frequent words of SAT 2
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this list is a sequel to the previous SAT list of frequent words but more infrequent(?)
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Source:Word Smart (the princeton review) The SAT Hit Parade
this list is a sequel to the previous SAT list of frequent words but more infrequent(?)
frequent words of SAT 3 is coming up soon...
Source:Word Smart (the princeton review) The SAT Hit Parade
Terms
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- fastidious
- meticulous; demanding
- solemn
- serious; grave
- mitigate
- to lessen the severity of sth
- dispassionate
- without passion; objective; neutral
- neutral
- unbiased; not taking sides; objective
- dogmatic
- arrogantly assertive of unproven ideas; arrogantly claiming that sth (often a system of beliefs) is beyond dispute
- alleviate
- to lessen; to relieve, usually temporarily or incompletely; to make bearable
- banal
- unoriginal; ordinary
- fervor
- passion
- belligerent
- combative; quarrelsome; waging war
- pragmatic
- practical; down-to-earth; based on experience rather than theory
- voluntary
- willing; unforced
- engender
- to create; to produce
- condone
- to overlook; to permit to happen
- profound
- deep; insightful (the opposite of superficial)
- expedite
- to make faster or easier
- disparage
- to belittle; to say uncomplimentary things about, usually in a somewhat indirect way
- gravity
- seriousness
- compliant
- yielding; submissive
- volition
- will; conscious choice
- austere
- unadorned; stern; forbidding; without much money
- prosaic
- dull; unimaginative; like prose
- advocate
- to speak in favor of; to support
- vacillate
- to be indecisive; to waver back and forth
- exemplary
- outstanding; setting a great example
- dissent
- disagreement
- disparate
- different; incompatible
- insipid
- dull; banal
- stagnation
- motionlessness; inactivity
- rigorous
- strict; harsh; severe
- ironic
- satiric; unexpected
- expedient
- providing an immediate advantage; serving one's immediate self-interest
- didactic
- instructive; intended to instruct
- astute
- perceptive; intelligent
- ephemeral
- short-lived; fleeting; not lasting
- deference
- submission to another's will; respect; courtesy
- ascetic
- like a hermit; practicing self-denial
- censure
- to condemn severely for doing something bad
- languish
- to become weak, listless, or depressed
- negligence
- carelessness
- heresy
- an opinion violently opposed to established beliefs
- euphony
- pleasant sound (the opposite is cacophony)
- philanthropy
- love of mankind; donating to charity
- deride
- to ridicule; to laugh at contemptuously
- tentative
- experimental; temporary; uncertain
- novel
- new; original
- extol
- to praise
- profuse
- flowing; extravagant
- conspicuous
- standing out; obvious
- reprehensible
- worthy of blame or censure