AVID SAT Vocab list #1
accolade NOUN Praise, honor, recognition An award given to recognize merit
allusion NOUN An indirect reference to something else
Ambivalence NOUN Uncertainty Having “mixed feelings”
analogy NOUN A comparison between two things to show similarities
anecdote NOUN Short personal story of something interesting that happened
anomalous ADJECTIVE Odd; not fitting the pattern
apparition NOUN Ghost; something that ‘appears’
aspersion NOUN Negative feeling; damaging remark
belligerence NOUN Aggression; violence
bombastic ADJECTIVE Overly elaborate; exaggerated