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SAT Vocabulary – Arduous
This Week’s Word: Arduous [ahr-joo-uh's] adjective Arduous means requiring great exertion or energy. It is a synonym of laborious. It can specifically mean hard to climb, but more broadly mean...
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SAT Vocabulary – Pernicious
This Week’s Word: Pernicious [per-nish-uh's] adjective Pernicious means causing insidious harm or ruin; destructive; ruinous; injurious; hurtful. Pernicious can also mean deadly or fatal, and a more...
View ArticleExtra SAT Vocabulary — Dichotomy
di·chot·o·my dīˈkätəmē/ noun Dichotomy is a word that is used to represent the division between two things that are completely different. The implication in using this word is that two things are in...
View ArticleExtra SAT Vocabulary – Coagulate
co·ag·u·late kōˈagyəˌlāt/ verb Coagulate is a verb that means to change from a liquid to a solid or semisolid state. It is often used to describe the way blood thickens into a clot. Sample Sentence: I...
View ArticleExtra SAT Vocabulary – Aesthetic
aes·thet·ic esˈTHetik/ adjective/noun Aesthetic as an adjective means concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty. Aesthetic as a noun is a philosophical theory or set of principles governing...
View ArticleExtra SAT Vocabulary – Auspicious
aus·pi·cious ôˈspiSHəs/ adjective Auspicious is an adjective that means “favorable” and “tending toward success.” It has a positive connotation. Sample Sentence: Following a successful and popular...
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SAT Vocabulary – Venerable
This Week’s Word: Venerable \ˈve-nər(-ə)-bəl, ˈven-rə-bəl\ [VEN-er-uh-ble] adjective. Venerable is a word used to describe someone who commands respect by virtue of age, dignity, character, or...
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SAT Vocabulary – Inchoate
This Week’s Word: Inchoate [In-KOH-it] adjective Inchoate is a word used to describe something that’s just begun, and in an incomplete way. Synonyms: Incipient; Embryonic Etymology: It might help to...
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SAT Vocabulary—Convivial
The lively festivities of Oktoberfest reflect the convivial nature of the celebration’s founder, King Ludwig I of Bavaria. This Week’s Word: Convivial /kənˈvɪv i əl/ adj. Convivial can be used to...
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SAT Vocabulary—Ephemeral
This Week’s Word: Ephemeral /ɪˈfɛm ər əl/ [ih-fem-er-uh l] adj. Ephemeral describes something short-lived or something that lasts for only a day. Squirrel Corn is a spring ephemeral, a plant that...
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