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SAT Vocab 2 (CA)
Question | Answer |
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aesthetic | pertaining to beauty |
esoteric | known by a select few |
mosaic | a picture made of small pieces of stone or glass |
opaque | not transparent, hard to understand |
paradox | something that seems to contradict itself |
phenomena | occurrences, facts, or observable circumstances |
stanza | section of a poem |
stylized | in a particular style, often an unrealistic one |
symmetry | balanced proportions |
synthesis | the combining of separate parts to form a whole |
synopsis | plot summary |
thesis | unproven theory; long research paper |
marred | impaired the perfection of |
mobility | ability to move or be moved |
negate | to destroy the validity of something |
nullify | to make invalid of something |
obliterate | to wipe out, remove all traces |
ominous | signaling something evil is about to happen |
premonition | a feeling that something is about to happen |
sluggish | lacking energy |
speculation | the act of thinking about or pandering something |
supremacy | the state of being supreme, or having the most power |
synchronize | to cause to occur at the same time |
unethical | having bad moral principles |
unprecedented | without parallel |
vanquish | overpower an enemy completely |