VOCABULARY 1 (SAT Words)

abscond

• to flee

• to walk briskly on a dirt path

• a type of sidewalk cafe

• to be uncertain of the future

abject

• completely without pride or dignity

• to be very sure of an answer

• very prideful

• uncertain of the future

abate

• to lessen such as in an amount

• to subtract items from a list

• uncertain of the future

• to remove

abandon

• not sure of where you want to live

• give up completely

• aware of your surroundings

• to try something over and over again

aberration

• a personality disorder

• to remain the same infinitely

• deviation from the norm

• uncertain of the future

abjure

• to believe in one certain type of religion

• to renounce a belief, cause, or claim

• uncertain of the future

• a religious order

abrogate

• voter's rights

• to create a new law

• do away with (a law, right, or responsibility)

• to score points in the court room

abnegation

• to make sure someone arrives on time

• a type of visitation in the court system

• renounce or reject something

• to believe in something intensely

abstruse

• obsessed with something

• dense or obscure

• uncertain future

• flimsy material

accumen

• a type of medication

• an injection for a bacterial infection

• ability to make good judgments

• unsure about making decisions