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SAT Words 17
of 1000
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| compelling | (adj.) forceful, demanding attention (Eliot’s speech was so _____ that Lenore accepted his proposal on the spot.) |
| compensate | (v.) to make an appropriate payment for something (Reginald bought Sharona a new dress to _____ her for the one he’d spilled his ice cream on.) |
| complacency | (n.) self-satisfied ignorance of danger (Colin tried to shock his friends out of their _____ by painting a frightening picture of what might happen to them.) |
| complement | (v.) to complete, make perfect (Ann’s scarf _____ her blouse beautifully, making her seem fully dressed even though she isn’t wearing a coat.) |
| compliant | (adj.) ready to adapt oneself to another’s wishes (Sue had very strong opinions about what to do on a first date, and Ted was absolutely _____.) |
| complicit | (adj.) being an accomplice in a wrongful act (By keeping her daughter’s affair a secret, Maddie became _____ in it.) |
| compliment | (n.) an expression of esteem or approval (I blushed crimson when Emma gave me a _____ on my new haircut.) |
| compound | 1. (v.) to combine parts (Difficulty finding a fire escape was _____d by the crowds.) 2. (n.) combination of parts (My charm was a _____ of beauty and brains.) 3. (n.) walled area with buildings (When chased, Joe rushed to the well-defended family _____.) |
| comprehensive | (adj.) including everything (She sent me a _____ list of the ingredients needed to cook rabbit soufflé.) |
| compress | (v.) to apply pressure, squeeze together (Lynn _____d her lips into a frown.) |
| compunction | (n.) distress caused by feeling guilty (He felt _____ for the shabby way he’d treated her.) |
| concede | (v.) to accept as valid (Andrew had to _____ that what his mother said about Diana made sense.) |
| conciliatory | (adj.) friendly, agreeable (I took Amanda’s invitation to dinner as a very _____ gesture.) |
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