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SAT Vocab Set 2
| Vocabulary Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| VEXING problem | FRUSTRATING problem |
| DEFT move | SKILLFUL move |
| CONSPICUOUS weight gain | NOTICEABLE weight gain |
| highly CRYPTIC foods | NON-OBVIOUS foods |
| CRITERION for picking | BASIS for picking |
| EDIBLE plants | EATABLE plants |
| the 2016 election's UNIQUENESS | the 2016 election's ONE-OF-A-KIND NATURE |
| The decline in sales VALIDATED our concerns. | The decline in sales CONFIRMED our concerns. |
| not yet tested EMPIRICALLY | not yet tested BY OBSERVATION |
| the ravens' interest was DICTATED primarily | the ravens' interest was DETERMINED primarily |
| they MODIFIED their behavior | they CHANGED their behavior |
| RENOWNED painter | FAMOUS painter |
| TRANSLUCENT paint | SEE-THROUGH paint |
| wearing clothes IN KEEPING WITH her fashion sense | wearing clothes REPRESENTATIVE OF her fashion sense |
| territory VACATED by U.S. troops | territory LEFT by U.S. troops |
| CONVEYS his feelings | COMMUNICATES his feelings |
| INNOVATIVE design | ORIGINAL design |
| GARNERED praise | EARNED praise |
| deserves ACCLAIM | deserves PRAISE |
| AMBIGUOUS meaning | UNCLEAR meaning |
| Brains and computers are ANALOGOUS in some ways. | Brains and computers are SIMILAR in some ways. |
| ANNIHILATE the enemy | DESTROY the enemy |
| This result is an ANOMALY. | This result is a RARE OCCURRENCE. |
| ANTICIPATE that would be his reaction | EXPECT that would be his reaction |
| ANTIPATHY toward the teacher | DISLIKE of the teacher |
| EXQUISITELY decorated | BEAUTIFULLY decorated |
| ENDURING truth | LASTING truth |
| the lasting LEGACY of his paintings | the lasting GIFT of his paintings |
| ICONIC Thanksgiving foods | CLASSIC Thanksgiving foods |
| IMPECCABLE taste | PERFECT taste |
| MILITANT speech | AGGRESSIVE speech |
| target of MALIGNANCY | target of MEANNESS |
| DEPICT the scene | DESCRIBE the scene |
| CHARACTERIZE her purpose | DESCRIBE her purpose |
| CHAFE against the rules | BE ANNOYED by the rules |
| to face a DILEMMA | to have UNSATISFACTORY CHOICES |
| the APEX of the school year | the HIGH POINT of the school year |
| APPREHENSION of approaching disaster | FEAR of approaching disaster |
| ARTICULATE her opinion | EXPRESS her opinion |
| the ASSERTION of independence | the DECLARATION of independence |
| AUSTERE appearance | SEVERE appearance |
| AUTHENTICITY of the story | TRUTHFULNESS of the story |
| DIVERSIFICATION of something | INCREASING THE VARIETY of something |
| from the PERSPECTIVE of finance | from the VIEWPOINT of finance |
| SAVVY consumers | KNOWLEDGEABLE consumers |
| make choices SEQUENTIALLY | make choices CONSECUTIVELY |
| OPTIMAL conditions | MOST IDEAL conditions |
| BIAS toward eating fast food | TENDENCY to eat fast food |
| HIGHBROW film | SERIOUS film |
| LOWBROW film | VULGAR film |
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