SAT Word Skills 1

SAT Word Skills 1 - Lesson 28

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tedious
tediousadjective

continuing for too long and boring

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tediumnoun

the feeling of being bored by something tedious

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resoluteadjective

firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination

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resolutionnoun

an official decision that is made, particularly when an official body takes a group vote

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to resolveverb

to find a way to solve a disagreement or difficulty

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cursiveadjective

having successive letter joined together

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cursoryadjective

hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough

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hyperbolenoun

a technique used in speech and writing to exaggerate the extent of something

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hypercriticaladjective

inclined to judge too severely

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nauseanoun

the feeling of wanting to vomit, caused by an illness or something frightening or shocking

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to nauseateverb

cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of

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underlingnoun

an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

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to juxtaposeverb

place side by side

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juxtapositionnoun

the act of placing two things side by side to produce a contrasting effect

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bronchitisnoun

a condition when the tubes that carry air to one's lungs get infectious

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bronchusnoun

either of the two main branches of the trachea

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opticadjective

of or relating to or resembling the eye

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optician
opticiannoun

a person whose job is to test people's eyes and sight or to make and supply glasses or contacts

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