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SAT Vocabulary – Exacerbate
This Week’s Word: Exacerbate [Eggs-ASS-sir-bait] \ig-ˈza-sər-ˌbāt\ Exacerbate means to make more violent, bitter, or severe. Synonyms: Worsen, Aggravate,...
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SAT Vocabulary – Venerable
This Week’s Word: Venerable \ˈve-nər(-ə)-bəl, ˈven-rə-bəl\ [VEN-er-uh-ble] adjective. Venerable is a word used to describe someone who commands respect by virtue of age, dignity, character, or...
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SAT Vocabulary – Palliative
This Week’s Word: Palliative \ˈpa-lē-ˌā-tiv, ˈpal-yə-\ [PAL-ee-uh-tiv] adjective & noun. Palliative is used to describe something that relieves an ailment. Adjective form: something soothing. Noun...
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SAT Vocabulary – Inchoate
This Week’s Word: Inchoate [In-KOH-it] adjective Inchoate is a word used to describe something that’s just begun, and in an incomplete way. Synonyms: Incipient; Embryonic Etymology: It might help to...
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SAT Vocabulary—Bemused
Karen is often bemused This Weeks Word: Bemused /bɪˈmyuzd/ adj. Bemused describes someone bewildered, perplexed or lost in thought. While an easy way to remember the definition may be that it rhymes...
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SAT Vocabulary—Lugubrious
John William Waterhouse’s Lady of Shalott is famous for its subject’s lugubrious gaze. This Week’s Word: Lugubrious /lʊˈgu bri əs, -ˈgyu-/ adj. Lugubrious describes something mournful. It is most...
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SAT Vocabulary—Convivial
The lively festivities of Oktoberfest reflect the convivial nature of the celebration’s founder, King Ludwig I of Bavaria. This Week’s Word: Convivial /kənˈvɪv i əl/ adj. Convivial can be used to...
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SAT Vocabulary–Ennui
This Week’s Word: Ennui /ɑnˈwi, ˈɑn wi/ [ahn-wee, ahn-wee] noun Ennui is best described as a state of boredom resulting from a complete lack of interest, but it is often used to connote that particular...
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SAT Vocabulary—Histrionic
Actresses playing Lady Macbeth may find it hard not to over-act, given the histrionic nature of the character. This Week’s Word: Histrionic /ˌhɪs triˈɒn ɪk/ [his-tree-on-ik] adj. Originally a noun...
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SAT Vocabulary—Ephemeral
This Week’s Word: Ephemeral /ɪˈfɛm ər əl/ [ih-fem-er-uh l] adj. Ephemeral describes something short-lived or something that lasts for only a day. Squirrel Corn is a spring ephemeral, a plant that...
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