SAT Word Skills 3

SAT Word Skills 3 - Lesson 42

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11 min
intellectnoun

the ability to reason, understand, and learn, often associated with intelligence or mental capacity

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intelligibleadjective

having the ability of being understood without difficulty

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transiencenoun

an impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying

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transientadjective

of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind

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transitiveadjective

(grammar) describing a verb that needs a direct object

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transitoryadjective

only continuing for a short stretch of time

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to stanchverb

stop the flow of a liquid

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stanchionnoun

any vertical post or rod used as a support

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constituentnoun

an abstract part of something

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constituencynoun

a group of people in a specific area who elect a representative to a legislative position

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deficiencynoun

the state or condition of lacking or having an inadequate amount or quality of something

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deficient
deficientadjective

inadequate in amount or degree

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efflorescentadjective

bursting into flower

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efflorescencenoun

the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms

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prescientadjective

perceiving the significance of events before they occur

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presciencenoun

the power to foresee the future

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rapacity
rapacitynoun

reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)

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rapaciousadjective

excessively greedy and grasping

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sonatanoun

a musical composition for a solo instrument, typically accompanied by piano, in 3 or 4 movements of contrasting keys

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sonnetnoun

a verse of Italian origin that has 14 lines, usually in an iambic pentameter and a prescribed rhyme scheme

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