NGUYN THI SANG

VOCABULARY
BUILDER

5000 WORDS FOR SAT

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Introduction
ABOUT THIS BOOKLET
This booklet is a collection of 5000 words for SAT, aimed to extend students vocabulary about formal words. The original edition of this booklet was a pdf version. But I have change the definitions so
that students can get a better understanding of the word. The definition is taken from a very reliable source, with special thanks to these dictionaries:

Oxford Advanced learners dictionary

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

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abase (v) to behave in a way that shows you accept that someone has complete power over
you: I dont see any point in abasing yourself like that in front of the President.
abbess (n) the lady superior of a nunnery: She is the abbess of the nunnery, managing more
than 1000 nuns.
abbey (n) a large church in which monks or nuns live: Some abbeys are now used as church.
abbot (n) a man who is in charge of a monastery: In the area, there are two temples, the
abbess and the abbot are always visiting each other (though they are not in love).
abdicate (v) to give up the position of being a king or a queen: The King was forced to
abdicate the throne.

abridged [ABBREVIATE] (adj) an abridged book has been made shorter but keeps it basic
structure and meaning: When I was small, I could not read the full edition but an abridged
one of the novel.
abridgement (n)
abrogate (v) to officially end a legal agreement, practice: Both governments agreed to
abrogate the immigration rule.
abscess (n) a painful swollen area on or in the body, which contains pus (thick, yellow
liquid): She has an abscess on her skin.
abscission ()

abdomen (n) the part of your body between your chest and legs which contains your
stomach, bowels: He was suffering from pain in his abdomen.

abscond (v) to escape from a place you are being kept: The victim absconded from the
kidnappers house last night.

abdominal (adj) relating to the abdomen: He suffered from acute abdominal pains.

absolution (n) when someone is formally forgiven by the Christian Church or a priest for the
things they have done wrong: Pope Leo gave him absolution.

abduction (n) a carrying away of people illegally: The rate of child abduction has been
rising dramatically over the last 10 years.
abed (adv) in bed; on a bed: All day, he did nothing but laying abed.
aberration (n) an action that is different from what usually happens or what someone
usually does: Im sorry Im late I had a mental aberration and forgot we had a meeting
today.
abet (v) to help or to encourage someone to do something wrong or illegal: His accountant
had aided and abetted him in the fraud.
abeyance (n) something such as a custom, rule or system that is in abeyance is not being
used at the present time: The project is being held in abeyance until agreement is reached
on funding it. fall into abeyance (no longer used anymore)
abhorrence (n) intense hatred to something: I have an abhorrence of any smoker.
abiding (n) an abiding feeling or belief continues for a long time and is not likely to change:
Her mother has an abiding abhorrence of LGBT.
abject (adj) (misery/poverty/failure) the state of being very poor, unhappy, unsuccessful:
They live in abject poverty.
abject (adj) showing no pride or respect for yourself: He is almost abject in his respect for
his teacher.
abjure (v) to state publicly that you will give up a particular belief or way of behaving: He
abjured the Christian ideology.
able-bodied (adj) physically strong and healthy especially compares with someone who is
disabled: All able-bodied young men are forced to join the army.
ablution (n) the act of washing yourself: Ablution is part of some religious ceremony.
abnegate (v)
abominate (v) to hate something very much: I abominate cruelty of all kinds.
abomination (n) something that disgusts you: Animal hunting is an abomination.
aboriginal (adj) describes a person or living thing that has existed in a country or continent
since the earliest time known to people: Come and visit thousands of aboriginal forests and
trees. = indigenous
aborigines

absolve (v) to free someone from guilt, blame or responsibility for something: The
government absolved her from/of all blame for the accident.
abstain (v) to choose not to vote for or against something: The company decided that we
made a decision whether to support or oppose the idea, but I decided to abstain.
abstemious [ABSTAIN] (adj) careful not to have too much food or drink: Normally, hed be a
heavy drinker, but I cant understand why he remains so abstemious today.
Abstinence [ABSTAIN] (n) the practice of not having something you enjoy, especially alcohol
or sex, usually for reasons of religion or health: The best way to avoid pregnancy to total
abstinence from sex.
abstruse (adj) unnecessarily complicated and difficult to understand: Math is a mix of
abstruse theory and detailed calculations.
absurd (adj) completely ridiculous or unreasonable: I found that your excuse is rather
absurb.
Abundant [ABOUND] (adj) something that is abundance exists more or is available in large
quantities so that there is more than enough: There is an abundant supply of food.
Abusive [USE] (adj) using cruel words or physical violence: Hadess wife accused him of
being abusive to her.
abut (v) if a piece of land or a building abuts another, it is next to it or touches one side of
it: Mexico abuts (on/onto) the richest part of the U.S.
abyss (n) a difficult situation that brings trouble or destruction: She found herself on the
edge of an abyss.
accede v.
accelerate v.
accession n.
acclaim v. To utter with a shout.
accomplice n. An associate in wrong-doing.
accordion n. A portable free-reed musical instrument.
accost v. To speak to.
accouter v.

aboveboard (adj) completely honest and original: The trade was completely aboveboard, so
there was no reason to question it.
abrade (v) to rub something hard that it surface was spoilt: My body was itchy and after I
scratched it so many times, now it has been abraded.
abrasion (n) the process of rubbing a surface very hard so that it becomes damaged or
disappears (also: an area on the skin that has been injured by being rubbed against
something hard): The new material gives extra protection against abrasion to your skins.

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