SAT READING COMPREHENSION
VOCABULARY
1.aesthetic: concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty
2.allusion: an indirect reference
3.ambivalent: mixed feelings about something/someone
4.anecdote: a short and amusing story about a real incident or person
5.assert: to state a fact or belief forcefully
6.assess: to evaluate the nature, ability, or quality of
7.belied: fail to give a true notion or impression of
8.characterize: to describe the distinctive nature or features of
9.compare: to note the similarity or dissimilarity between
10.concur: to agree
11.contempt: the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration
12.contrast: the state of being different from something else
13.conventional: based on what is generally done
14.convey: communicate a message or information
15.debunk: to expose the falseness or hollowness of
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, 16.digression: a section of a composition/speech that is an intentional
change of subject
17.discern: to perceive or recognize something
18.discredit: to harm the reputation of someone
19.disengage: to detach, loosen, or separate
20.disinterest: the state of not being influenced by personal involvement
in some- thing; lack of interest
21.dismissive: feeling that something is unworthy of consideration
22.disparage: regard as being of little worth
23.disparity: a great difference
24.dispassionate: not influenced by strong emotion
25.dubious: hesitating or doubting
26.elicit: evoke or draw out
27.endorse: declare one's support of
28.equivocate: use debatable language so as to conceal the truth
29.exemplify: to be a typical example of
30.hyperbole: exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally
31.hypothesis: a proposed explanation made on the basis of limited
evidence as a starting point for further investigation
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VOCABULARY
1.aesthetic: concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty
2.allusion: an indirect reference
3.ambivalent: mixed feelings about something/someone
4.anecdote: a short and amusing story about a real incident or person
5.assert: to state a fact or belief forcefully
6.assess: to evaluate the nature, ability, or quality of
7.belied: fail to give a true notion or impression of
8.characterize: to describe the distinctive nature or features of
9.compare: to note the similarity or dissimilarity between
10.concur: to agree
11.contempt: the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration
12.contrast: the state of being different from something else
13.conventional: based on what is generally done
14.convey: communicate a message or information
15.debunk: to expose the falseness or hollowness of
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, 16.digression: a section of a composition/speech that is an intentional
change of subject
17.discern: to perceive or recognize something
18.discredit: to harm the reputation of someone
19.disengage: to detach, loosen, or separate
20.disinterest: the state of not being influenced by personal involvement
in some- thing; lack of interest
21.dismissive: feeling that something is unworthy of consideration
22.disparage: regard as being of little worth
23.disparity: a great difference
24.dispassionate: not influenced by strong emotion
25.dubious: hesitating or doubting
26.elicit: evoke or draw out
27.endorse: declare one's support of
28.equivocate: use debatable language so as to conceal the truth
29.exemplify: to be a typical example of
30.hyperbole: exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally
31.hypothesis: a proposed explanation made on the basis of limited
evidence as a starting point for further investigation
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