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SAT words 10/11- AP Lit

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219995267abaseto reduce or lower (verb)
219995268abdicateto give up a position of power (verb)
219995269aberrationdeviating from the normal or expected (noun)
219995270abeyancetemporary inactivity, a lull in action (noun)
219995271abjectutterly hopeless, miserable, dreadful (adj)
219995272abstrusehard to understand, esoteric (adj)
219995273acerbicharsh or severe, sour (adj)
219995274acquiesceto agree, to submit to (verb)
219995275acrimonyharshness, sharpness, bitterness (noun)
219995276adulterateto make cheaper or worse by an inclusion of cheaper, inferior elements (adj)
219995277aestheticpertaining to the beautiful, concerned with the instinctual instead of the scientific (adj)
219995278aggrandizeto widen in scope, make greater in power (verb)
219995279alacritycheerful readiness (noun)
219995280allegorythe representation of a complex concept through a physical example; treatment of one subject under the guise of another (noun)
219995281amalgamateto merge or mix together (verb)
219995282ameliorateto make better, to make more acceptable (verb)
219995283amortizeto liquidate or extinguish a debt or obligation (verb + direct object)
219995284anachronisman object, person, or action makes no sense in the time frame (noun)
219995285anathemasomething detested or loathed (noun)
219995286ancillarysubordinate, assisting (adj)
219995287antediluvianextremely old, being before the Flood (Biblical) (adj)
219995288anteriorsituated in the front (adj)
219995289antipathypersonal dislike or hatred for another person or object or concept (noun)
219995290apocryphalof doubtful authorship, false, spurious (adj)
219995291apotheosisthe act of elevating someone to the level of a god (noun)
219995292approbationapproval (noun)
219995293ardentpassionate (adj)
219995294ardorpassion (noun)
219995295arduouslaborious, difficult (adj)
219995296ascetica person who dedicates their whole life to a renunciation of material things to lead an austerely simple life (noun or adj)
219995297aspersiona damaging comment or criticism, slander (noun)
219995298assiduousconstant, unremitting, attentive (adj)
219995299assuageto soothe, calm, relieve (verb)
219995300astringentharshly biting, stern, severe (adj)
219995301atrocioushorrific, dreadful, awful (adj)
219995302atrophydegeneration as a result of lack of use (noun and verb)
219995303attenuateto make longer and thinner, therefore weaker (verb)
219995304augurythe practice of divination, of interpreting omens and prophesies (noun)
219995305augustvenerable, eminent (adj)
219995306auspiciouspromising success, indicative of future good fortune (adj)

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