SAT Hit Parade 1~25
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25 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 candid | completely honest, straightforward |
| conjecture | inference; guesswork |
| didactic | instructive |
| effusive | showing excessive emotion; overflowing |
| euphemism | a mild, indirect, or vague term substituted for a harsh, blunt, or offensive term |
| extrapolate | to infer or estimate by extending or projecting know information |
| incoherent | lacking cohesion or connection |
| insinuate | to introduce or communicate stealthily |
| loquacious | very talkitive |
| lucid | easily understood; clear |
| rhetoric | the art of using language effectively and persuasive |
| acumen | quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight |
| adroit | dexterous; deft |
| ascertain | to find out, as through investigation or experimentation |
| astute | shrewd; clever |
| circumspect | careful; prudent; discreet |
| disseminate | to scatter widely, as in sowing seed |
| erudition | deep, extensive learning |
| pedantic | excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules |
| perspicacious | shrewd; clear-sighted |
| pragmatic | practical |
| precocious | characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude) |
| prolific | (adj) producing large volumes or amounts; productive |
| prospectus | formal proposal |
| rudimentary | basic; elementary; in the earliest stages of development |
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