SAT Reading Words Flashcards
Abstract
The opposite of “Physical” or “Concrete”
Address
To comment on it or respond to it
Advance a view
To provide support for that view
Adversarial
An adversarial relationship is one in which two sides work against each other
Advocate for
To argue in favor of that thing
Allude = Acknowledge = Assert
To mention / To refer / To state an idea
Articulate
To explain some or all of its details
Attributes
To say that the person is responsible for the thing
Characterize
To describe sth/ to be a typical example of sth
Conducive
A conducive situation makes the result more likely to happen
Convey
To express an idea
Contend
Stating author’s position / argument
Counter
To present facts or reasoning that contradicts the idea
Critique, Criticize, Criticism
Discussion of an idea that doesn’t have to be negative
Depiction
A description of sth
Dubious
People can easily doubt it if a claim is dubious
Elaborate
To provide more information on it
Lament
If author laments a situation, they’re saying that they don’t like the situation
Phenomenon/Phenomena
A situation often involves sth unexplained or misunderstood
Refute
Torefute an idea means to prove the idea isn’t correct
Skeptic/skeptical/skepticism
A skeptic is someone who doesn’t believe in a particular idea
Stance
A position that someone takes on an issue
substantiate
to provide support for that claim or statement
Tentative
An argument is tentative if it hasn’t been firmly established or decided on yet
Undermine
To provide reasons that the idea isn’t correct
Underscore
To underscore sth means to highlight , emphasize, or call attention to it
Agitate
To argue, especially in public
Condemn
To criticize sth/sb
outspoken
Straightforward without worrying if other people are offended
Tactful
Careful not to say or do sb upset
mould
have characteristic of a certain type of person
compatible
to work/exist with sth/sb else
errands
short-journey to collect sth
disputed
argument, disagreement
comprehend
to understand completely
bear
to accept sth unpleasent
sanity
having a healthy mind
intellect
ability to think and understand
portray
depict, present
coarse
rough, not soft & smooth
entail
to involve sth
assertion
a statement that you believe is true
to confine sb
to limit sb ability
disdain
not liking sb/sth
absurd
stupid & unreasonable
regard
consideration
static
unchanged
obscure
unknown to many people
stems
be caused by sth
apprehension
worry about sth
ambivalence
feeling opposoite emotions
knowledgable
knowing a lot
brevity
lasting short
prominence
well known
rigidity
fixed
entity
sth have independent existence
petty
not important
inadequate
too low in quality/quantity
depleted
reduced
notion
belief
exemplified
to make an example
exemplified
to make an example
