SAT Vocabulary

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Word
Meaning
conventional  traditional  
undermine  to hurt,weaken  
dismissive  rejecting another's thoughts  
aesthetic  beautiful, pleasing  
objective  based on facts  
reconcile  to reach an agreement  
speculative  taking a chance, risky  
accessible  able to be approached  
decorum  proper, correct ettiquette  
impulsive  tending to act on impulse  
deride  to ridicule/laugh at something  
suppress  to hold down  
complacent  overly pleased with accomplishment  
reverent  deeply honoring or respectful  
disparge  to insult/put down  
relevant  relating to the subject at hand  
prudent  careful,cautious  
refute  to prove wrong/false  
inevitable  certain to happen  
innocuous  harmless  
convey  to make something known  
profound  wise, deep  
ironic  a statement or situation that conveys a 2nd meaning  
ambivalent  undecided  
pragmatic  practical, getting things done in an effective way  
innovative  new, revolutionary  
rational  based on reason rather than emotions  
abstract  vague, not solid/concrete  
distinct  clearly separate from others  
felicitous  well-chosen, especially appropriate  
resolute  determined to succeed  
diverse  varying  
trivial  unimportant, insignificant  
discern  to notice, to see clearly/ to distinguish  
enhance  to strengthen  


   

 
 

 
 

 

 
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