SAT DAY 1 WORDS

• idealized (adj.) perfect, better than the real or actual version

• intricate (adj.) complicated; difficult to understand

• illusory (adj.) based on illusion, falsehood, or deception; not real

• imposing (adj.) grand and impressive in scale and appearance

• ingenious (adj.) clever; original; innovative

• meticulous (adj.) showing great attention to detail; overly careful or precise

• pristine (adj.) clean, pure; immaculate; in original, fresh condition

• affect (v.) to make a difference in something; to emotionally influence someone

• engender (v.) to create; to cause (a situation, action, or mental state)

• constrict (v.) to make narrower; to tighten

• counterbalance (v.) to cancel out or neutralize (an argument or action) with an opposite (argument or action)

• repudiate (v.) to disown; reject; deny the validity of something

• pervasive (adj.) (of something unpleasant) spreading widely throughout an area or group of people

• credible (adj.) reasonably trusted or believed; plausible

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• assertive (adj.) having a confident, more forceful personality

• profound (adj.) showing intellectual depth and insight; showing intense feeling

• withdraw (v.) to remove; to leave a place or situation

• present (v.) to give or award; to formally introduce

• instruct (v.) to direct or command; to teach a subject or skill

• steer (v.) to guide or control (a vehicle or person)

• controversy (n.) disagreement; dispute

• exposure (n.) being in contact with something (environmental conditions, illness); publication or reveal of information

• dependence (n.) having reliance on something not made or controlled by oneself

• advance (v. or n.) to make progress; to move forward; to improve

• prolong (v.) to extend the duration of

• counteract (v.) to act against something; to thwart or prevent

• trigger (v.) to cause (an event) to happen

• soothe (v.) to calm; to relieve or ease discomfort

• indifferent (adj.) having no interest, unconcerned; neither good nor bad, mediocre

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• revolt (n. or v.) to rebel; an attempt at rebelling against an authority

• vindicate (v.) to free from blame; to give truthful evidence; verify

• fusion (n.) the joining of two or more things into a single form

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• dismissal (n.) ordering or allowing someone's leave; the treatment of something as unworthy of serious consideration; rejection

• critique (n.) a detailed analysis and assessment of something (especially theory, literature, or political stance)

• simplification (n.) the process of making something easier to do or understand

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• enroll (v.) to register officially; to recruit someone for a service

• value (v.) to estimate monetary worth of something; to consider someone valuable; to have a high opinion of someone

• disregard (v.) to pay no attention to; to ignore

• display (v. or n.) to show publicly; to exhibit

• irrelevant (adj.) unconnected with; not relevant to anything

• prohibitive (adj.) forbidding or restricting; excessively high in price

• distinctive (adj.) uniquely characteristic; set apart from others

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• unchanging (adj.) not changing; remaining constant or uniform

• recognize (v.) to identify from previous meetings; to acknowledge the existence or validity of something

• undermine (v.) to reduce effectiveness or power; sabotage; weaken

• constrain (v.) to compel; to heavily restrict in some way

• establish (v.) to permanently set in place; to demonstrate to be true

June 2023

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• captivated (adj.) charmed by something / someone; having one's interest

• timeworn (adj.) worn in appearance because of age or overuse

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• innovative (adj.) introducing new ideas; original and creative

• idealistic (adj.) unrealistic; aiming to be perfect or utopian

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• accentuate (v.) to make more noticeable or prominent

• rectify (v.) to put right; to correct

• obscure (adj.) difficult to understand; partially hidden or concealed

• nebulous (adj.) unclear; undefined; vague

• unprecedented (adj.) never seen or known from previous knowledge

• concrete (adj.) existing in real, physical form; not abstract

• spectacle (n.) a visually striking performance or display

• reproduction (n.) the copy of a work of art; the action of making a copy of something

• pretentiousness (n.) the quality of exaggerated self-importance; arrogance

• disguise (v.) to take on a different appearance to conceal one's identity

• enduring (adj.) lasting through difficult circumstances

• conspicuous (adj.) obvious; easily noticed

• deserving (adj.) worthy of a particular treatment

• uncertain (adj.) not known; undefined; not entirely assured or confident

• irreproachable (adj.) beyond criticism or blame; innocent

• unequivocal (adj.) leaving no doubt; unambiguous

• insuperable (adj.) impossible to overcome; insurmountable

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• ineluctable (adj.) unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable

• neglected (adj.) disregarded; not receiving proper care

• convey (v.) transport or carry; communicate or deliver

• conclude (v.) to finish something; to arrive at a judgment from deduction

• precede (v.) to come before; to go ahead of

• designate (v.) to officially assign; to indicate

• nurture (v.) to care for and encourage the growth of someone

• preclude (v.) to make impossible; to prevent

• assess (v.) to evaluate the ability, quality, or price

• objective (adj.) not influenced by personal feeling or opinion; unbiased

• reciprocate (v.) to give in return

• annotate (v.) to add critical or explanatory notes or commentary

• abandon (v.) to cease to support or care for; to give up entirely

• equalize (v.) to equally distribute something between people or things

• avoid (v.) to keep away; to prevent; to dodge something

• eccentric (adj.) describes people with an unconventional personality; describes things that move unpredictably

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• meager (adj.) lacking in quantity or quality; insufficient