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SAT
Seventh set of 50 hot words for the SAT.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Allusion (uh-loo-zhun) | n. an indirect reference, often to a character of theme found in some word of literature |
| Illusion (ih-loo-zhun) | n. something unreal that gives the appearance of being real; a misconception |
| Imprudent (im-pyuh-dunt) | adj. careless; rash |
| Impudent (im-pyuh-dent) | adj. rude; disrespectful |
| Indigenous (in-dih-juh-nus) | adj.native; originating in a specific country or region |
| Indigent (in-dih-junt) | adj. poor; impoverished; needy |
| Indigant (in-dih-nunt) | adj. angry;resentful |
| Intimate (un-tuh-mate) | to suggest; to hint at |
| Intimidate (in-tim-i-date) | vb. to frighten; to coerce into action |
| Obscure (ahb-skyoor) | adj. hard to understand; abstract |
| Obtuse (ahb-toos) | adj. stupid; not clear or precise |
| Ponderable (pahn-duh-ruh-bul) | adj. important enough to require a lot of thought |
| Ponderous (pahn-duh-rus) | adj. very heavy or bulky; dull or lifeless |
| Abridge (uh-bridj) | vb. shorten |
| Accessible (ik-seh-suh-bul) | adj, available; ready for use |
| Antidote (an-tih-dote) | b, something that relieves or prevents; a remedy that counteracts the effects of poison |
| Aspire (uh-spire) | vb. to work toward or to have a goal |
| Autonomous (aw-tah-nuh-mus) | adj. independent |
| Bolster (bole-stur) | vb. to support; to strengthen |
| Candor (kan-dur) | n. honesty, sincerity |
| Cynical (sih-nih-kul) | adj. believing that all others are motivated bu self-interest |
| Fastidious (fa-stih-dee-us) | adj.very attentive to detail; fussy; meticulous |
| Gratify (gra-tuh-fie) | vb. to please or indulge |
| Hamper (ham-pur) | vb. to hinder; to prevent something from happening |
| Hardy (har-dee) | adj. healthy and strong; robust |
| Homogeneous (hoe-muh-jee-nee-us) | of the same kind; alike; uniform |
| Intergrity (in-teh-gruh-tee) | n. holding firmly to values, such as honesty; completeness |
| Intrepid (in-treh-pud) | adj. fearless; brave |
| Linger (ling-gur) | vb. to hang around; to stay |
| Lofty (Lahf-tee) | adj. very high; towering; grand or noble |
| Mock (mahk) | vb. to make fun of; to imitate |
| Nurture (nut-chur) | vb. to care for; to nourish |
| Opportunist (ah-pur-too-nist) | n. a person who seeks self-gain, even at the expense of others, without regard to values or moral principles |
| Proximity (prahk-sih-muh-tee) | b. nearness in time, location. relation |
| Querulous (kwer-yuh-lus) | adj. whining; complaining |
| Recount (rih-kownt) | vb. to tell a story |
| Rigor (rih-hur) | n. harshness; severity; strict adherence to standards |
| Saturate (se-shuh-rate) | vb. to wet or soak completely; to totally fill up |
| Surpass (sur-pas) | vb. to be better than; to excel |
| Tentative (ten-tuh-tiv) | adj. hesitant; not definite |
| Thrive (thrive) | vb. to grow strong; to flourish |
| Tranquillity (tran-kwih-luh-ree) | b. peacefulness; calmness |
| Uniformity (yoo-nuh-for-muh-tee) | n. smeness; regularity |
| Vilify (vih-luh-fie) | vb. to slander or defame someone's name or reputation |
| Whimsical (hwim-zih-kul) | adj. fanciful |
| Aggregate (a-grih-gut) | n. a sum total or mixture |
| Audacious (aw-day-shus) | adj. very bold |
| Aviary (ay-vee-er-ee) | n. an enclosed space for birds |
| Complementary (kahm-pluh-men-tree) | adj.serving to complete another |
| Debunk (dee-bungk) | vb. to prove wrong or false |
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