안녕하세요!
SAT 시험 독학중인 주니어입니다!
독학하다보니 단어나 문제나 자료를 얻는게 너무 어려웠는데,
고우해커스에 들어오니까 가끔 자료를 무료로 공유해주시는 분들이 많더라고요..
저도 그 분들 덕에 도움을 많이 받아서
제가 찾은 단어들도 같이 공유해봐요.. 다들 화이팅해요!
abolish | to officially put an end to | Abraham Lincoln is perhaps best known for his efforts to abolish slavery. |
abrupt | sudden or curt | Although she was trying to be nice, her response was still abrupt. |
agitation | anxiety; the fast stirring of a liquid | The night before the big game, I was in a state of agitation. |
alteration | change from a previous norm | After we missed the bus the third time, our homeroom decided that serious alterations in the schedule were needed. |
ambiguous | open to more than one interpretation; unclear | My teacher's instructions about the paper were ambiguous; nobody knew what to write. |
ambivalent | having mixed feelings | Due to his ambiguous instructions, I had ambivalent feelings about my teacher despite his warm manner. |
arcane | difficult to understand | I fell asleep moments after I opened the arcane and academic book. |
aromatic | having a pleasant smell | Smelling aromatic oils can be a good way to reduce stress. |
assumption | an idea accepted as fact without proof | My mother made the assumption that I wanted to go to State, but she hadn't talked to me first. |
begrudging | to envy; to give reluctantly | I begrudged my sister her new laptop, since I hadn't had a new one in three years. |
belligerent | war-like, inclined to fight | It is hard not to provoke my cat, who is belligerent with all other animals. |
bias | inclination for or against a group of people or a particular outcome | The scientific study seemed compelling at first, but eventually scientists found that it showed numerous biases. |
characterize | describe distinctive features; to be typical of | I shouldn't have been surprised that Jess was so spontaneous, since that was characteristic of her. |
condescension | disdain | My father loves to deliver lectures at the dinner table, not realizing how condescending they can make him sound. |
consequently | as a result | I got a C on the midterm; consequently, my final grade will not be higher than a B. |
conserve | protect | The importance of conserving our natural environment has become increasingly clear. |
contentious | controversial | Rebecca would have become student body president if some of her proposals hadn't been so contentious. |
conventional | aligned with general beliefs | Jake, who won the election, had much more conventional beliefs, in line with what most students thought. |
convey | express | I tried to convey my disappointment to my parents without telling them directly. |
corroborate | confirm; support | Lucy said that she'd been in the house all day, and her sister corroborated this statement. |
corrupt | dishonest for personal gain | Politicians are known for being corrupt, but I think some of them must have more altruistic goals. |
counterargument | an argument opposing an idea set forth elsewhere | While I thought I made a strong case, my debate opponent's counterarguments were just too good. |
curtail | cut short | My neighbor had been talking for two hours and eventually, I had to curtail her. |
deplete | use up | I was only two blocks from home when I realized that I had completely depleted my car's gas supply. |
dismay | disappointment and distress | My father was dismayed that I wouldn't attend his alma mater, but I'm happy with my decision. |
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