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SAT Vocabulary words
These are the words that are necessary in order to pass the SAT
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English
12th Grade
10/28/2010

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Candid
Definition

Completely honest, straightforward

 

Candace's candidness overwhelmed her business colleagues, who were not used to such honesty.

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Conjecture
Definition

Inference; guess work

 

At this point, Kimaya's hypothesis about single-cell biorhythms is still conjecture: She doesn't have conclusive evidence. 

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Didactic
Definition

Instructive

 

The tapes were entertaining and didactic; they both amused and instructed children.

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Effusive
Definition

Showing excessive emotion; overflowing

 

Accepting his Oscar for Best Supporting Sound Editor, Ben delivered the most effusive speech in Academy Awards history: he cried, he hugged people, he blew kisses to the audience, and then he cried some more.

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