SAT Word Skills 3

SAT Word Skills 3 - Lesson 3

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11 min
perspectivenoun

a specific manner of considering something; a certain attitude toward something

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perspicaciousadjective

mentally acute or penetratingly discerning

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perspicacitynoun

the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions

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perspicuousadjective

(of language) transparently clear; easily understandable

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to divulgeverb

make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

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divulgencenoun

the act of disclosing something that was secret or private

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to introspectverb

reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings

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introvert
introvertnoun

(psychology) a person who is preoccupied with their own thoughts and feelings rather than the external world

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intrinsicadjective

belonging to something or someone's character and nature

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validadjective

well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force

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to validateverb

prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something

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to ameliorate
to ameliorateverb

to make something, particularly something unpleasant or unsatisfactory, better or more bearable

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ameliorationnoun

the act of relieving ills and changing for the better

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to disengageverb

release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles

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to disentangleverb

extricate from entanglement

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disfavornoun

an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group

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to disfigureverb

mar or spoil the appearance of

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pragmaticadjective

based on practical considerations rather than theory

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pragmatistnoun

a person who takes a practical approach to problems and is concerned primarily with the success or failure of her actions

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pragmatismnoun

the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth

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