3000 Common SAT Vocabulary (9)

v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

v. embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert

v. give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever

n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

v. give up or surrender; deny something to oneself

n. repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others

v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode

v. condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

a. abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

v. leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution

a. sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

v. accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt

n. upward slope, as of hill

n. award of merit; expression of approval; praise

v. approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

v. equip; provide with military equipment

n. growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

n. the bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone