SAT Prep words that start with A
to get rid of completely or not allow
What is to abolish?
an inclination for or against a group of people or a particular outcome
What is bias?
Something bad that happens, also used as the first part of a name of a character in the play "Annie get your gun."
What is calamity?
to waste time, goof off, or fiddle around uselessly
what is dally?
merging parts of many styles or ideas into something else
What is eclectic?
Open to one or more interpretation
What is ambiguous?
very stubborn, almost war-like, or up for a fight
What is belligerent?
to be very open, without holding back, or being secretive
What is candid?
an insufficient amount of, a lack of evidence for, a large gap in ideas
What is dearth?
to remove by rubbing or sanding down
What is efface?
difficult to understand, usually thought of as from an older time period
What is arcane?
To do something unwillingly
What is begrudgingly?
to give in or agree but not want to, surrender under agreed conditions
What is to capitulate?
something that is very goofed up, sudden and complete disaster
What is debacle?
to share power equally or fairly, favors social equity
What is egalitarian?
something really awful, vile, repugnant
What is abhorrent?
something deadly or sinister
What is baleful?
happens by chance not on purpose, no good reason, it just happens, or just because someone feels like it
What is capricious?
something that is harmful to living things, something that ruins a situation
What is deleterious?
extremely bad, conspicuously and outrageously wrong or reprehensible
What is egregious?
something very harsh, corrosive, or acidic
What is acerbic?
something very insincerely emotional, effusive
What is bathetic?
to censure severely, not allow someone freedom of speech or their opinion no matter what
What is castigate?
something very flimsy and translucent, light and floaty, like chiffon material
What is diaphanous?
the feeling of being bored by something tedious
What is ennui?