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SAT Essential Words BobbiM Mar 25, 2014 Essential SAT word: Actuality; n.   The state of being actual or real; truly existing. On Halloween the children were so taken by the costumes that they had a difficult time distinguishing between actuality and pretend. Essential SAT word: Applicable; adj.   Readily usable; practical. Lorena was not sure that her ideas were applicable to the problem, but she offered them, nevertheless. Essential SAT word: Authenticity; n.   The quality or condition of being authentic, trustworthy or genuine. Before paying the high price for the painting, the art dealer had to check the authenticity of the work. Essential SAT word: Bona fide; adj.   Authentic and genuine. Among all the knockoffs in the shoe store, I found an inexpensive pair of bona fide Steve Madens. Bona fide; adj.   Made and carried out in good faith. The offer on the farmhouse was a bona fide agreement; the seller and buyer shook hands to secure the deal. Essential SAT word: Categorical; adj.   Without exception; absolute and explicit. Nobody in the room doubted that Samuel was the categorical winner of the Lincoln-Douglas debate. Categorical; adj.   Of or relating to categories or arrangement or order. Sammy was so left-brained, logical, and sequential that no one was surprised when she put all her information in precise, categorical order. Essential SAT word: Defensible; adj.   Justifiable for accuracy. Maria had a defensible position: There was no doubt that she would win the debate. Essential SAT word: Factual; adj.   Of the nature of fact; real. Even though the book was a work of fiction, it was full of factual information about that historical era. Essential SAT word: Genuine; adj.   Not counterfeit, but authentic; honest and real; free from hypocrisy or dishonesty; sincere. My uncle gave me   genuine two-dollar bill for my birthday. Essential SAT word: Invulnerable; adj.   Impossible to damage or enter; not able to alter the reality. The front door seemed invulnerable; it was made of steel, and it sported seven strong locks as well. Essential SAT word: Legitimacy; n.   The quality of being legitimate-authentic, genuine, and according to the law. The painting was suspect, so the legitimacy of its authenticity was questionable. SAT Essential Words BobbiM Mar 31, 2014 Hey guys! Here is just some extra practice for the SATs. Try to have fun! Good luck! Spasmodic; adj. Having the characteristic of a spasm or convulsion. The doctor said that the medicine could cause spasmodic episodes. Happening intermittently; from time to time. The spasmodic sound of fireworks made the little boy frightened. Sporadic; adj. Occurring at different intervals, with no set pattern. The rain this summer has been sporadic, which is why Ive seen my dad watering the lawn so much. Transitory;adj. Short-lived; temporary; only passing, not permanent. Kami was involved in another of her transitory relationships. Vacillate; verb. To move back and forth, especially being unable to make up ones mind. I vacillated between blue socks or red socks all morning. Habitual; adj. Naturally out of habit or routine; regular and common. It became habitual for Joseph to brush his teeth every morning. Incessant; adj. Continuing without interruption, sometimes to an excessive degree. In incessant snow was becoming overwhelming for my stressed mom. Impalpable; adj. Not able to be grasped, held, or understood. Tess struggled with math because she felt it was impalpable. Incidental; adj. Having little or no importance or impact. The hurricane caused Jo destruction so it was incidental. Irrelevant; adj. Unrelated to the matter being considered. Taylors answer to the question was very irrelevant. Modicum; adj. A small, very modest, or token amount. Billy took a modicum of Jesses birthday cake. Nonessential; adj. Not essential; of little or trivial importance. When Sadie looked on Google, she found a lot of nonessential information to what she was looking for. Whit; noun. The least bit; just an iota. Savanah didnt give a whit about finishing her math homework. Considerable; adj. In a large or impressive amount or significance. The teacher found her suggestion considerable. Intense; adj. Of extreme degree, characteristics,strength, or effort. Alexs training was so intense that she won a gold medal. Momentous; adj. Significant and meaningful; sometimes even historically important. Jonathan made a momentous decision to throw the football which led them to a victory. SAT Essential Words BobbiM Mar 25, 2014 SAT Essential word: unassailable; adj.   Undeniable, actual, and authentic. The unassailable truth came out when Marlas little brother realized that their parents were really the tooth fairy. SAT Essential word: valid; adj.   Real, authentic, correct; sound and well-grounded. Benny Lee was able to draw a valid conclusion only after he had discovered allt he facts. SAT Essential word: veracity; n.   Adherence to truth, reality, accuracy, and precision. The teacher confirmed the veracity of the students late pass by checking with the teacher who supposedly wrote the pass. SAT Essential word: veritable; adj.   Being truly so-called; real or genuine. A veritable stranger was kind enough to give Suzanne enough money to use the phone so she could call home. SAT Essential word: aberration; n.   A defect of departure from the normal; deviation or imperfection. My mother was not sure whether her occasionally seeing her dead great grandmother was real or an aberration. SAT Essential word: artifice; n.   Pretense, deception, or ruse. The young woman was about 90 percent artifice and only 10 percent authentic. Essential SAT word: invulnerable; adj.   Impossible to damage or enter; not able to alter the reality. The front door seemed invulnerable; it was made of steel, and it sported seven strong locks as well. Essential SAT word: legitimacy; n.   The quality of being legitimate-authentic, genuine, and according to the law. The painting was suspect, so the legitimacy of its authenticity was questionable. Essential SAT word: materiality; n.   The state of being material. Esther was so intent upon possessing things that her friends started questioning her focus on materiality. Essential SAT word: materiality; n.   Being of real or substantive quality. In Macbeth, Banquos ghost appears to Macbeth with such materiality that he is overwhelmed by guilt over Banquos murder. Essential SAT word: pragmatic; adj.   Dealing with facts, reality, and actual occurrences. Aarons insubstantial reasons were not pragmatic, so consequently non one believed him. Essential SAT word: tangible; adj.   Possible to touch; possible to be treated as fact; real or concrete. Carloss fantasy became tangible when Angie, the girl of his dreams, agreed to go out with him. Essential SAT word: tenable; adj.   Capable of being maintained; able to be maintained because of genuineness. The teams successful season was barely tenable because of the girls growing apathy toward attending practice. Essential SAT word: truism; n.   Self-evident truth, actuality, and reality. The rumor about a possible scandal became a truism once the facts were released to the public. SAT Essential Words BobbiM Mar 25, 2014 Deceptive; adj. Tending to deceive, betray, or fool; unauthentic and untrue. The thief was deceptive because she forgot to lock the front door. Evanescent; adj. Vanishing or likely to vanish; without much substance. Dreams are usually Evanescent, because, soon after waking up, most people forget most details. Fallacy; noun. A false notion It is a fallacy to think that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. A rhetorical flaw in an argument There was such a blaring fallacy in the lawyers disagreement that it was no big deal that he lost the case. An untruth Some complainers believe that love at first sight is a fallacy, it just never existed. Fantasy; noun. A creation of the imagination; an imagined event; a dream The author Tolkien, is the one who introduced the genre of fiction to public known as fantasy. Fleeting; adj. Passing quickly; ephemeral We caught a fleeting glimpse at the rat as it scrambled away with the cheese. Hallucination; noun. A false or mistaken idea; a delusion After my brother died, my sister had strong hallucinations where he talked to her. Illusion; noun. An erroneous perception of reality; a fantastical plan Landon had a strong illusion where someone was watching him. Imaginative; adj. Having a lively, creative mind; creating fantastic dreams Carsen was very imaginative in the poems he wrote. Imaginary;adj. Not real, from the imagination Some young children who are lonely are creative and make imaginary friends. Imprecise; adj. Not precise; not exact for sure Since Madisons answer was rather imprecise, Mckinleys response sounded smart and narrowed down by comparison Inaccurate; adj. Mistaken or incorrect; not accurate Abigail defense her answers whether they were right or wrong. Mirage; noun. Something that is illusion art or insubstantial Tommy always visualized the mirage of a ten human income. Semblance; noun. Outward appearance; a representation or a copy of something else The teacher was concerned about the semblance of her first grade students. Short-lived; adj. Living or lasting only a short while; fleeting The girls two point lead was short-lived due to the fact she had to leave early. Whimsy; noun. A whim or an odd or fanfic all idea, sometimes a quaint or unorthodox idea Acting upon whimsy, Frank cautiously went over to talk to his mother and was relieved when the answer was yes. Contingent; adj. Liable to occur but not with certainty; possible Tomorrows weather forecast includes a contingent chance of snow by afternoon. Dependent on conditions or occurrences not yet established My brother is a contingent worker; she works for a part time mcdonalds worker Episodic; adj. Relating to or happening in episodes My favorite television series is shown as episodic Incidental; adj. Apt to occur in a minor or unpredictable manner He was an incidental bother; only rarely did he annoy me. Intermittent; adj. Stopping and staring at the intervals The news about the warning was intermittent because of so many commercials. Interrupt; verb. To break the rhythm or continuity; to stop the momentum or continuum Because of the severe storm, the referee had to interrupt the intense game. Periodic; adj. Characterized by a repeating cycle or repetition of intervals; appearing or occurring from time to time My meet ups with best friend are periodic. Although we have no formal agreement, we meet with each other every other Tuesday. Recurrent; adj. Occurring repeatedly Mateo kept having a recurrent dream; night after night he would experience the same dream.