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SAT vocabulary words
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aesthetic | characterized by sensitivity to beauty in art and taste |
| conventional | customary; confirming to established practices |
| antithetical | characterized by extreme contrast or polar opposites |
| prescient | perceiving the significance of events before they occur; showing foresight |
| nosalgia | a bittersweet longing for something in the past |
| beguile | to trick or captivate someone, either with deception or irresistible charm |
| ominous | menacing and threatening; foreshadowing |
| succinct | brief and to the point; concise |
| dicerning | demonstrating keen insight and good judgment; able to distinguish good from bad |
| belie | to give a false impression; to misrepresent |
| anomaly | a deviation from a common pattern; a departure from the norm |
| peremptory | an order or command that does not allow discussion or rufsal |
| mitigate | to make less severe or harsh; to moderate; to lesson; to relieve |
| pragmatic | practical; realistic; down to earth |
| qualify | to limit, modify, or restrict |
| concede | to acknowledge or admit; to make connessions |
| rebut | to attempt to prove that an accusation or theory is false |
| refute | to disprove an accusation or theory |
| undermine | to weaken; subvert; hinder |
| altruistic | characterized by unselfish concern for the welfare of others; not egotistical |
| diffident | timid; lacking self-confidence; shy and reserved, especially in a social gathering |
| frank | open and honest; candid |
| revere | to show great respect for a person, idea, or symbol; to venerate |
| subtle | gradual therefore not obvious |
| reticent | reluctant to discuss one's thoughts feelings and personal affairs |
| anecdote | a short story told to illustrate a point |
| bias | a mental tendency or inclination; especially to an unfair preference for a person or group; not objective and therefore partisan |
| underscore | to emphasize; to draw special attention to a fact, idea, or situation |
| coherent | marked by an orderly, logical, and clear relationship |
| conjecture | a hypothesis formed from incomplete evidence; a deduction |
| criterion | the standard judging of something |