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UNIT 1 VOCABULARY REVIEW

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This guide offers a review of essential vocabulary for SAT and ACT preparation, focusing on adjectives that express various attitudes and qualities. Words such as "indifferent," "complacent," and "inquisitive" are defined and categorized, highlighting their roots to enhance understanding. Other key terms include "diligent," "meticulous," and "benevolent," providing a rigorous foundation for students to improve their verbal skills and performance in standardized testing. Each term is presented with a brief definition and its etymological background for deeper learning.

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UNIT 1 VOCABULARY REVIEW

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  1. UNIT 1 VOCABULARY REVIEW SAT/ACT PREP

  2. Indifferent • Without interest or concern; not caring; neutral (adjective)Root FERRE = to carry, bear, bring

  3. Complacent • Self-satisfied; unconcerned; content to a fault (adjective)Root PLAC = to please

  4. Reticent • Disposed to be quiet or not speak freely; reserved (adjective)Root TICERE - to be silent

  5. Inquisitive • Questioning; eager to learn; given to examination (adjective)Root = QUAERO = to ask, seek

  6. Diligent • Constant and earnest in effort and application; persistent in doing something (adjective)Root = LIG-LEG = to choose

  7. Meticulous •  Taking or showing extreme care about minute details; painstaking; thorough (adjective)Root METI = to fear

  8. Aesthetic • Pertaining to a sense of beauty in nature and art (adjective)Root AISTHE = perceive

  9. Benevolent • Expressing goodwill or kind feelings to others (adjective)Root BENE = good, kind, well

  10. Conciliatory • Regaining goodwill or favor; tending to placate (adjective)Root CIL = unite, bring

  11. Dogmatic • Asserting opinions in a dictatorial manner (adjective)Root DOGM = opinion

  12. Eccentric • Unconventional; deviating from accepted practice (adjective)Root CENT = middle, center

  13. Fallacious • Deceptive; logically unsound; misleading (adjective)Root FALL = deceive

  14. Devious • Departing from the most direct way; circuitous; roundabout (adjective)Root VIA = way

  15. Capricious • Subject to changing one's mind without much thought; erratic; whimsical (adjective)Roop CAPER = goat

  16. Abstract • Thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects or actual instances (adjective)Root TRACT = to draw

  17. Plausible • Having the appearance of truth, reliability or reason (adjective)Root PLAUD = to applaud

  18. Discernible • Ability to perceive something obscure or concealed; discriminating (adjective)Root CERN = to distinguish

  19. Pertinent • Relevant; relating directly and significantly to the matter at hand (adjective)Root TIN-TEN = to hold, keep

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