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SAT Vocab Part I
Vocab for SATs including communication, decisions, pride, & difficult situations
Question | Answer |
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assertion | declaration or statement |
clarity | clearness in thought or expression |
cogent | convincing, reasonable |
cohesive | condition of sticking together |
didactic | intended to instruct |
discourse | verbal expression or exchange, conversation |
eloquence | ability to speak vividly or persuasively |
implication | the act of suggesting or hinting |
lucid | easily understood, clear |
pundit | authority who expresses opinions |
rhetoric | art of using language effectively |
arbiter | judge who decides a disputed issue |
exculpate | to free from guilt or blame |
incontrovertible | indisputable, not open to question |
integrity | trustworthiness |
jurisprudence | the philosophy or science of law |
objectivity | treating facts without influence from personal feelings |
penitent | expressing remorse for one's misdeeds |
vindicated | free from blame |
contemptuous | feeling hatred |
despotic | exercising absolute power |
dictatorial | domineering |
haughty | arrogant, vainly proud |
imperious | arrogantly domineering, overbearing |
patronizing | treating in condescending manner |
convoluted | intricate, complex |
cryptic | difficult to comprehend |
futile | pointless |
impede | to slow the progress of |
quandary | a state of uncertainty |