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Hit Parade 1
Princeton Review's Hit Parade SAT
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| candid | completely honest, straightforward |
| conjecture | inference; guesswork |
| didactic | instructive |
| effusive | showing excessive emotion; overflowing |
| euphemism | a mild, indirect, or vague term substituting for a harsh, blunt, or offensive term |
| extrapolate | to infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information |
| incoherent | lacking cohesion or connection |
| insinuate | to imply or communicate stealthily |
| loquacius | very talkative |
| lucid | easily understood; clear |
| rhetoric | the art of using language effectively and persuasively |
| acumen | quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight |
| adroit | dexterous, deft |
| ascertain | to find out, as through investigation or experimentation |
| astutue | shrewd; clever |
| circumspect | careful; prudent; discreet |
| disseminate | to scatter widely, as in sowing seed |
| erudition | deep, extensive learning |
| pedantic | excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules |
| perspicacious | shrewd; clear-sighted |
| pragmatic | practical |
| precocious | exhibiting unusually early intellectual aptitude or maturity |
| prolific | very productive; producing great qualities |
| prospectus | formal proposal |
| rudimentary | basic; elementary; in the earliest stages of development |
| abstruse | difficult to understand |
| callous | emotionally hardened; unfeeling |
| convoluted | intricate; complex |
| disaffected | having lost faith or loyalty; discontent |
| enigma | a puzzle, mystery, or riddle |
| inscrutable | difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable |
| reticent | inclined to keep silent; reserved |
| staid | unemotional; serious |