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SAT Vocabulary – Tentative
A baby’s first steps are excellent example of something tentative because they are hesitant and uncertain. This Week’s Word: Tentative [ten-tuh-tiv] adjective Tentative means not fully worked out or...
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SAT Sentence Completion Example Problem
To keep their negotiations —–, the leaders of rival groups in the country arranged meetings that were —-. a....
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di·chot·o·my dīˈkätəmē/ noun Dichotomy is a word that is used to represent the division between two things that are completely different. The implication in using this word is that two things are in...
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co·ag·u·late kōˈagyəˌlāt/ verb Coagulate is a verb that means to change from a liquid to a solid or semisolid state. It is often used to describe the way blood thickens into a clot. Sample Sentence: I...
View ArticleExtra SAT Vocabulary – Aesthetic
aes·thet·ic esˈTHetik/ adjective/noun Aesthetic as an adjective means concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty. Aesthetic as a noun is a philosophical theory or set of principles governing...
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aus·pi·cious ôˈspiSHəs/ adjective Auspicious is an adjective that means “favorable” and “tending toward success.” It has a positive connotation. Sample Sentence: Following a successful and popular...
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SAT Vocabulary – Exacerbate
This Week’s Word: Exacerbate [Eggs-ASS-sir-bait] \ig-ˈza-sər-ˌbāt\ Exacerbate means to make more violent, bitter, or severe. Synonyms: Worsen, Aggravate,...
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SAT Vocabulary – Venerable
This Week’s Word: Venerable \ˈve-nər(-ə)-bəl, ˈven-rə-bəl\ [VEN-er-uh-ble] adjective. Venerable is a word used to describe someone who commands respect by virtue of age, dignity, character, or...
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SAT Vocabulary – Palliative
This Week’s Word: Palliative \ˈpa-lē-ˌā-tiv, ˈpal-yə-\ [PAL-ee-uh-tiv] adjective & noun. Palliative is used to describe something that relieves an ailment. Adjective form: something soothing. Noun...
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SAT Vocabulary – Inchoate
This Week’s Word: Inchoate [In-KOH-it] adjective Inchoate is a word used to describe something that’s just begun, and in an incomplete way. Synonyms: Incipient; Embryonic Etymology: It might help to...
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