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SAT vocab english
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ambivalence | the state of having mixed feelings about something or someone |
| Burnish | to polish or shine; to improve the appearance of |
| Frivolous | of little importance, pointless |
| Dormant | sleeping; temporarily inactive |
| Mitigate | to make less severe, serious, or painful |
| Quandary | a state of uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation |
| Circumvent | to find a way around an obstacle |
| Onerous | requiring an extreme amount of effort; extremely difficult |
| Solicitous | showing interest or concern; attentive |
| Chide | to voice disapproval |
| Compound sentence | combines two or more independent clauses |
| Complex sentence | contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause |
| Prepositional phrases | Prepositional phrases show time or location |