Vocab Booster SAT Textbook Vocabulary, Reading Unit 3 Drill 1, p. 82-4

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  1. abstract
    existing only in the mind
  2. adage
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying an important fact
  3. anecdote
    short account of an incident
  4. appeal
    earnest or urgent request
  5. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  6. compensate
    make amends for
  7. concession
    a point that is yielded
  8. concrete
    capable of being perceived by the senses
  9. conduct
    the way a person behaves toward other people
  10. consequent
    following or accompanying as a result
  11. contradiction
    opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
  12. contrast
    the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
  13. corpus
    a collection of writings
  14. dilemma
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
  15. disputant
    a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
  16. endorse
    approve of
  17. evasion
    a statement that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
  18. faction
    a dissenting clique
  19. fall out
    have a breach in relations
  20. forerunner
    something that precedes something or someone
  21. formative
    capable of molding or fashioning
  22. fragment
    a piece broken off or cut off of something else
  23. idle
    not in action or at work
  24. innovative
    introducing new ideas or creative methods
  25. insight
    clear or deep perception of a situation
  26. insincere
    lacking the quality of being open and truthful
  27. interminable
    tiresomely long; seemingly without end
  28. leisure
    time available for ease and relaxation
  29. metaphysical
    pertaining to the philosophical study of being and knowing
  30. momentous
    of very great significance
  31. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  32. practical
    guided by experience and observation rather than theory
  33. pragmatic
    concerning a theory of observable practical consequences
  34. pragmatism
    the doctrine that practical consequences determine value
  35. prelude
    something that introduces what follows
  36. pretend
    represent fictitiously, as in a play, or act like
  37. quibble
    evade the truth of a point by raising irrelevant objections
  38. ramble
    move about aimlessly or without any destination
  39. relative
    properly linked in size or degree or other characteristics
  40. respective
    considered individually
  41. scholastic
    a person who is preoccupied with rules and learning
  42. shuffle
    mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
  43. subject
    the topic of a conversation or discussion
  44. successive
    following in order without gaps
  45. tactic
    a plan for attaining a particular goal
  46. threadbare
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  47. unwarranted
    incapable of being justified or explained
  48. resultant
    following or accompanying as a consequence
  49. adept
    someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
  50. utility
    the quality of being of practical use
Created on Wed Apr 01 16:48:20 EDT 2020 (updated Thu Apr 02 20:21:29 EDT 2020)

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