SAT/ACT Vocab 1 Flashcards

Ms. Garner's list of SAT/ACT Vocab Words

454154560	abdicate	Synonym: Resign, quit Antonym: Claim, retain Definition: To give up or renounce voluntarily
454154561	abet	Synonym: Help, aid, assist; promote Antonym: Deter, impede, hinder Definition: Assist, help in wrongdoing
454154562	abhor	Synonym: Despise Antonym: Love, admire Definition: To regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest; loathe
454154563	abject	Synonym: Debasing, miserable Antonym: exalted Definition: Utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating; despicable
454154564	absolve	Synonym: Exculpate, clear, liberate Antonym: blame Definition: To free from guilt or blame; to set free; grant pardon for
454154565	abstain	Synonym: Forbear; desist; cease Antonym: Indulge Definition: To hold oneself back voluntarily, to refrain from something
454154566	academic	Synonym: scholarly, intellectual, pedantic Antonym: Ignorant, untaught Definition: Pertaining to areas of study, pertaining to education
454154567	accede	Synonym: Accept, consent, concur Antonym: Condemn, demur, refuse, deny Definition: To give consent, approval, or adherence; to agree
454154568	acclimate	Synonym: Accommodate, conform, season Antonym: Ignore, neglect Definition: To make or become adjusted, adapted to a new climate or environment
454154569	addiction	Synonym: Dependence, obsession, fixation Antonym: independence Definition: A habit of activity or practice, often injurious
454154570	adjourn	Synonym: Suspend, postpone, end Antonym: Begin, convene, encourage Definition: Suspend or postpone a meeting or activity to some future time or indefinitely
454154571	adverse	Synonym: Detrimental, disadvantageous Antonym: Auspicious, favorable, helpful Definition: Unfavorable or antagonistic in purpose or effect
454154572	advocate	Synonym: Support \| supporter, promoter Antonym: Oppose \| enemy, protestor
454154573	aesthetic	Synonym: Artistic, beautiful, pleasing Antonym: Ugly, displeasing Definition: Pertaining to a sense of the beautiful or artful
454154574	affable	Synonym: Amicable, civil, cordial Antonym: Disdainful, grouchy, unfriendly Definition: Pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly
454154575	affectation	Synonym: Artificiality, façade, pretense Antonym: Naturalness Definition: An effort to appear to have a quality not possessed; artificiality
454154576	affluent	Synonym: Prosperous, rich, upper class Antonym: Destitute, impoverished, poor Definition: Having an abundance of wealth or goods; flowing freely
454154577	agenda	Synonym: Calendar, plan, schedule Definition: A list or plan of things to be done
454154578	aggregate	Synonym: Composite, cumulative \| combine Antonym: Particular \| separate Definition: Forming a collection from separate parts \| combination
454154579	agile	Synonym: Nimble, fast, spry Antonym: Awkward, sluggish Definition: Quick and well-coordinated in movement; active