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SAT Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aesthetic | having to do with the appreciation of beauty. |
| adept | very skilled, proficient. |
| advocate | to speak or write in favor of. |
| admicable | characterized by or showing goodwill, friendly. |
| ardent | having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling. |
| assertive | confidently aggresive or self assured. |
| auspicious | favorable or promising |
| autonomy | independence or freedom. |
| benevolent | characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings. |
| benign | having a kindly disposition |
| candor | sincerity, openness |
| candid | frank, outspoken, open, sincere. |
| Cathartic | Cleaning, cleansing, purifing |
| Collaboration | The act or process of collaborating |
| Compelling | Having a powerful or irresistible effect |
| Comprehensive | broad or complete on scope or content |
| Contemporary | current, modern, of the present time period |
| Distinguish | to mark off as different |
| Diligent | marked by painstaking effort;hardworking |
| Domestic | of or pertaning to the home the household household affaris or the family |
| eccentric | deviating from customary behavior |
| electic | made up of a variety of sources and styles |
| empirical | derived from or guided by experience or experiment |
| evoke | to call up or produce |
| fervent | having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit. |
| gregarious | fond of the company of others, sociable |
| idealize | to consider perfect |
| identity | the condition of being oneself or itself |
| impartial | not partial or biased, fair, just |
| improvise | to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation |
| innovate | introducing something new |
| intuition | direct perception of truth |
| Laudatory | Giving praise |
| Languid | Lacking in labor or vitality slack or slow |
| Maverick | One whos resists adherence to a groupe |
| mitigate | to lessen in force or intensity |
| Narrative | A story or account pf events, experenices |
| Novel | stikingly new or unusual |
| Notion | a general understanding |
| Optimist | one who expects a positive outcome |
| Profound | of deep meaning |
| prosperity | good fortune |
| Resilient | springing back rebounding |
| Serene | calm peaceful or tanquill |
| Spontaneous | coming from a sudden impulse or tendency |
| tenacious | persistent, stubborn, or obstinate |
| therapeutic | havving to do with the curing of disease or injury |
| validate | sustain or confirm |
| vivid | stikingly bright or intense |
| vitality | exuberant physical strength or mental vigor |
| altruism | a selfless act |
| abbreviate | to shorten, abridge |
| abstinence | the act of refraining from pleasurable activity, e.g., eating or drinking |
| adulation | high praise |
| adversity | misfortune, an unfavorable turn of events |
| anachronistic | out-of-date, not attributed to the correct historical period |
| anecdote | short, usually funny account of an event |
| anonymous | nameless, without a disclosed identity |
| antagonist | foe, opponent, adversary |
| arid | extremely dry or deathly boring |
| assiduous | persistent, hard-working |
| asylum | sanctuary, shelter, place of refuge |
| camaraderie | trust, sociability amongst friends |
| censure | to criticize harshly |
| circuitous | indirect, taking the longest route |
| clairvoyant | exceptionally insightful, able to foresee the future |
| compassion | sympathy, helpfullness or mercy |
| compromise | to settle a dispute by terms agreeable to both sides |
| condescending | possesing an attitude of superiority, patronizing |
| conditional | depending on a condition, e.g., in a contract |
| conformist | person who complies with accepted rules and customs |
| congregation | a crowd of people, an assembly |
| convergence | the state of seperate elements joining or coming together |
| deleterious | harmful, destructive, derimental |
| demagogue | leader, rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice |
| digression | the act of turning aside, straying from the main point, esp. in a speech or argument |
| discredit | to harm the reputation of, dishonor or disgrace |
| disdain | to regard with scorn or contempt |
| divergent | seperating, moving in different directions from a particular point |
| empathy | identification with the feelings of others |
| emulate | to imitate, follow an example |
| enervating | weakening, tiring |
| enhance | to improve, bring to a greater level of intensity |
| ephemeral | momentary, transient, fleeting |
| evanescent | quicly fading, short-lived, esp. an image |
| exasperation | irritation, frustration |
| exemplary | outstanding, an example to others |
| extenuating | excusing, lessening the seriousness of guilt or crime, e.g., of mitigating factors |
| florid | red-colored, flushed; gaudy, ornate |
| fortuitous | happening by luck, fortunate |
| frugal | thrifty, cheap |
| hackneyed | cliched, worn out by oversure |
| haughty | arrogant and condescending |
| hedonist | person who pursues pleasure as a goal |
| hypothesis | assumption, theory requiring proof |
| impetuous | rash, impulsive, acting without thinking |
| impute | to attribute an action to particular person or group |
| incompatible | opposed in nature, not able to live or work together |
| inconsequential | unimportant, trivial |
| inevitable | certain, unavoidable |
| integrity | decency, honesty, wholeness |
| intrepid | fearless, adventurous |
| intuitive | instinctive, untaught |
| jubilation | joy, celebration, exulation |
| lobbyist | person who seeks to influence political events |
| longevity | long life |
| mundane | ordinary, commonplace |
| nonchalant | calm, casual, and seeming unexcited |
| novice | apprentice, beginner |
| opulent | wealthy |
| orator | lecturer, speaker |
| ostentatious | showy, displaying wealth |
| parched | dried up, shriveled |
| perfidious | faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy |
| precocious | unuasually advanced or talented at an early age |
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