SAT Word Skills 1

SAT Word Skills 1 - Lesson 39

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11 min
regime
regimenoun

a system of governing that is authoritarian and usually not selected in a fair election

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regimen
regimennoun

a set of instructions given to someone regarding what they should eat or do to maintain or restore their health

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collegiannoun

a student (or former student) at a college or university

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colleague
colleaguenoun

someone with whom one works

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ambiguitynoun

an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context

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ambiguousadjective

having multiple meanings and being open to different interpretations, which can be intentional at times

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lumennoun

a unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions

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luminarynoun

a celebrity who is an inspiration to others

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luminousadjective

(of colors) having a very bright shade

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lummoxnoun

an awkward stupid person

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sympatheticadjective

of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system

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symphonicadjective

connected with or in form of a symphony

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symphonynoun

a long and sophisticated musical composition written for a large orchestra, in three or four movements

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symptomaticadjective

characteristic or indicative of a disease

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to intercedeverb

to talk to someone in order to persuade them to help settle an argument or not to punish someone else

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to interceptverb

seize on its way

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intercessionnoun

the action of talking to someone so that they help settle an argument or show kindness to someone else

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intercessornoun

a negotiator who acts as a link between parties

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nihilistnoun

an advocate of anarchism

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nil
nilnoun

a quantity of no importance

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