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SAT Vocabulary 2

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superficial
a
shallow; not profound or thorough
contempt
n
the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn.
lucid
a
easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible
aesthetic
a
pertaining to, involving, or concerned with pure emotion and sensation as opposed to pure intellectuality.
avail
vo
to be of use or value to; profit; advantage
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discern
vo
to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend
compulsion
n
a strong, usually irresistible impulse to perform an act, especially one that is irrational or contrary to one's will.
discourse
n
communication of thought by words; talk; conversation
fortitude
n
mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously
protrude
vw
to project.

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