SAT Prep Vocab #15-29 & Roots #17-31
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erikadianne on September 14, 2011
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31 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Diplomatic | tactful, discreet, sensitive |
| decorum | dignity or good taste appropriate to a situation; good manners |
| diffident | shy, hesitant, insecure, reserved |
| aplomb | confidence, skill, poise, composure, style, ease |
| renunciation | denial, rejection of someone/something; giving something up |
| renounce | to give up, forsake, abandon |
| disseminate | make something, like knowledge or disinformation, available; to distribute, spread |
| tangential | only slightly related to the issue at hand; divergent, peripheral |
| relevant | germane, pertinent, related, appropriate, applicable |
| advocate | support, encourage, promote, be in favor of |
| astute | perceptive, incisive, discerning, intelligent, sharp |
| complicity | involvement, collusion, participation, support |
| implicate | link, accuse, involve, connect, incriminate |
| contradiction | disagreement, opposition, inconsistenct, conflict, ambiguity |
| treacherous | deceitful, double-crossing, two-faced, dangerous |
| melancholy | sad, depressed, low, gloomy |
| arbor-- | tree arboreal, arboretum |
| arch-- | chief or old hierarchy, archaic |
| ard-- | burn or steep ardent, arduous |
| art-- | art artistic, artisan |
| aster, astro-- | star astrology, astrophysics, asterisk |
| aud-- | hearing auditory, audition, audio |
| aug-- | increase augment, augur |
| avi-- | bird aviation, avian |
| beat-- | happy beatific, beatitude |
| bell-- | war bellicose, belligerent |
| bene, bon-- | good, well benefactor, beneficial |
| bi-- | twice biannual, binoculars |
| bio-- | life biography, biology |
| brev-- | short brief, abbreviate |
| capt, cept-- | to stop or interrupt captivating, interrupt |
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