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SAT 1 VOC
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Definition | Word |
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having to do with the appreciation of beauty | Aesthetic |
very skilled; proficient | Adept |
to speak or write in favor of | Advocate |
characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly | Amicable |
having, expression of, or characterized by intense feeling | Ardent |
confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive | Assertive |
favorable; promising | Auspicious |
independence or freedom | Autonomy |
characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings | Benevolent |
having a kindly disposition; gracious | Benign |
sincerity;openness | Candor |
frank; outspoken; open and sincere | Candid |
cleaning, cleansing, purifying | Cathartic |
the act or process of collaborating | Collaboration |
tending to compel; overpowering | Compelling |
broad or complete in scope or content | Comprehensive |
current, modern; from the same time | Contemporary |
to mark off as different | Distinguish |
marked by painstaking effort; hardworking | Diligent |
of or pertaining to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family | Domestice |
deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice | Eccentric |
made up of a variety of sources and styles | Eclectic |
derived from or guided by experience or experiment | Empirical |
to call up or produce | Evoke |
having or showing great warmth or intensity or spirit | Fervent |
fond of the company of others; sociable | Gregarious |
to consider perfect | Idealize |
the condition of being oneself or itself | Identity |
not partial or biased; fair; just | Impartial |
to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation | Imporvise |
introducing something new | Innovation |
direct perception of truth | Intuition |
giving praise | Laudatory |
lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow | Languid |
one who resists adherence to a group | Maverick |
to lessen i force or intensity | Mitigate |
a story or account of events; experiences | Narrative |
strikingly new or unusual | Novel |
a general understanding | Notion |
one who expects a positive outsome | Optimist |
of deep meaning | Profound |
springing back; rebounding | Resilient |
calm, peaceful, or tranquil | Serene |
being spontaneous | Spontaneity |
persistent, stubborn, or obstinate | Tenacious |
having to do with the curing of disease or injury | Therapeutic |
substantiate; confirm | Validate |
strikingly bright or intense | Vivid |
exuberant physical strength or mental vigor | Vitality |