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SAT Vocab Set 3
| Vocabulary Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| to eat beyond SATIATION | to eat beyond COMPLETE SATISFACTION |
| INTERVALS between studying | TIME PERIODS between studying |
| the PITFALLS of buying a house | the DOWNSIDES of buying a house |
| RELATABLE situation | PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE situation |
| can be INFERRED from the passage | can be CONCLUDED from the passage |
| TOLERANCE FOR pain | ABILITY TO STAND pain |
| strength, weight and density are CORRELATED | strength, weight and density are LINKED |
| fail CATASTROPHICALLY | fail DISASTROUSLY |
| FINE-TUNING the temperature | SLIGHTLY ADJUSTING the temperature |
| Foxes and dogs are AKIN to each other. | Foxes and dogs are SIMILAR to each other. |
| ETCHES out his name with a knife | CARVES out his name with a knife |
| APPLICATIONS for the invention | USES for the invention |
| CONVENTIONAL wisdom | USUAL wisdom |
| VOLATILE situation | UNSTABLE situation |
| COUNTERINTUITIVE behavior | CONTRARY TO EXPECTED behavior |
| INNOVATIVE approach | INVENTIVE approach |
| pursue other AVENUES to solving the problem | pursue other APPROACHES to solving the problem |
| AVID music lover | ENTHUSIASTIC music lover |
| BEAR a resemblance | APPEAR TO HAVE a resemblance |
| BENEVOLENT help | GENEROUS help |
| to BOLSTER security on campus | to STRENGTHEN security on campus |
| a news conference remarkable for its BREVITY | a news conference remarkable for its SHORTNESS |
| doubts about the witness's CANDOR | doubts about the witness's HONESTY |
| CAPITALIZE on an opponent's mistake | TAKE ADVANTAGE of an opponent's mistake |
| photos that CAPTURE the shock people felt | photos that SHOW the shock people felt |
| 9-11 and WMD were the CATALYSTS for the Iraq War. | 9-11 and WMD were the SPARKS for the Iraq War. |
| made OVERTURES to get them to join | made INITIAL ATTEMPTS to get them to join |
| ELOQUENT account of her experience | REVEALING account of her experience |
| IN CONCERT with black men | TOGETHER with black men |
| ALIENATING factor | factor PUSHING SOMEONE AWAY |
| Parents are INHERENTLY protective | Parents are NATURALLY protective |
| makes those conversations EXPONENTIALLY more valuable | makes those conversations MANY TIMES more valuable |
| ROBUST economy | STRONG economy |
| SKEPTICAL of alliances | SUSPICIOUS of alliances |
| to make women's liberation more INCLUSIVE | to make women's liberation more WELCOMING TO OTHERS |
| SAFEGUARD culture | PROTECT culture |
| PERPETUATE violence | KEEP UP ONGOING violence |
| RETAIN popularity | CONTINUE TO BE popular |
| CONSERVE wildlife | PREVENT LOSS OF wildlife |
| they EMBODIED courage | they WERE THE FACE OF courage |
| to SOLIDIFY the argument | to STRENGTHEN the argument |
| CIVIC responsibility | responsibility AS A CITIZEN |
| CLINICAL attitude | EMOTIONALLY UNATTACHED attitude |
| COARSE way of speaking | UNREFINED way of speaking |
| The events COINCIDE with my visit. | The events ARE AT THE SAME TIME as my visit. |
| The city decided to COMMISSION a monument. | The city decided to PAY AN ARTIST FOR a monument. |
| He was COMPLACENT about his high school education. | He was UNCONCERNED about his high school education. |
| She finally had to CONCEDE the argument. | She finally WAS FORCED TO ADMIT LOSING the argument. |
| CONDONE his rude behavior | APPROVE OF his rude behavior |
| milk COMPLEMENTS cookies | milk GOES WELL WITH cookies |
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