SAT Word Power #1

Define abhor.

• to hate very much, to detest utterly

• to shorten;to condense;to diminish;to curtail

• hard to understand

Define abominate.

• to shorten; to condense; to diminish; to curtail

• hard to understand

• to dislike strongly, to regard with intense aversion or loathing

Define abridge.

• to dislike strongly, to regard with intense aversion or loathing

• to shorten; to condense; to diminish; to curtail

• a natural attraction; kinship; similarity

Define abstruse.

• hard to understand

• an award, an honor; approval, praise

• bottomless pit; a yawning gulf; a profound depth or void

Define abut.

• hard to understand

• to border upon; to adjoin

• an award, an honor; approval, praise

Define accolade.

• a bottomless pit; a yawning gulf; a profound depth or void

• a sworn written statement

• an award, an honor; approval, praise

Define adjunct.

• something connected or added to another in a subordinate position; an assistant

• a sworn written statement

• a natural attraction; kinship; similarity

Define affidavit.

• a sworn written statement

• bottomless pit; a yawning gulf; a profound depth or void

• hard to understand

Define affinity.

• a natural attraction; kinship; similarity

• an award, an honor; approval, praise

• to dislike strongly, to regard with intense aversion or loathing

Define abyss.

• an award, an honor; approval, praise

• to shorten; to condense; to diminish; to curtail

• bottomless pit; a yawning gulf; a profound depth or void