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SAT
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Conjecture | guesswork |
| didactic | instructive |
| euphemism | nice way of saying something |
| extrapolate | infer |
| insinuate | imply |
| lucid | clear |
| rhetoric | effective use of language |
| acumen | sharpness |
| ascertain | make sure |
| astute | clever |
| circumspect | careful |
| disseminate | scatter |
| erudition | knowledge |
| husbandry | farming |
| pedantic | bookish, nit picky |
| perspicacious | perspective |
| pragmatic | practical |
| precocious | premature, ahead of age |
| prospectus | outline of event |
| abstruse | esoteric |
| callous | insensitive |
| inscrutable | unreadable, difficult to understand |
| staid | composed |
| arcane | known by few |
| cosmopolitan | worldly-wise |
| gaffe | blunder |
| idiosyncrasy | oddity |
| insular | isolated, narrow minded |
| potentate | monarch |
| castigate | criticize |
| censure | official reprimand, disapproval |