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- (adj) out-of-date, not attributed to the correct historical period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- (adj) out-of-date, not attributed to the correct historical period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