SAT Vocabulary Words : 10 Words to Boost Your Score 2

🔴 Surreptitious

Part of Speech: adjective

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Definition: done in a secret or sneaky way

Example: He made a surreptitious attempt to peek at his classmate's answers during the quiz.

🔴 Coalesce

Part of Speech: verb

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Definition: to come together and form one whole

Example: The streams coalesced into a powerful river after the storm.

🔴 Mitigate

Part of Speech: verb

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Definition: to make less severe or harmful

Example: To mitigate traffic congestion, the city introduced a carpool incentive.

🔴 Facile

Part of Speech: adjective

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Definition: easily done or achieved, often too simply

Example: His facile summary of the novel ignored its deeper themes.

🔴 Exactitude

Part of Speech: noun

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Definition: the quality of being extremely accurate or precise

Example: The engineer double-checked every line of code with exactitude.

🔴 Placate

Part of Speech: verb

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Definition: to calm or pacify, especially by making concessions

Example: He tried to placate the angry customer with a sincere apology and a refund.

🔴 Trivial

Part of Speech: adjective

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Definition: unimportant; insignificant

Example: The siblings argued over trivial matters like who got the bigger cookie.

🔴 Inconsequential

Part of Speech: adjective

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Definition: not important or significant

Example: His mistake was minor and ultimately inconsequential to the final outcome.

🔴 Superfluous

Part of Speech: adjective

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Definition: unnecessary, especially through being more than enough

Example: She deleted the superfluous words to make her essay more concise.

🔴 Evince

Part of Speech: verb

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Definition: to show clearly or demonstrate

Example: Her steady voice evinced a calm confidence during the interview.