SAT vocabulary

41. archipelago- island-chain, a group of many islands
42. arduous- laborious, strenuous
43. aristocratic- noble, well bred, partrician
44. ascetic- abstemious, austere; monk, priest
45. assail- attak, assault
46. assemblage- assembly, collection, gathering
47. atrophy- wither, shrivel
48. attenuate- slenderize, reduce, to make thin or slender
49. audit- verification, checking; verify, check
50. augur- portend, indicate, prognostigate
51. autocrat- dictator, tyrant
52. avant-garde- forward, modern
53. avocation- hobby, sideline, a favorite activity
54. avuncular- uncle-like, kind
55. backlash- repercussion, backfire
56. banality- platitude, commonplace, monnotony
57. bane- torment, ruin, affliction; cause of one's ruin or trouble
58. barb- gibe, insult, a hurtful remark, calumny
59. bastion- defender, champion, bulwark
60. bedazzle- daze, blind, to impress greatly through splendor, ability etc.