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SAT Words lesson 4

Lesson 4. SAT Words lesson 4. Relating or pertaining to a sense of beauty or art Synonym – appealing Antonym – ugly Derivatives – aesthetical, aesthetics He is considered to have aesthetic tastes because he loves beauty and the arts. . aesthetic. Apart, indifferent

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SAT Words lesson 4

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  1. Lesson 4 SAT Words lesson 4

  2. Relating or pertaining to a sense of beauty or art Synonym – appealing Antonym – ugly Derivatives – aesthetical, aesthetics He is considered to have aesthetic tastes because he loves beauty and the arts. aesthetic

  3. Apart, indifferent • Synonym – detached, unconcerned • Antonym – integrated, friendly • Derivatives – aloofness • The woman remained aloof during the party, separating herself from everyone else. Aloof

  4. Antiquated, old, out of use • Synonym – ancient, obsolete, venerable • Antonym – contemporary, modern • Derivatives – archaically, archaized • Words such as ‘thou’ are no longer a part of our everyday vocabulary; making this word archaic. Archaic

  5. Archaic

  6. To ease, to mitigate, to make less painful or burdensome • Synonym – alleviate, soothe, lighten • Antonym – to irritate, to intensify • Derivatives – assuaging • Your kind words should assuage her suffering. The medicine should assuage his pain. Assuage

  7. Assuage

  8. To contradict, to give a false impression • Synonym – oppose • Antonym – to support; to agree with • Derivatives – belied • Her first words appeared to belie all the wonderful things I had heard her say. Belie

  9. Belie

  10. Quarrelsome, stirring controversy • Synonym – bellicose; belligerent; pugnacious • Antonym – congenial; harmonious • My contentious child will not listen to any form or reason. Contentious

  11. To intimidate, to dismay • Synonym – scare, frighten • Antonym – to hearten • I am not daunted by your threats; my plan to enter the haunted house is firm. Daunt

  12. To weaken, to enfeeble • Synonym – sap; drain • Antonym – to invigorate • I was debilitated by my bout with pneumonia. Debilitate

  13. Lack of agreement, tension, strife Synonym – contention, variance Antonym – harmony, agreement Derivatives – discordance There is a lot of discord in the nation over the issue of gun control. Discord

  14. Discord

  15. The act of spreading widely; scattering • Synonym – broadcasting, distribution • Antonym – consolidation • Derivatives – disseminate • The dissemination of these ideas can best be achieved through television. Dissemination

  16. Strongly opinionated in an unwarranted manner • Synonym – dictatorial, magisterial • Antonym – wishy-washy, indecisive • Derivatives – dogmatize • He was so dogmatic that having an intelligent discussion with him was impossible. dogmatic

  17. Double-dealing; hypocrisy • Synonym – deception; fraud • Antonym – sincerity • Derivatives – duplicitous • His duplicity was exposed when the girl he was seeing found out he was married. Duplicity

  18. Egocentric • Euphemism • Gluttonous • Mundane • Ominous • Petulance • Pompous • Precocious • Slothful • Trivia • Verbose • Virulent • Volatile New words

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