem or equation//


 * alimentary--** //pertaining to food, nutrition, or digestion//


 * allay**-- //to lesson, ease, reduce in intensity//


 * amity**-- //friendship, goodwill//


 * amorphous--** //having no definite form//


 * animus**-- //a feeling of animosity or ill will//


 * anodyne--** //a source of comfort; a medicine that relieves pain//


 * anomaly**-- //a deviation from the common rule, something that is difficult to classify//


 * anthropomorphic--** //suggesting human characteristics for animals and inanimate things//


 * antiquated--** //to old to be fashionable or useful//


 * aphorism--** //a short statement of a principle//


 * aplomb--** //self-confident assurance; poise//


 * apostate--** //one who renounces a religious faith//


 * apposite**-- //strikingly appropriate or well adapted//


 * apprise--** //to give notice to, inform//


 * appropriate--** //to assign to a particular purpose, allocate//


 * arable--** //suitable for cultivation//


 * arcane--** //secret, obscure; known only to a few//


 * archipelago--** //a large group of islands//


 * arrears**-- //unpaid, overdue debts or bills; neglected obligations//


 * arrogate--** //to claim without justification; to claim for oneself without right//


 * askance--** //with disapproval; with a skeptical sideways glance//


 * assent--** //to agree, as to a proposal//


 * atavistic--** //characteristic of a former era, ancient//


 * autocrat--** //a dictator//


 * aver--** //to declare to be true; to affirm//


 * avuncular--** //like an uncle in behavior, especially in kindness and warmth//


 * awry**-- //crooked, askew, amiss//


 * balk--** //to stop short and refuse to go on//


 * ballast--** //a structure that helps stabilize or steady//


 * beatific--** //displaying calmness and joy, relating to a state of celestial happiness//


 * becalm--** //to stop the progress of; to sooth//


 * becloud--** //to make less visible; to obscure, or blur//


 * bedraggled**-- //soiled, wet and limped; 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//


 * berate--** //to scold harshly//


 * bilious--** //ill-tempered, sickly, ailing//


 * blasphemous--** //cursing, profane; extremely irreverent//


 * blatant**-- //completely obvious and conspicuous, especially in an offensive, crass manner//


 * blithely--** //merrily, lightheartedly cheerful; without appropriate thought//


 * bombastic**-- //high-sounding but meaningless; ostentatiously lofty in style//


 * 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//


 * bucolic**-- //pastoral, rural//


 * burnish--** //to polish; to make smooth and bright//


 * bursar--** //a treasurer or keeper of funds//


 * cache--** //a hiding place; stockpile//


 * cacophony--** //a jarring, unpleasant noise//


 * calumny**-- //a false and malicious accusation; misrepresentation//


 * cantankerous--** //having a difficult, uncooperative, or stubborn disposition//


 * captious**-- //marked by the tendency to point out trivial faults; intended to confuse in an argument//


 * cataclysmic--** //severely destructive//


 * catalyst--** //something that provokes or speeds up significant change, especially without being affected by the consequences//


 * caucus**-- //a closed committee within a political party; a private committee meeting//


 * caustic**-- //biting, sarcastic//


 * cede--** //to surrender possession of something//


 * celerity**-- //speed, haste//


 * censorious--** //critical; tending to blame and condemn//


 * certitude**-- //assurance, freedom from doubt//


 * cessation**-- //a temporary or complete halt//


 * chary--** //watchful, cautious; extremely shy//


 * chimerical--** //fanciful; imaginary, impossible//


 * circuitous--** //indirect, roundabout//


 * circumvent**-- //to go around; avoid//


 * cloying**-- //sickly sweet; excessive//


 * coagulate--** //to clot; to cause to thicken//


 * cogent**-- //logically forceful; compelling, convincing//


 * colloquial--** //characteristic of informal speech//


 * commute--** //to change a penalty to a less severe one//


 * complacent**-- //self-satisfied, smug//

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