Study sets matching "vocab sat english language composition"
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abstract
acclaim
acquiesce
adversary
theoretical; lacking substance (the opposite of concrete)
praise; applause; admiration
to agree finally; to go along with something
an opponent; enemy
abstract
theoretical; lacking substance (the opposite of concrete)
acclaim
praise; applause; admiration
abate
abdicate
aberration
abjure
become less in amount or intensity.
give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties…
a state or condition markedly different from the norm.
(v.) to reject, renounce (To prove his honesty, the president…
abate
become less in amount or intensity.
abdicate
give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties…
Expletive
Asyndeton
Polysyndeton
Understatement
noun, a profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or a…
noun, the omission of conjunctions like "and" or "but" where t…
noun, using several conjunctions in close succession, especial…
noun, a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to wha…
Expletive
noun, a profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or a…
Asyndeton
noun, the omission of conjunctions like "and" or "but" where t…
antagonist
arbitrary
austere
expedite (expedient)
(n) opposition; hostility; resistance
(adj) subject to individual judgment
(adj) severe; strict; without frills
(v) to make faster or easier
antagonist
(n) opposition; hostility; resistance
arbitrary
(adj) subject to individual judgment
desecrate
fortuitous
vehement
credulous
(v) to profane a holy place
(adj) accidental; happening by chance or... luck
(adj) urgent; passionate; forceful
(adj) gullible; overly trusting
desecrate
(v) to profane a holy place
fortuitous
(adj) accidental; happening by chance or... luck
scrutinize
coalesce
orthodox
innate
(v) to examine closely
(v) to come together; to merge; to join
(adj) standard; commonly accepted;... conventional (not just in r…
(adj) inborn; inherited
scrutinize
(v) to examine closely
coalesce
(v) to come together; to merge; to join
ephemeral
relegate
futile
condone
(adj) short-lived; fleeting; transitory
(v) to dismiss; to an inferior person
(adj) hopeless; worthless; useless
(v) to forgive; to overlook
ephemeral
(adj) short-lived; fleeting; transitory
relegate
(v) to dismiss; to an inferior person
prodigal
assess
deter
complacent
(adj) extravagant; wasteful
(v) to estimate the value of; to measure
(v) to prevent, especially by threatening
(adj) overly self satisfied with ones ability, slacking off, t…
prodigal
(adj) extravagant; wasteful
assess
(v) to estimate the value of; to measure
reprove
pessimism
cursory
profligate
(v) to scold; to find fault with
(n) gloominess; a belief that the bad... guys always win
(adj) hasty, not thorough
(adj) extremely wasteful; wildly... extravagant
reprove
(v) to scold; to find fault with
pessimism
(n) gloominess; a belief that the bad... guys always win
apathy
ambiguous
fervent
vagrant
(n) lack of emotion or interest
(adj) having more than one meaning;... vague
(adj) passionate
(n) a wandering homeless person; a tramp
apathy
(n) lack of emotion or interest
ambiguous
(adj) having more than one meaning;... vague
Allegory
Antecedent
Antithesis
Aphorism
The device of using character and/or story elements symbolical…
Word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.
Opposition or contrast of ideas through parallelism.
Early to bed and early to rise help make a man healthy, wealth…
Allegory
The device of using character and/or story elements symbolical…
Antecedent
Word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.
Analogy
Antecedent
Connotation
Didactic
A similarity or comparison between two different things or the…
The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.
The non-literal, associative meaning of a word; the implied, s…
From the Greek, literally means "teaching." The primary aim is…
Analogy
A similarity or comparison between two different things or the…
Antecedent
The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.
Allegory
Antecedent
Antithesis
Aphorism
The device of using character and/or story elements symbolical…
Word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.
Opposition or contrast of ideas through parallelism.
Terse statement of unknown authorship which expresses a genera…
Allegory
The device of using character and/or story elements symbolical…
Antecedent
Word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.