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Feyi Set #4
SAT Vocab Set #4
| Vocabulary Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| DEPLETED the hot water | USED UP the hot water |
| DESOLATE place | LONELY place |
| DEVISED a safe plan | CAME UP WITH a safe plan |
| DILIGENT in his studies | HARD WORKING in his studies |
| side effects should DIMINISH over time | side effects should LESSEN over time |
| conditions were so DIRE that people died | conditions were so TERRIBLE that people died |
| DISCORD among politicians | LACK OF AGREEMENT among politicians |
| to DISDAIN him as a liar | to LOOK DOWN ON him as a liar |
| handle LOGISTICS | handle SUPPLIES AND TRANSPORTATION |
| to face a DILEMMA | to face a HARD CHOICE |
| VEXING problem | FRUSTRATING problem |
| DEFT move | SKILLFUL move |
| CONSPICUOUS weight gain | NOTICEABLE weight gain |
| highly CRYPTIC foods | highly DIFFICULT TO FIGURE OUT foods |
| CRITERION for picking | QUALIFYING CHARACTERISTIC for picking |
| the 2016 election's UNIQUENESS | the 2016 election's ONE-OF-A-KIND NATURE |
| The decline in sales VALIDATED our concerns. | The decline in sales CONFIRMED our concerns. |
| not yet tested EMPIRICALLY | not yet tested BY OBSERVATION |
| MODIFIED their behavior | CHANGED their behavior |
| interest in new objects was DICTATED primarily by | interest in new objects was DETERMINED primarily by |
| VIVACIOUS youth | LIVELY youth |
| RECEPTIVE attitude | OPEN attitude |
| ACUTENESS of a bird's eyesight | KEENNESS of a bird's eyesight |
| FORESHADOW dangerous trends. | PREDICT dangerous trends. |
| BRAINIAC birds | HIGHLY INTELLIGENT birds |
| SEEDED the path with objects | SPRINKLED the path with objects |
| touch all new objects PREFERENTIALLY | touch all new objects AS FIRST CHOICE |
| NOVELTY of an experience | NEWNESS of an experience |
| FRAME a discussion | ORGANIZE a discussion |
| RECONCILED two ideas | REMOVED CONFLICT BETWEEN two ideas |
| ASSESSING what you will need | EVALUATING what you will need |
| analysis INDICATES there is more traffic | analysis SHOWS that there is more traffic |
| the traffic the road ACCOMMODATES | the traffic the road HAS ROOM FOR |
| VARIED choices | MANY AND DIFFERENT choices |
| PROJECTING that 16 percent of new jobs | ESTIMATING FOR THE FUTURE that 16 percent of new jobs |
| He was DISMAYED to get an F. | He was EXTREMELY UNHAPPY to get an F. |
| A good boss never DISPARAGES her employees. | A good boss never TALKS NEGATIVELY ABOUT her employees. |
| DISPATCH a messenger | SEND a messenger |
| DIVERSIFICATION of students | VARIETY of students |
| religious DOCTRINES | religious BELIEFS |
| A king has DOMINION over his subjects. | A king has POWER over this subjects. |
| DREARY day | GLOOMY day |
| DUBIOUS claims | QUESTIONABLE claims |
| ECCENTRIC clothes | STRANGE clothes |
| EGREGRIOUS mistake | EXTREMELY BAD mistake |
| ELOQUENT speech | SKILLFULLY EXPRESSIVE speech |
| EMINENT professor | HIGHLY REGARDED professor |
| exhaust fumes EMITTED from cars | exhaust fumes GIVEN OFF from cars |
| EMPHATIC denial | ABSOLUTE denial |
| ENDOWED with a great voice | GIFTED with a great voice |