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SAT Word Skills 4 - Lesson 47

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SAT Word Skills 4
to dissimulate

to conceal or disguise one's true feelings, intentions, or thoughts behind a false appearance or behavior

Ex: The politician attempted to dissimulate his disagreement with the party 's decision .
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to exhilarate

to make one feel extremely excited, pleased, and delighted

Ex: The unexpected good news exhilarated her , making her day brighter .
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to stipulate

to guarantee a specific requirement or condition that will be fulfilled

Ex: The warranty stipulates that the manufacturer will repair or replace any defective parts free of charge .
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to regurgitate

repeat after memorization

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to conflate

to bring ideas, texts, things, etc. together and create something new

Ex: The new policy conflates several existing regulations into a more streamlined framework .
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to defalcate

appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use

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to castigate

to strongly and harshly criticize someone or something

Ex: He was castigating his employees for not meeting the company 's standards .
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to elucidate

to clarify and make something clear

Ex: The manager will elucidate the company 's future plans during the upcoming staff meeting .
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to escalate

to become much worse or more intense

Ex: Tensions were continuously escalating as negotiations broke down .
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to agitate

to organize or promote efforts to raise public awareness and concern about an issue

Ex: The organization worked to agitate for the protection of endangered species .
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to adumbrate

describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of

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to penetrate

to spread or permeate deeply into something

Ex: The scent of pine trees penetrated the air , signaling their arrival in the forest .
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to defoliate

strip the leaves or branches from

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to elaborate

to give more information to make the understanding more complete

Ex: The scientist elaborated on the methodology used in the research paper to facilitate replication by other researchers .
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to mitigate

to lessen something's seriousness, severity, or painfulness

Ex: The new medication helped to mitigate the patient ’s severe pain .
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to capitulate

to surrender after negotiation or when facing overwhelming pressure

Ex: The kingdom refused to capitulate despite mounting losses .
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to invigorate

to enhance health and energy

Ex: The morning sunlight streaming through the window helped to invigorate her for the day ahead .
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to concatenate

to connect or join multiple items, events, or ideas so that they form a continuous sequence

Ex: Researchers concatenated various studies to analyze the overall trend .
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