SAT Word Skills 2

SAT Word Skills 2 - Lesson 8

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11 min
to expostulateverb

to strongly argue, disapprove, or disagree with someone or something

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exposurenoun

vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain

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to expoundverb

add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

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precipicenoun

a very steep cliff

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precipitantadjective

done with very great haste and without due deliberation

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precipitousadjective

done with very great haste and without due deliberation

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theoreticaladjective

involving or related to the ideas of a scientific subject rather than its practical use

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theoristnoun

someone who theorizes (especially in science or art)

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to theorizeverb

to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

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thesisnoun

a statement that is used as a premise in argumentation

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ironicadjective

containing or expressing irony, meaning the opposite of what is said

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ironynoun

a form of humor in which the words that someone says mean the opposite, producing an emphatic effect

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to botanizeverb

collect and study plants

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botany
botanynoun

the scientific study of plants, their structure, genetics, classification, etc.

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to entreatverb

ask for or request earnestly

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entreatynoun

earnest or urgent request

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inbornadjective

normally existing at birth

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inbredadjective

produced by inbreeding

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nebulanoun

(pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea

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nebulousadjective

of or relating to or resembling a nebula

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