SAT Must-Know Vocab Lesson 1.8
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laurensphar on January 1, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 favorable; giving an advantage | advantageous |
| land surrounded by body of water; a group of many islands in a large body of water | archipelago |
| kind; intending or showing kindness | benevolent |
| mourning; state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one | bereavement |
| definite; forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to doubt or question | conclusive |
| excuse; excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with | condone |
| expert; an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts | connoisseur |
| friendly; diffusing warmth and friendliness | cordial |
| doubtful; fraught with uncertainty or doubt | dubious |
| escaping; difficult to describe | elusive |
| humiliation; the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public | embarrassment |
| decorate; add details to | embellish |
| establish; fix firmly or securely | entrench |
| destroy; kill in large numbers | eradicate |
| mystery; confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle | esoteric |
| make worse | exacerbate |
| end; an external body part that projects from the body | extremity |
| modesty; a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride | humility |
| precise; marked by precise accordance with details | meticulous |
| ordinary; found in the ordinary course of events | mundane |
| organized; a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer | orderly |
| intricate; marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details | ornate |
| dilemma; a situation from which extrication is difficult, especially an unpleasant one | plight |
| fondness; an inclination to do something | propensity |
| having an open attitude; open to arguments, ideas, or change | receptive |
| irony; witty language used to convey insults or scorn | sarcasm |
| examine; to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail | scrutinize |
| isolate; lee[ away from others | seclude |
| exciting; causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion | sensational |
| confirm; establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts | substantiate |
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