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Free SAT Vocabulary Flashcards
The modern SAT tests vocabulary in context, and the words that appear are drawn from a predictable academic core. These starter cards cover perennials — the words that show up year after year.
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QWhat does "ubiquitous" mean?
APresent everywhere at once
QWhat does "pragmatic" mean?
APractical; focused on what works rather than theory
QWhat does "ambivalent" mean?
AHaving mixed or contradictory feelings
QWhat does "corroborate" mean?
ATo confirm or support with evidence
QWhat does "ephemeral" mean?
ALasting a very short time
QWhat does "scrutinize" mean?
ATo examine closely and critically
QWhat does "undermine" mean?
ATo weaken gradually, often secretly
QWhat does "novel" mean as an adjective?
ANew and original
QWhat does "skeptical" mean?
AInclined to question or doubt claims
QWhat does "mitigate" mean?
ATo make less severe or serious
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