Words from Social and Natural Science Passages (SAT)

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from New SAT Vocabulary Workbook by Katya Seberson

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ascertain

to find out for certain

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doctrine

a set of beliefs usually proclaimed by an institution like a church or political party

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contention

a heated disagreement

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impugn

to dispute validity

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incongruous

out of harmony

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irreproachable

perfect; blameless

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pragmatic

dealing with things is a sensible and realistic way

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viable

capable of working successfully; feasible

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inconsequential

illogical; not yielding effective consequences

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conspicuous

obvious

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flagrant

clearly offensive

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audacious

bold; openly showing a desire to take risks

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clandestine

secretive and hidden; hard to see

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empirical

based on experiment

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contingent

dependent on something else

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perennial

lasting for a long time; enduring

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perpetual

not ending or changing for a long time; continuing forever

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transient

impermanent; lasting only a short time

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evanescent

quickly leaving sight or memory

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unfounded

having no empirical support

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permutation

variation

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haphazard

random; disorganized

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arbitrary

based on random choice or personal preference

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irreconcilable

incapable of being solved

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uncompromising

unwilling to concede or make compromises; stubborn

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yield

to generate or produce

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accrue

to grow by accumulation

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impede

to stop, prevent, or delay progress

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hinder

to create objects that result in poor performance

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pernicious

creating enormous harm, especially when done gradually or gone unnoticed