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Tricky Twins and Triplets: Confusing SAT Vocabulary Words Explored

This lesson focuses on often-confused vocabulary words for the SAT that sound and look similar yet have different meanings. We explore words like "acrid" (bitter, harsh), "arid" (dry, lacking water), "aesthetic" (related to artistic beauty), and more. Through engaging sentences and examples, learners will better grasp their unique meanings. Understanding these tricky words will enhance your vocabulary and prepare you for the SAT. Get ready to enrich your language skills and tackle linguistic challenges with confidence!

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Tricky Twins and Triplets: Confusing SAT Vocabulary Words Explored

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  1. Hot SAT Words Lessons 21-30

  2. LESSON # 29 Tricky Twins & Triplets! Words that Sound and Look Alike but Have Different Meanings

  3. ACRID Adj. bitter, harsh

  4. ACRID • ACRID exhaust fumes from the traffic inside the tunnel made me cough. • The comedian’s ACRID humor rubs salt into many wounds.

  5. ARID Adj. dry, lacking water

  6. ARID • The arroyo once had running water in it, but now it is ARID. • ARID air inside the plane dries my skin.

  7. AESTHETIC Adj. having to do with artistic beauty

  8. AESTHETIC • Betty gets her sense of AESTHETICS from her mother, who is a successful artist and designer. • There is something AESTHETICALLY wrong with that painting; it pushes you away instead of drawing you in.

  9. ASCETIC n. A person who refrains from indulging in earthly pleasures

  10. ASCETIC • Why would anyone claiming to be an ASCETIC own five wristwatches and a suitcase full of jewelry?

  11. ATHEISTIC Adj. Without belief in any god

  12. ATHEISTIC • Although James was reared a strict Catholic, he became an ATHEIST in college. • Communism is ATHEISTIC.

  13. AMBIGUOUS Adj. hard to understand; unclear; open to more than one interpretation

  14. AMBIGUOUS • The author leaves the passage AMBIGUOUS because he wants you, the reader, to decide what it means.

  15. AMBIVALENT Adj. having conflicted feelings or opinions about something; unsure

  16. AMBIVALENT • Rose feels AMBIVALENT about the trip. Part of her wants to go; part of her wants to stay home. • AMBIVALENCE paralyzes Penny; she can’t make up her mind about anything.

  17. COALESCE v. To have different opinions join together; fuse; converge

  18. COALESCE • By the end of the meeting, the various viewpoints had somehow COALESCED into a coherent policy. • Gravity forced billions of atoms to COALESCE into a single lump of rock.

  19. CONVALESCE V. To recover from an illness

  20. CONVALESCE • A CONVALESCENCE of two months kept Joe from his job. • Grandma is CONVALESCING from a broken hip.

  21. DELUSION N. A false opinion or belief

  22. DELUSION • To expect to get into Yale with an 880 SAT score is nothing but a DELUSION. • The story tells of a lowly clerk who has DELUDED himself into thinking he’s the king of Spain.

  23. ALLUSION Adj. an indirect reference, often to literature or a source with which an educated person would be familiar

  24. ALLUSION • The book is hard to read unless you understand the author’s ALLUSIONS to Greek and Roman mythology. • She ALLUDED to Jefferson’s penchant for architectural design.

  25. ILLLUSION Adj. Something unreal that gives the appearance of reality

  26. ILLUSION

  27. ILLUSION • Although he can barely draw a straight line, Morris developed the ILLUSION that he’s a great artist. He’s DELUDED!

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