SAT_barron

1abaselower;degrade;humiliate;makehumble;make(oneself)loseself-respect♠abashembarrass♠abatesubsideormoderateabbreviateshortenabdicaterenounce;giveup(position,right,orresponsi-bility)aberrantabnormalordeviantaberrationdeviationfromthenormal;mentaldisorder♠abetassistusuallyindoingsomethingwrong;encour-age♠abeyancesuspendedactionabhordetest;hateabject(ofacondition)wretched;aslowaspossible;lackingpride;veryhumble;showinglackofself-respect;Ex.abjectapologyabjurerenounceuponoathablutionwashingabnegationrenunciation;self-sacrifice;self-abnegationabolishcancel;putanendtoabominateloathe;hateabominabledetestable;extremelyunpleasantaboriginalbeingthefirstofitskindinaregion;primi-tive;native;indigenous;N.aborigineabortiveunsuccessful;fruitlessabrasiverubbingaway;tendingtogrinddownabridgecondenseorshortenabrogateabolish♠abscissioncuttingoff;separationabsconddepartsecretlyandhideabsolutecomplete;totallyunlimited;havingcompletepower;certain;notrelative;Ex.absolutehonesty/ruler;CF.absolutismabsolvepardon(anoffense)abstainrefrain;withholdfromparticipation;intention-allynotuseone’svote;lݶabstemioussparingineatinganddrinking;temperateabstinencerestraintfrompleasantthings,esp.eatingordrinking;CF.abstention:actofabstainingfromvoteabstracttheoretical;notconcrete;nonrepresentational♥representational(ofastyleofart)showingthingsastheyactuallyappearinreallifeabstruseobscure;profound;difficulttounderstandabusivecoarselyinsulting;physicallyharmful♠abutborderupon;adjoinabysmalbottomlessabyssenormouschasm;vastbottomlesspitacademicrelatedtoaschool;notpracticalordirectlyusefulaccedeagreeacceleratemovefasteraccessibleeasytoapproach;obtainableaccessoryadditionalobject;usefulbutnotessentialthingacclaimapplaud;praise;greetwithgreatapproval;an-nouncewithgreatapproval;Ex.Thenewdrunghasbeenacclaimedasthemostimportantdiscoveriesforyears;N:strongexpressionofapprovalandpraiseacclimateadjusttoclimateorenvironment;adapt♠acclivitysharpupslopeofahill;OP.declivityaccoladeawardofmerit;strongpraiseandapproval♥meritgoodqualitydeservingpraise;merits:aspectofcharacterorbehaviordeservingapprovalordisap-proval;Ex.judgeeachplanonitsownmerits;V:de-serve;earn♥demeritfault;badquality♥earngainfortheperformanceofserviceorlabor;gain(somethingthatonedeserves);deserveaccommodateobligeorhelpsomeone;adjustorbringintoharmony;adapt;makeenoughspacefor;ADJ.ac-commodative;CF.accomodating:helpfulandobligingaccomplicepartnerincrimeaccordagreementaccostapproachandspeakfirsttoaperson♠accoutreequip;N.accoutrementaccretiongrowthorincreaseinsizebygradualaddi-tion;growth;increase;increasebynaturalgrowth;Ex.towersandotheraccretionsofthecastle;V.accreteaccruecometooneasagain;accumulateovertime;comeaboutbyaddition;Ex.benefitsthataccruefromscientificresearch;Ex.interestaccruinginabankac-count;N.accrual♠acerbitybitternessofspeechandtemper;ADJ.acerbic:bitter;acrid(intaste,manner,ortone)♥bitterhavingasharpbitingtaste;H;causingsharppaintothebodyormind;filledwithresentment,dis-appointment,orotherunpleasantfeelings;Ex.bitterwind/sorrow/tears♥bitingsharplypainfultothebodyormind;Ex.bitingwind/remarks♠aceticvinegary♠acidulousslightlysour(intasteormanner);sharp;causticacknowledgerecognize;admit♠acmepeak;pinnacle;highestpointacousticsscienceofsound;qualitythatmakesaroomeasyorhardtohearinacquiesceassent;agreepassively;complywithoutprotest1acquittaldeliverancefromacharge;V.acquit:freefromachargeoraccusation;dischargefromaduty;conduct(oneself)inaspecifiedmanner♠acridbitter(tothetasteorsmell);sharp;bitterlypun-gent♠acrimoniousstinging;caustic;bitterinwordsorman-ner;N.acrimony:bitterill-naturedanimosityinspeechorbehavioracrophobiafearofheightsactuarialcalculating;pertainingtoinsurancestatisticsactuarysomeonewhoadvisesinsurancecompanies♠actuatemotivate;activate;causetoactacuitysharpness(ofmindorsensesofsightorhearing)acumenmentalkeenness;sharpnessofjudgment;abil-itytojudgequicklyandwell;Ex.businessacumenacute(ofthesenses)sharp;quicklyperceptive;keen;penetrating;briefandsevere;Ex.acutesenseofsmell/analysis/pain♠adagewisesaying;proverb♥proverbadage;someoneorsomethingwellknownfornotoriety;ADJ.proverbial:ofaproverb;widelyknown;ADV.proverbiallyadamanthard;inflexibleadaptmakeorbecomesuitableforaspecificuse;alter;modify;adjust;N.adaptation:actofadapting;composi-tionrecastintoanewform;Ex.Theplayisanadaptionofashortnovel.♠addendumaddition;appendixtobook;somethingthatisadded(asattheendofaspeechorbook)addictioncompulsivehabitualneed♠addlemakeorbecomeconfused;muddle;drivecrazy;becomerotten(egg)addressdirectaspeechto;speakto;dealwithordis-cuss;directone’seffortsorattentionto;makewithadestination;N:formalspeechadeptexpertat;veryskilledadherestickfast;beadevotdfollower;N.adhesion:ad-hering;devotion;loyalityadherentsupporter;followeradjacentadjoining;neighboring;closeby♥adjoinbenextto♥adjournsuspenduntilalatertime;movefromoneplacetoanotheradjunctsomethingattachedtobutholdinganinferiorpositionadjurationsolemnurging;V.adjure:entreatearnestly;enjoinsolemnly♠adjut