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ELA 8 SAT Vocab 4
Term | Definition |
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distort | pull or twist out of shape; give a misleading account of |
fabricate | invent, typically with deceitful intent; construct or manufacture (an industrial product) |
discriminate | recognize a distinction |
indiscriminate | done or acting a random or without careful judgment |
speculate | form a theory or conjecture without firm evidence; surmise |
complacent | smugly pleased and self-satisfied, especially uncritically or unwarrantedly |
superfluous | unnecessary, especially through being more than enough |
ambivalent | having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone |
belie | fail to give a true idea of; show to be untrue or unjustified |
contend | struggle to deal with a difficulty; fight or argue; compete assert |
contentious | causing or likely to cause disagreement or controversy |
eradicate | remove or destroy completely; get rid of |