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Kemi Set #1
SAT Vocab Set #1
| Vocabulary Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| need to INNOVATE | need to INVENT |
| traffic CONGESTION | traffic JAM |
| it's IRONIC that people believe | it's NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE SITUATION that people believe |
| INTENSE clustering | DENSE clustering |
| intense CLUSTERING | intense GATHERING TOGETHER |
| BLOATED regions | OVERCROWDED regions |
| share an ASSUMPTION | share a BELIEF SOMETHING UNSTATED IS TRUE |
| IMPLIED assumption | SUGGESTED assumption |
| in the CONTEXT | in the SITUATION |
| nervousness ABATED | nervousness WENT DOWN |
| ABSTRACT topics | topics EXISTING ONLY IN THE MIND |
| an ABSYSMAL grade in math | a TERRIBLE grade in math |
| behave ACCORDINGLY | behave APPROPRIATELY |
| ACQUISITION OF common sense | GETTING common sense |
| ADEPT at sports | TALENTED at sports |
| ADEQUATE experience | ENOUGH experience |
| ADVENT of agriculture | BEGINNING of agriculture |
| ADVERSARIAL attitude | COMBATIVE attitude |
| human rights ADVOCATE | human rights SUPPORTER |
| AESTHETIC features | ATTRACTIVE features |
| can AFFORD to get a B on the test | can get a B on the test WITHOUT SERIOUS HARM |
| AGITATING for better health care | PUSHING for better health care |
| ALLOWS free speech | PERMITS free speech |
| ALLUDED to a problem | REFERRED to a problem |
| injured during an ALTERCATION | injured during an ARGUMENT |
| ADAPT to a new environment | ADJUST to a new environment |
| AMBIGUOUS meaning | UNCLEAR meaning |
| Brains and computers are somewhat ANALOGOUS. | Brains and computers are somewhat ALIKE. |
| ANNIHILATE the enemy | DESTROY the enemy |
| a result that is an ANOMALY | a result that is a RARE OCCURRENCE |
| ANTICIPATE that reaction | EXPECT that reaction |
| felt ANTIPATHY toward the politician | felt DISLIKE toward the politician |
| APEX of the school year | HIGH POINT of the school year |
| APPREHENSION of approaching disaster | FEAR of approaching disaster |
| ARTICULATE her opinion | EXPRESS her opinion |
| ARTIFICIAL flavor | MAN-MADE flavor |
| ASSERTION of independence | STATEMENT of independence |
| AUSTERE appearance | PLAIN appearance |
| AUTHENTIC signature | GENUINE signature |
| pursue other AVENUES | pursue other WAYS |
| AVID music lover | ENTHUSIASTIC music lover |
| an AMBITIOUS plan | a plan AIMING HIGH |
| to hesitate due to AMBIVALENCE | to hesitate due to UNCERTAINTY |
| BASIC understanding | LOW-LEVEL understanding |
| BEARS a resemblance | SHOWS a resemblence |
| BENEVOLENT support | GENEROUS support |
| avoid BIAS | avoid PREJUDICE FOR OR AGAINST |
| a BITTERSWEET ending | a HAPPY AND SAD ending |
| to BOLSTER security | to STRENGTHEN security |
| to BOOST profits | to INCREASE profits |