SAT vocab
abaft (adv.) on or toward the rear of a ship abase (v.) to degrade; to humiliate; to disgrace abash embarrass abdicate (v.) to reject, renounce, or abandon aberrant (adj.) abnormal; straying from the normal or usual path abhor (v.) to hate extreme dislike abjure (v.) to give up abstemious (adj.) sparing in use of food or drinks abstruse (adj.) hard to understand abyssal (adj.) of or relating ot the deepest portion of the oceans accolade (n.) approving or praising mention accrue (v.) to come to a person by way of gain or increment; to increase through natural growth acerbic (adj.) sour or bitter in taste or manner acquiesce to comply or go along with acrimonious bitter; rancorous, caustic acumen accuracy along with good judgement