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SAT vocabulary
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is part of the college entrance exam in the U.S. The SAT vocabulary consists of words frequently used in the SAT test.
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SAT vocabulary
Asunder
Education; SAT vocabulary
Into parts; apart. Example: A fierce quarrel split the partnership asunder: the two partners finally sundered their connexions because their points of view were poles asunder.
Atrophy
Education; SAT vocabulary
Waste away. Example: After three months in a cast, your calf muscles are bound to atrophy; you'll need physical therapy to get back in shape.
Asylum
Education; SAT vocabulary
Place of refuge or shelter; protection. Example: The refugees sought asylum from religious persecution in a new land.
Attain
Education; SAT vocabulary
Achieve or accomplish; gain. Example: The scarecrow sought to attain one goal: he wished to obtain a brain.
Astral
Education; SAT vocabulary
Relating to the stars. Example: She was amazed at the number of astral bodies the new telescope revealed.
Belated
Education; SAT vocabulary
Delayed. Example: He apologised for his belated note of condolence to the widow of his friend and explained that he had just learned of her husband's untimely death.
Betabor
Education; SAT vocabulary
Explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; attack verbally. Example: The debate coach warned her student not to bore the audience by betaboring her point.
