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SAT words
50 SAT words
Term | Definition |
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aesthetic | having to do with the appreciation of beauty |
adept | very skilled; proficient |
advocate | to speak or write in favor of |
amicable | characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly |
ardent | having, expressive of, or characterized of intense feeling |
assertive | confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive |
auspicious | favorable; promising |
autonomy | independence or freedom |
benevolent | characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings |
benign | havinga kindly dispostion ; gracious |
candor | sincerity or openness |
candid | frank; outspoken; open and sincere |
cathartic | cleaning, cleansing, purifying |
collaberation | the act or process of collaberating |
compelling | having a powerful or irresistable affect |
comprehensive | broad or complete in scope or content |
contemporary | current, modern; of the present time period |
distinguish | to mark of as different |
diligent | marked by painstaking effort; hardworking |
domestic | of or pertaining to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family |
eccentric | deviating from customary behavior |
eclectic | makdeup of a variety of sources and styles |
empirical | dervied from or guided by experience or experiment |
evoke | to call up or produce |
fervent | having or showing great warmth intensity of spirit |
gregarious | fond of the company of others socialbe |
idealize | to consider perfect |
identity | the condition of being oneself or itself |
imparitial | not partial or biased; fair; just |
improvise | to compose and perform or deliver withough previous preparation |
innovative | introducing something new |
intution | direct percepition of truth |
laudatory | giving praise |
languid | lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow |
maverick | one who resists adherence to a group |
mitigate | to lessen in force or intensity |
narrative | a story or account of events, expirences |
novel | strikingly new or unusual |
notion | a general understanding |
optimist | one who expects a positive outcome |
profound | a deep meaning |
prosperity | good fortune |
resilent | springing back; rebounding |
serene | calm, peaceful, or tranqil |
spontaneous | coming from a sudden impulse or tendency |
tenacious | persistent, stubborn, or obsinate |
therapeputic | having to do with the curing of disease or injury |
validate | substantiate; confirm |
vivid | strikingly bright or intense |
vitality | exuberant physical strenghtor mental vigor |