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SAT words
SAT vocabulary words Wks. 1-5
Question | Answer |
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characterized by a sensitivity to art and taste | aestetic |
customary;confronting to established practices | conventional |
to make less severe or harsh | mitigate |
practical,down to earth,realistic | pragmatic |
characterized by unselfish concern of others | altruistic |
timid or lacking self confidence | diffident |
open and honest | frank |
to show great respect for a person,place,or symbol | revere |
gradual and therefore not obvious | subtle |
not outspoken,shy | reticent |
polar opposites | antithetical |
showing foresight | prescient |
a bittersweet longing for something in the past | nolgostia |
to trick or captivate someone with irresistible charm | beguile |
foreshadowing ill-fortune | ominious |
brief and to the point | succint |
demonstrating good judgement | discerning |
to give a false impression | belie |
a deviation from a common pattern | anomaly |
an order or command that doesn't allow conversation | peremptory |
a short story told to illustrate a point | anecdote |
a brief sketch | vignette |
when you use like or as to compare two things | similie |
you don't compare two things using like or as | metaphor |
non-living objects that are given human traits | personification |
a statement that can nonetheless be true | paradox |
the repetition of vowel sounds in non-rhyming words | assonance |
saying one thing and someone else says the opposite | verbal irony |
what is expected and what actually occurs | situational irony |
repetition of words that are similar in meaning and structure | parallel structure |
a situation that the narrator makes less important than it actually is | understatement |
the use of exaggerated language | hyperbole |
a reference to a noun | allusion |
an expression put into parentheses | parenthetical expression |
the use of wit,irony,and sarcasm | satire |
a comparison to a familiar object to an unfamiliar one | analogy |
to ridicule with satire | lampoon |
a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept | euphemism |
to praise with elegant words | eulogize |
characterized by parallel similarity that permits the drawing of an analogy | analogous |
to limit,restrict,or modify | qualify |
to acknowledge or admit defeat;to make concessions | concede |
to attempt to prove an accusation or theory wrong | rebut |
to disprove an accusation or theory | refute |
to weaken;subvert;hinder | undermine |