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Feyi Set #4
SAT Vocab Set #4
Vocabulary Word | Meaning |
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DEPLETED the hot water | USED UP the hot water |
DESOLATE place | LONELY place |
DEVISED a safe plan | CAME UP WITH a safe plan |
DILIGENT in his studies | HARD WORKING in his studies |
side effects should DIMINISH over time | side effects should LESSEN over time |
conditions were so DIRE that people died | conditions were so TERRIBLE that people died |
DISCORD among politicians | LACK OF AGREEMENT among politicians |
to DISDAIN him as a liar | to LOOK DOWN ON him as a liar |
handle LOGISTICS | handle SUPPLIES AND TRANSPORTATION |
to face a DILEMMA | to face a HARD CHOICE |
VEXING problem | FRUSTRATING problem |
DEFT move | SKILLFUL move |
CONSPICUOUS weight gain | NOTICEABLE weight gain |
highly CRYPTIC foods | highly DIFFICULT TO FIGURE OUT foods |
CRITERION for picking | QUALIFYING CHARACTERISTIC for picking |
the 2016 election's UNIQUENESS | the 2016 election's ONE-OF-A-KIND NATURE |
The decline in sales VALIDATED our concerns. | The decline in sales CONFIRMED our concerns. |
not yet tested EMPIRICALLY | not yet tested BY OBSERVATION |
MODIFIED their behavior | CHANGED their behavior |
interest in new objects was DICTATED primarily by | interest in new objects was DETERMINED primarily by |
VIVACIOUS youth | LIVELY youth |
RECEPTIVE attitude | OPEN attitude |
ACUTENESS of a bird's eyesight | KEENNESS of a bird's eyesight |
FORESHADOW dangerous trends. | PREDICT dangerous trends. |
BRAINIAC birds | HIGHLY INTELLIGENT birds |
SEEDED the path with objects | SPRINKLED the path with objects |
touch all new objects PREFERENTIALLY | touch all new objects AS FIRST CHOICE |
NOVELTY of an experience | NEWNESS of an experience |
FRAME a discussion | ORGANIZE a discussion |
RECONCILED two ideas | REMOVED CONFLICT BETWEEN two ideas |
ASSESSING what you will need | EVALUATING what you will need |
analysis INDICATES there is more traffic | analysis SHOWS that there is more traffic |
the traffic the road ACCOMMODATES | the traffic the road HAS ROOM FOR |
VARIED choices | MANY AND DIFFERENT choices |
PROJECTING that 16 percent of new jobs | ESTIMATING FOR THE FUTURE that 16 percent of new jobs |
He was DISMAYED to get an F. | He was EXTREMELY UNHAPPY to get an F. |
A good boss never DISPARAGES her employees. | A good boss never TALKS NEGATIVELY ABOUT her employees. |
DISPATCH a messenger | SEND a messenger |
DIVERSIFICATION of students | VARIETY of students |
religious DOCTRINES | religious BELIEFS |
A king has DOMINION over his subjects. | A king has POWER over this subjects. |
DREARY day | GLOOMY day |
DUBIOUS claims | QUESTIONABLE claims |
ECCENTRIC clothes | STRANGE clothes |
EGREGRIOUS mistake | EXTREMELY BAD mistake |
ELOQUENT speech | SKILLFULLY EXPRESSIVE speech |
EMINENT professor | HIGHLY REGARDED professor |
exhaust fumes EMITTED from cars | exhaust fumes GIVEN OFF from cars |
EMPHATIC denial | ABSOLUTE denial |
ENDOWED with a great voice | GIFTED with a great voice |