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SAT words
50 SAT words
Term | Definition |
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Aesthetic | having to do with the appreciation of beauty |
adept | very skilled; proficient |
advocate | to speak or write in favovr of |
amicable | charecterized by or showing goodwill; friendly |
ardent | having,expressive of,or charecterized by intense feeling |
assertive | confidently aggressive or self-assured; positve |
auspicious | favorable;promising |
autonomy | independence or freedom |
benevolent | characterizeed by or exprssing goodwill or kindly feeling |
benign | having a kindly disposition;gracious |
candor | sincerity; openness |
candid | frank; outspoken; open and sincere |
cathartic | cleaning; cleansing; purifying |
collaboration | the act or process of collaborating |
compelling | having a powerful or irresistable effect |
comprehensive | broad or complete in scope or content |
contemporary | current, modern; of the present time period |
distinguish | to mark off as different |
diligent | marked by painstaking |
domestic | of or pretaining to the home, the household, household affair, or the family |
eccentric | deviating from customary behavior |
ecletic | made up of variety of sources and styles |
empirical | derived from or guided by experince or experiment |
evoke | to call up or produce |
fervent | having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit |
gregarious | fond of the company of others; sociable |
idealize | to consider perfect |
identity | the condition of being oneself or itself |
impartial | not partial or biased;fair;just |
improvise | to compose and perform or deliver without previous preperation |
innovative | introducing something new |
intuition | direct perception of truth |
laudatory | giving praise |
languid | lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow |
maverick | one who resists adherence to a group |
mitigate | to lesson in force or intensity |
narrative | a story or account of events, experiences |
novel | strikingly new or unusual |
notion | a general understanding |
optimist | one who expects a positive outcome |
profound | of deep meaning |
prosperity | good fortune |
resilient | springing back;rebounding |
serene | calm,peaceful,or tranquil |
spontaneous | coming from a sudden impulse or tendency |
tenacious | persistent,stubborn,or obstinate |
therapeutic | having to do with the curing of disease or injury |
validate | substantiate; confirm |
vivid | strikingly bright or intense |
vitality | exuberant physical strength or mental vigor |