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SAT Vocabulary
Some Useful SAT Vocabulary.
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Language - English
11th Grade
10/12/2009

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Subordination
Definition
indicating that one idea is less important by placing it in a dependent clause while placing the more important idea in an independent clause.
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Co-ordination
Definition
if two ideas that are of equal importance; the writer may indicate this relationship by placing both ideas in independent clauses.
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Diction
Definition
the writer’s word choice
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Syntax
Definition
The sentence structure of a piece of writing.
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Voice
Definition
the way a written work conveys an author’s attitude.
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Persona
Definition
a fictional voice that a writer adopts to tell a story, determined by subject matter and audience.
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Objectivity
Definition
an impersonal or unbiased presentation of events and characters.
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Subjectivity
Definition
a personal presentation of events and characters influenced by the author’s feelings and opinions.
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Juxtapose
Definition
to place “things” side-by-side for the sake of comparison and/or contrast.
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Colloquialism
Definition
word, phrase used in everyday conversation and in informal writing, but is not acceptable in formal writing or speaking.
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Invective
Definition
an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language.
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Pedantic
Definition
an adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish.
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Ambivalent
Definition
having mixed emotions; indecisive.
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Lugubrious
Definition
dismal, mournful.
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Supercilious
Definition
having lofty pride; arrogant.
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Histrionic
Definition
overly dramatic.
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Dogmatic
Definition
authoritative, assertive, arrogant.
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Didactic
Definition
instructive; teaching a lesson.
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Synecdoche
Definition
a figure of speech in which a part of something represents the whole (“wheels” represents a car or transportation; “heels” represents high-heeled shoes.)
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Metonymy
Definition
a figure of speech in which something is represented by something that is closely related to it (the White House represents the President.)
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Chiasmus
Definition
a rhetorical of literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or modified form (“Poetry is the record of the best and happiest moments of the happiest and best minds”).
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Philistinism
Definition
indifference to artistic and intellectual values; attitude of smug ignorance, especially toward artistic and cultural values.
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Raiment
Definition
clothing.
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Cupidity
Definition
greed, avarice, excessive desire for wealth.
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Buttress
Definition
to support.
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Pervasive
Definition
of being spread or diffused everywhere.
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Proliferation
Definition
growth or increase by rapid production of new units.
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Ubiquitous
Definition
existing or being everywhere at the same time.
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Eschew
Definition
to abstain or refrain from.
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Toady
Definition
a person who flatters, fawns upon, or curries favor with another person in hopes of receiving favors.
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Gaffe
Definition
a faux pas or social blunder.
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Largesse
Definition
liberality in giving, generosity.
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Cacophony
Definition
harsh or discordant sounds.
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Fallacy
Definition
an argument or reasoning in which the conclusion does not follow from the premises.
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