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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 favor of |
amicable | characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly |
ardent | having,expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling |
assertive | confidently agressive or self-assured; positve |
auspicious | favorable; promising |
autonomy | independent or freedom |
benevolent | characterized or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings |
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 irresistible 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 effort; hardworking |
domestic | of or pertaining to the home, the household,household affairs, or the family |
eccentric | deviating from customary behavior |
eclectic | made up of a variety of sources and styles |
empirical | derived from or guided by experience or experiment |
evoke | to call of or produce |
fervent | having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit |
gregarious | found of the company of others; sociabe |
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 preparation |
innovated | introducing something new |
intuition | direct percepion of truth |
lauditory | giving praise |
languid | lacking in vigor or vitality;slack or slow |
maverick | one who resists adherence to a group |
mitigate | to lessen in force or intensity |
narrative | a story or account of events, expierences |
novel | strikingly new or unusual |