SAT Prep Middle School

Kimberly M. (United States of America)
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  1. staggering
    so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
  2. pristine
    immaculately clean and unused
  3. misconception
    an incorrect assumption
  4. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  5. captivating
    attracting and holding interest as if by a spell
  6. indulgent
    given to yielding to the wishes of someone
  7. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
  8. obscure
    not clearly understood or expressed
  9. phenomenon
    any state or process known through the senses
  10. diligent
    quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness
  11. erroneous
    containing or characterized by mistakes
  12. hail
    precipitation of ice pellets
  13. depict
    give a description of
  14. intrigue
    a crafty and involved plot to achieve your ends
  15. ingenious
    showing inventiveness and skill
  16. undermine
    weaken or impair, especially gradually
  17. underscore
    give extra weight to
  18. dubious
    fraught with uncertainty or doubt
  19. tenacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  20. perseverance
    the act of continuing or repeating
  21. empirical
    derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
  22. candid
    openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness
  23. circumscribe
    draw a geometric figure around another figure
  24. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
  25. atypical
    not representative of a group, class, or type
Created on Tue Nov 12 13:58:08 EST 2013

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