John Wiley And Sons Webster''''s New World - Essential vocabulary B

... A: SAT Words 9 1. abandon 2. abbreviated 3. ability 4. abridge 5. abscond 6. absolve 7. absorb 8. abstain 9. abstract 10. absurd 11. accentuate 12. acceptable a. condense b. refrain c. engross ... relevant facts. [-ed, -ing, abstraction n., abstractly adv.] absurd (ab SOERD or ab ZOEHRD) adj. 1. so obviously untrue as to be laugh- able; 2. laughably different from what is reasonable • The story ... might abbreviate this word abbrev. • The student abbreviated most of the words in his or her class notes to keep up with the teacher’s lecture. [-d, abbreviating, abbreviation n.] ability (uh BIL...

... thing. B: SAT Words 43 1. bereft 2. betray 3. between 4. bewilder 5. bias 6. bicker 7. bilk 8. biological 9. blueprint 10. bog 11. bore 12. brain 13. brandish 14. burden 15. burrow 16. buttress ... SAT Words 39 1. barricade 2. barter 3. basic 4. basis 5. battle 6. behalf 7. behavior 8. being 9. belie 10. belief 11. belligerent 12. beneficial 13. benefit 14. berate a. disguise b. conduct c. ... baseball bat. [-ed, -ing] brandish (BRAEN dish) vt. to wave about or shake, in a threatening or chal- lenging way; flourish • When you brandish that saber, everyone ducks for cover. • Helen brandished...

... of the contract made Harvey extricable from it. • A single rubber band is usually quite extricable from a ball of rubber bands. [extricably adv.] [Syn. escapable] extrovert (EKS tra VOERT) n. ... aban- doned property; 2. a destitute person with no home or job • The derelict boat bobbed up and < /b> down in the waves, just waiting to be swamped. • The reason the burglars gained access was because ... hesitating • Valerie was rather dubious about whether she was coming to the basketball game. • That premium-brand watch being offered by the street salesperson for $30 is of dubious quality. dynamo (DY...