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10th Grade SAT words
(summerwork) Part 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| capitulate | to give up resistance |
| clairvoyant | having or claiming to have the power of seeing objects or actions beyond the range of natural vision |
| collaborate | to work, one with another; cooperate |
| compassion | a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow |
| compromise | a settlement of differences by mutual concessions; an agreement reached by adjustment of conflicting or opposing claims |
| condescending | showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority |
| conditional | imposing, containing, subject to, or depending on a condition or conditions; not absolute; made or allowed on certain terms |
| conformist | a person who conforms(to act in accordance or harmony; comply), especially unquestioningly, to the usual practices or standards of a group |
| convergence | to meet; connect |
| deleterious | injurious to health; harmful |
| demagogue | a person, especially an orator or political leader, who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people; (a leader) |
| digression | the act of deviating or wandering away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing |
| diligent | constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything |
| discredit | to injure the credit or reputation of; defame; disbelieve |
| disdain | to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn |
| divergent | to move, lie, or extend in different directions from a common point; branch off |
| empathy | the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another |
| emulate | to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass |
| enervating | to deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of; weaken |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time; short-lived |
| evanescent | vanishing; fading away; fleeting |
| exemplary | worthy of imitation; commendable |