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SAT VOCABULARY
SAT vocabularies from the Princeton Review
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08/17/2009

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Candid (KAN did)
Definition
Completely honest, straightforward
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Conjecture (kun JEK chur)
Definition
inference; guesswork
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Didactic (die DAK tik)
Definition
instructive, amused
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Euphemism (YOO fuh miz um)
Definition
vague term substituting for a harsh
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Incoherent (in ko HEAR unt)
Definition
lacking cohesion or connection
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Extrapolate (ek STRAP uh layt)
Definition
to infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information
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Insinuate (in SIN yoo ayt)
Definition
to imply or communicate stealthily
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Lucid (LOO cid)
Definition
easily understood; clear
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Rhetoric (RET uh rik)
Definition
the art of using language effectively and persuasively
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Acumen (Ak yoo men)
Definition
quickness, accuracy, and keeness of judgment or insight
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Abstruse (ab STROOS)
Definition
difficult to understand
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Adroit (uh DROYT)
Definition
dexterous; deft
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Ascertain (as er TAYN)
Definition
to find out, as through investigation or experimentation
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Astute (uh STOOT)
Definition
shrewd; clever
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Circumspect (SER kum spekt)
Definition
careful; prudent; discreet
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Disseminate (dis SEM uh nayt)
Definition
to scatter widely, as in sowing seed
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Erudition (er yuh DISH un)
Definition
deep, extensive learning
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Husbandry (HUZ bun dree)
Definition
the application of scientific principles to agriculture, especially to animal breeding
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Pedantic (puh DAN tik)
Definition
excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules
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Perspicacious (per spih KAY shus)
Definition
shrewd; clear-sighted
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Prospectus (pro SPEK tus)
Definition
formal proposal
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Rudimentary (roo duh MEN tu ee)
Definition
basic; elementary; in the earliest stages of development
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