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First 2 SAT
First two ages to SAT book
Term | Definition |
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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 |