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92 Real SAT
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abandoned | v: to give oneself up to (e.g., evil); to cast off or reject |
| accusation (accuse) | n: an indictment, a charge of an offense; the act of accusing |
| ambiguity (ambiguous) | n: hesitation, doubt; an uncertainty; an instance of double meaning |
| analyze (analyst) | v: to examine critically in order to bring out key elements or structure; to ascertain the elements of something |
| antagonize (-ism, -istic, -ist) | v: to struggle against |
| apology (apologize, apologetic) | n: an acknowledgment of fault or failure |
| architect (architecture) | n: a designer of any complex structure or plan |
| astute | adj: shrewd, crafty |
| blueprint | n: a plan or program of action |
| boundary | n: something that marks the limit or dividing line, or that limit itself |
| canvas | n: a type of cloth used in sails, tents, to paint onv: to solicit support or votes |
| comic (comedy, comedian) | adj: causing or intended to cause laughter |
| compassion (-ate) | n: sympathy, pity |
| compete (competition, competitive) | v: to strive for an objective |
| complex (complexity) | n: a group of related elementsadj: formed by combination; intricate or not easily analyzed |
| comprehensive | adj: large in scope; all-inclusive |
| compromise | n: a joint agreement between two partiesv: to come to terms by mutual concessions |
| condemn (condemnation) | v: to declare to be wrong or evil |
| conflict | n: a battle, a fightv: to fight or to battle |
| confusion (confused) | n: the state of being perplexed |
| consensus | n: agreement or unity of opinion |
| contemporary | adj: occurring at the same time |
| contempt (contemptuous) | n: the act of despising someone or something |
| convention (conventional) | n: an agreement; a norm or generally accepted rule, practice, or behavior; an assembly of people |
| conversation | n: a spoken interchange; a talk |
| corrective (correct, correction) | n: something that counteracts harm; something that restores health or proper behavior |
| critic (critical, criticism, criticize) | n: one who judges the truth or value of any matter |
| debate (debatable) | n: strife or contention in argumentv: to argue, discuss, quarrel over |
| deceit (deceitful, deceive) | n: misrepresentation or concealment of the truth; an instance of such behavior |
| defend | v: to protect or uphold |
| defined (definable, definition) | adj: having a specified outline or form |
| demand | n: a request, especially if urgentv: to ask for or require |
| deride | v: to laugh mockingly at; to scorn |
| desert | v: to abandon |
| destroy (destruction) | v: to ruin or put out of existence |
| determined | adj: resolved upon; resolute |
| digress (digression) | v: to deviate from or to stray; to depart from the main point in argument |
| discredit | n: a lack of reputation; a loss or lack of confidence or trustv: to injure the reputation of; to disbelieve |
| disease | n: illness |
| disregard | v: to pay no attention to |
| distort (distortion) | v: to twist; to misrepresent |
| document | v: to prove by evidence |
| dominate (dominance, dominant) | v: to master; to prevail |
| doubt (doubtful) | n: uncertaintyv: to hesitate to believe; to be uncertain |
| elect (election, electorate) | v: to choosen: chosen, selected |
| emotion | n: a state of mind; a strong feeling |
| endurance (endure) | n: the ability to last or hold out |
| enhance | v: to raise the level of |
| evaporate (evaporation) | v: to convert into gas; to disappear |
| exclude (exclusive) | v: to keep out; to deny entry to |
| expand (expansion) | v: to spread out; to give full expression to |
| generosity (generous) | adj: magnanimity; liberality in giving |
| hedonism (hedonist, hedonistic) | n: the love of pleasure as the chief goal of life |
| hypocrisy (hypocrite, hypocritical) | n: the practice of falsely professing a belief to which one’s own actions do not conform |
| hypothesis | n: a proposition or assumption put forth as the basis for further investigation |
| illusory (illusion) | adj: deceptive |
| imitate (imitation) | v: to mimic or copy |
| integrity | n: completeness; free from moral corruption |
| investigate (investigation, investigator) | v: to examine a matter thoroughly; to make a systematic search |
| isolation (isolated) | n: unconnected with anything else |
| lubricate (lubricant) | v: to make slippery or smooth in order to minimize friction |
| manual | adj: pertaining to hands, especially labor done by handn: a book of instruction |
| measure | n: a size or quantity determined by measuring; something assessed by judgment or observationv: to ascertain size, quantity, or distance; to regulate or restrain |
| modest (modesty) | adj: having a moderate estimate of one’s ability; not exaggerated or excessive |
| narrate (narrative, narrator) | v: to tell a story |
| navigate (navigable, navigation) | v: to find one’s way |
| neglect (negligence, negligent) | v: to pay no or insufficient attention to |
| novel (novelty, novelist) | v: new, originaln: a usually long prose narrative |
| obey (obedience) | v: to comply with or submit to |
| observe (observable, observation) | v: to watch carefully; to adhere to (e.g., a custom) |
| offense (offensive) | n: an attack; a breach of law, duty, or manners |
| oppose (opponent, opposition) | v: to set oneself against; to confront with objections |
| perplex (perplexing, perplexity) | v: to confuse; to torment |
| persistent (persistence) | adj: enduring; persisting in an action |
| persuade (persuasive) | v: to successfully talk someone into an action or belief |
| plot | n: a small piece of ground; a plan; a conspiracyv: to plan, especially a conspiracy |
| preserve | v: to keep from harm |
| progress (progressive) | n: advancement; developmentv: to proceed; to move by stages; to move forward |
| prohibitive (prohibit) | adj: having the quality of preventing something from happening |
| prosaic (prose) | adj: commonplace, dull |
| protagonist | n: the chief person in a work of fiction; the leading person in a contest |
| restrain (restraint, restrained) | v: to prevent from doing something; to limit |
| revise (revision) | v: to look over repeatedly, as in a plan or piece of writing |
| satisfactory (satisfy) | adj: sufficient, adequate |
| scrutinize | v: to inspect closely; to examine methodically |
| stimulate (stimulant, stimulation, stimulus) | v: to rouse to action; to animate |
| supplant | v: to cause the downfall of; to remove from a position |
| suppress | v: to cause an activity to cease; to cause a person to become powerless |
| surreptitious | adj: obtained by suppression of the truth; acting stealthily or secretly |
| universal | adj: applicable in all cases; including or affecting all members of a particular group; pertaining to the universe |
| varied | adj: of different sorts or kinds |
| venerate (venerable, venerability) | v: to regard with deep respect; to pay honor to something |
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