30 SAT Prep Words

Olivia S.
Straight from the 2012 SAT Preparation book. These are some words that I found particularly challenging
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  1. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  2. disingenuous
    not straightforward or candid
  3. presumptuous
    going beyond what is appropriate, permitted, or courteous
  4. ignominious
    deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
  5. pervasive
    spreading or spread throughout
  6. exhortation
    an earnest attempt at persuasion
  7. ambivalence
    mixed feelings or emotions
  8. evocation
    stimulation that calls up a particular class of behaviors
  9. pathos
    a quality that arouses emotions, especially pity or sorrow
  10. plaudits
    enthusiastic approval
  11. empirical
    derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
  12. altruism
    the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  13. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  14. husbandry
    the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
  15. extirpation
    the act of pulling up or out
  16. exemplar
    a person or thing to be imitated; ideal model
  17. amalgam
    a combination or blend of diverse things
  18. imprudent
    not sensible, responsible, or wise
  19. concession
    the act of yielding
  20. assertion
    a declaration that is made emphatically
  21. circumscribed
    subject to restrictions or constraints
  22. hubris
    overbearing pride or presumption
  23. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  24. incongruity
    the quality of disagreeing
  25. lassitude
    a feeling of lack of interest or energy
  26. bucolic
    devoted to raising sheep or cattle
  27. misnomer
    an incorrect or unsuitable name
  28. ineffable
    defying expression or description
  29. edifying
    enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage improvement
  30. retrenchment
    the process of saving money by cutting expenses
Created on Tue May 01 15:29:15 EDT 2012

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