SAT最常见的1000个词汇（A-5）

　　该词表中的词汇主要是针对美国学生挑选出来的，这1000个词汇是属于SAT考试中常出现但美国学生却不熟悉的词汇，因此该词表中的词汇难度较大。如果你是刚刚接触SAT的考生，最好不要立即使用该词表，推荐留在备考的最后阶段再使用。 

　　astute (adj.) very clever, crafty (Much of Roger’s success in politics results from his ability to provide astute answers to reporters’ questions.)

　　asylum 1. (n.) a place of refuge, protection, a sanctuary (For Thoreau, the forest served as an asylum from the pressures of urban life.) 2. (n.) an institution in which the insane are kept (Once diagnosed by a certified psychiatrist, the man was put in an asylum.)

　　atone (v.) to repent, make amends (The man atoned for forgetting his wife’s birthday by buying her five dozen roses.)

　　atrophy (v.) to wither away, decay (If muscles do not receive enough blood, they will soon atrophy and die.)

　　attain (v.) to achieve, arrive at (The athletes strived to attain their best times in competition.)

　　attribute 1. (v.) to credit, assign (He attributes all of his success to his mother’s undying encouragement.) 2. (n.) a facet or trait (Among the beetle’s most peculiar attributes is its thorny protruding eyes.)

　　atypical (adj.) not typical, unusual (Screaming and crying is atypical adult behavior.)

　　audacious (adj.) excessively bold (The security guard was shocked by the fan’s audacious attempt to offer him a bribe.)

　　audible (adj.) able to be heard (The missing person’s shouts were unfortunately not audible.)

　　augment (v.) to add to, expand (The eager student seeks to augment his knowledge of French vocabulary by reading French literature.)

　　auspicious (adj.) favorable, indicative of good things (The tennis player considered the sunny forecast an auspicious sign that she would win her match.)

　　austere (adj.) very bare, bleak (The austere furniture inside the abandoned house made the place feel haunted.)

　　avarice (n.) excessive greed (The banker’s avarice led him to amass a tremendous personal fortune.)

　　avenge (v.) to seek revenge (The victims will take justice into their own hands and strive to avenge themselves against the men who robbed them.)

　　aversion (n.) a particular dislike for something (Because he’s from Hawaii, Ben has an aversion to autumn, winter, and cold climates in general.)