First 2 SAT Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Extrapolate | to infer from known information |
| Rhetoric | art of using language persuasively |
| Astute | shrewd |
| Husbandry | the application of scientific principles to agriculture, especially to animal breeding |
| Candid | Completely honest |
| Incoherent | lacking cohesion of connection |
| Acumen | accuracy, keenness |
| Circumspeect | careful, discreet |
| Pedantic | concerned with book learning and rules |
| Conjecture | inference; guesswork |
| Insinuate | to introduce or communicate sneakily |
| Adroit | dexterous, deft |
| Disseminate | to scatter widely; to spread |
| Perspicacious | shrewd, clear sighted |
| Didactic | Instructive |
| Lucid | clear |
| Ascertain | to find out |
| Erudition | extensive learning |
| Pragmatic | Practical |
| Euphemism | mild or vague substitute for harsh or offensive term |
| Rudimentary | basic |
| Convoluted | complex |
| precocious | exhibiting early ability, especially intelligence |
| Assimilate | to make or become absorbed |
| Abtruse | difficult to understand |
| Inscrutable | difficult to understand |
| Entourage | group of attendants or associates |
| Insular | isolated |
| Callous | unfeeling |
| Prospectus | proposal |
| Arcane | known by only a few |
| Derivative | something that comes from another source |
| Idiosyncrasy | characteristic peculiar to an individual or group |
| Enigma | mystery |
| Staid | serious |
| Cosmopolitan | worldly; also a popular beverage on Sex in the City |
| Gaffe | clumsy social error |
| Reticent | reserved |
| Autonomy | independence, self-sufficient |
| Esoteric | understood by only a small group of people |
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