SAT Practice
abbreviate—ANSWER--(v) to shorten, abridge
abstinence—ANSWER--(n) the act of refraining from pleasurable activity,
e.g., eating or drinking
adulation—ANSWER--(n) high praise
adversity—ANSWER--(n) misfortune, an unfavorable turn of events
aesthetic—ANSWER--(adj) pertaining to beauty or the arts
amicable—ANSWER--(adj) friendly, agreeable
anachronistic—ANSWER--(adj) out-of-date, not attributed to the correct
historical period
anecdote—ANSWER--(n) short, usually funny account of an event
anonymous—ANSWER--(adj) nameless, without a disclosed identity
antagonist—ANSWER--(n) foe, opponent, adversary
arid—ANSWER--(adj) extremely dry or deathly boring
abbreviate—ANSWER--(v) to shorten, abridge
abstinence—ANSWER--(n) the act of refraining from pleasurable activity,
e.g., eating or drinking
adulation—ANSWER--(n) high praise
adversity—ANSWER--(n) misfortune, an unfavorable turn of events
aesthetic—ANSWER--(adj) pertaining to beauty or the arts
amicable—ANSWER--(adj) friendly, agreeable
anachronistic—ANSWER--(adj) out-of-date, not attributed to the correct
historical period
anecdote—ANSWER--(n) short, usually funny account of an event
anonymous—ANSWER--(adj) nameless, without a disclosed identity
antagonist—ANSWER--(n) foe, opponent, adversary
arid—ANSWER--(adj) extremely dry or deathly boring
