SAT Word Skills 1 - Aralin 25

a field of study that deals with the ways of thinking, explaining, and reasoning

lohika

capable of following rules of logic and forming ideas based on facts that are true

lohikahi

a person who specializes in or is skilled at symbolic logic and reasoning

lohikong

the management of supplying labor and materials as needed for an operation or task

logistics

a person who doubts or questions the sincerity and motives of others

siniko

having a distrustful or negative outlook, often believing that people are motivated by self-interest

cynical

a doubtful view toward others' honesty or intentions

sinisismo

the display of extreme arrogance and disrespect toward others

pagkamataas

acting proud and looking down on others

mapagmataas

the process of something becoming more compact or pressed together

kondensasyon

to shorten by removing extra details or unnecessary content

paputin

to talk down to someone or act superior

mapagmataas

behaving in a way that makes others feel inferior or belittled

nagpapaka-mataas

the act of treating others as if they are less important

paghihirap

the capability to read and write

litrasi

focusing on the exact words only, without looking for deeper or implied meanings

literal

well-educated and intelligent people who deal with literature or publishing

mga literati

written works that are valued as works of art, such as novels, plays and poems

literatura

a movement or action of coming or going downward

pagbaba

moving from a higher to a lower place or position

pababa