SAT Word Skills 1

SAT Word Skills 1 - Lesson 19

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11 min
orthodoxadjective

commonly acknowledged ideas, beliefs, or practices

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orthodoxynoun

a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards

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grandeurnoun

the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand

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grandiloquencenoun

high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation

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grandiloquentadjective

puffed up with vanity

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grandioseadjective

impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval

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mountaineer
mountaineernoun

someone who climbs mountains

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mountainousadjective

being very large; having the characteristics of a mountain

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to alter
to alterverb

to cause something or someone to be different; to experience a change

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alteration
alterationnoun

an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

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to altercateverb

have a disagreement over something

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to alternateverb

do something in turns

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alternativeadjective

available as an option for something else

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retroactiveadjective

applied or taken effect from a past date or event

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to retrogradeverb

go back over

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to retrogressverb

go back to bad behavior

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to retrospectverb

look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember

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indigentadjective

extremely poor or in need

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indigestibleadjective

digested with difficulty

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indigestion
indigestionnoun

inability to digest food that leads to recurrent pain or discomfort in one's upper abdomen

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