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SAT Vocab Set 3
Vocabulary Word | Meaning |
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to eat beyond SATIATION | to eat beyond COMPLETE SATISFACTION |
INTERVALS between studying | TIME PERIODS between studying |
the PITFALLS of buying a house | the DOWNSIDES of buying a house |
RELATABLE situation | PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE situation |
can be INFERRED from the passage | can be CONCLUDED from the passage |
TOLERANCE FOR pain | ABILITY TO STAND pain |
strength, weight and density are CORRELATED | strength, weight and density are LINKED |
fail CATASTROPHICALLY | fail DISASTROUSLY |
FINE-TUNING the temperature | SLIGHTLY ADJUSTING the temperature |
Foxes and dogs are AKIN to each other. | Foxes and dogs are SIMILAR to each other. |
ETCHES out his name with a knife | CARVES out his name with a knife |
APPLICATIONS for the invention | USES for the invention |
CONVENTIONAL wisdom | USUAL wisdom |
VOLATILE situation | UNSTABLE situation |
COUNTERINTUITIVE behavior | CONTRARY TO EXPECTED behavior |
INNOVATIVE approach | INVENTIVE approach |
pursue other AVENUES to solving the problem | pursue other APPROACHES to solving the problem |
AVID music lover | ENTHUSIASTIC music lover |
BEAR a resemblance | APPEAR TO HAVE a resemblance |
BENEVOLENT help | GENEROUS help |
to BOLSTER security on campus | to STRENGTHEN security on campus |
a news conference remarkable for its BREVITY | a news conference remarkable for its SHORTNESS |
doubts about the witness's CANDOR | doubts about the witness's HONESTY |
CAPITALIZE on an opponent's mistake | TAKE ADVANTAGE of an opponent's mistake |
photos that CAPTURE the shock people felt | photos that SHOW the shock people felt |
9-11 and WMD were the CATALYSTS for the Iraq War. | 9-11 and WMD were the SPARKS for the Iraq War. |
made OVERTURES to get them to join | made INITIAL ATTEMPTS to get them to join |
ELOQUENT account of her experience | REVEALING account of her experience |
IN CONCERT with black men | TOGETHER with black men |
ALIENATING factor | factor PUSHING SOMEONE AWAY |
Parents are INHERENTLY protective | Parents are NATURALLY protective |
makes those conversations EXPONENTIALLY more valuable | makes those conversations MANY TIMES more valuable |
ROBUST economy | STRONG economy |
SKEPTICAL of alliances | SUSPICIOUS of alliances |
to make women's liberation more INCLUSIVE | to make women's liberation more WELCOMING TO OTHERS |
SAFEGUARD culture | PROTECT culture |
PERPETUATE violence | KEEP UP ONGOING violence |
RETAIN popularity | CONTINUE TO BE popular |
CONSERVE wildlife | PREVENT LOSS OF wildlife |
they EMBODIED courage | they WERE THE FACE OF courage |
to SOLIDIFY the argument | to STRENGTHEN the argument |
CIVIC responsibility | responsibility AS A CITIZEN |
CLINICAL attitude | EMOTIONALLY UNATTACHED attitude |
COARSE way of speaking | UNREFINED way of speaking |
The events COINCIDE with my visit. | The events ARE AT THE SAME TIME as my visit. |
The city decided to COMMISSION a monument. | The city decided to PAY AN ARTIST FOR a monument. |
He was COMPLACENT about his high school education. | He was UNCONCERNED about his high school education. |
She finally had to CONCEDE the argument. | She finally WAS FORCED TO ADMIT LOSING the argument. |
CONDONE his rude behavior | APPROVE OF his rude behavior |
milk COMPLEMENTS cookies | milk GOES WELL WITH cookies |