2019年SAT备考词汇整理part2

其实了解SAT的考生都知道，词汇量对考试的重要性很大。其实词汇的记忆并不难，只要你每天能够坚持记忆，每天摄入一定量的词汇，这都对你们的词汇量增长很有帮助。话不多说，关注坦途网SAT考试频道的分享吧！ 

absolve V. /谅解/pardon (an offense). The father confessor absolved him of his sins. absolution, N.

absorb V. /吸收，合并/assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; wholly engage. During the nineteenth century,

America absorbed hordes of immigrants, turning them into productive citizens. Can Huggies diapers absorb more liquid than Pampers can? This question does not absorb me; instead, it bores me. absorption, N.

abstain V. /控制，限制(自己)/refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice. After considering the effect

of alcohol on his athletic performance, he decided to abstain from drinking while he trained for the race. abstinence, N.

abstemious ADJ. /节制(饮食)，调节/sparing in eating and drinking; temperate. Concerned whether her vegetarian son's

abstemious diet provided him with sufficient protein, the worried mother pressed food on him.

abstinence N. /节制(饮食)/restraint from eating or drinking. The doctor recommended total abstinence from salted

foods. abstain,V.

abstract ADJ. /抽象的/theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational. To him, hunger was an abstract concept; he had

never missed a meal.

abstruse ADJ. /难以理解的，复杂的/obscure; profound; difficult to understand. She carries around abstruse works of

philosophy, not because she understands them but because she wants her friends to think she does.

abundant ADJ. /丰富，富足/plentiful; possessing riches or resources. At his immigration interview, Ivan listed his

abundant reasons for coming to America: the hope of religious freedom, the prospect of employment, the promise of a more abundant life.

abusive ADJ. /粗俗的侮辱，对身体有害的/coarsely insulting; physically harmful. An abusive parent damages a child both

mentally and physically.

abut V. /毗邻/border upon; adjoin. Where our estates abut, we must build a fence.

abysmal ADJ. /无底的/bottomless. His arrogance is exceeded only by his abysmal ignorance.

abyss N. /深渊，深坑，无底洞/enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit. Darth Vader seized the evil emperor and hurled him

down into the abyss.

academic ADJ. /学术的/related to a school; not practical or directly useful. The dean's talk about reforming the college

admissions system was only an academic discussion: we knew little, if anything, would change.

accede V. /同意/agree. If I accede to this demand for blackmail, I am afraid that I will be the victim of future demands.

accelerate V. /加速/move faster. In our science class, we learn how falling bodies accelerate.

accentuate V. /强调，重音/emphasize; stress. If you accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative, you may wind

up with an overoptimistic view of the world.

accessible ADJ. /可得到的/easy to approach; obtainable. We asked our guide whether the ruins were accessible on

foot.

accessory N. /附件/additional object; useful but not essential thing. She bought an attractive handbag as an

accessory for her dress. also ADJ.

acclaim V. /赞扬，表扬/applaud; announce with great approval. The NBC sportscasters acclaimed every American

victory in the Olympics and decried every American defeat. also N.

acclimate V. /适应/adjust to climate. One of the difficulties of our present air age is the need of travelers to acclimate

themselves to their new and often strange environments.

acclivity N. /上山的陡坡/sharp upslope of a hill. The car would not go up the acclivity in high gear.

accolade N. /出名的大奖/award of merit. In Hollywood, an "Oscar" is the highest accolade.

accommodate V. /招待，食宿，适应/oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt. Mitch always did

everything possible to accommodate his elderly relatives, from driving them to medical appointments to helping them with paperwork. (secondary meaning)

accomplice N. /共犯，同伙/partner in crime. Because he had provided the criminal with the lethal weapon, he was

arrested as an accomplice in the murder.

备考过程中有很多技巧，例如对于词汇的学习来说，大家可以把这里不会的单词记在本子上，这样才一些碎片时间里，就可以拿出来多记一些单词。抓住时间的缝隙，不要放过任何可以学习的机会才是对SAT备考的尊重。还请考生们按照具体的SAT考试时间安排制定属于自己的备考计划。