Sat Vocab Prep Day 1

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Preserve

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maintain (something) in its original or existing state:" all records of the past were zealously preserved"

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Exert

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apply or bring to bear (a force, influence, or quality):"the moon exerts a force on the Earth"

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make a physical or mental effort: "he needs to exert himself to try to find an answer"

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Navigate

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plan and direct the route or course of a ship, aircraft, or other form of transportation, especially by using instruments or maps:

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sail or travel over (a stretch of water or terrain), especially carefully or with difficulty:

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Savvy

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shrewdness and practical knowledge; the ability to make good judgments: "the financiers lacked the necessary political savvy"

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Controversial

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giving rise or likely to give rise to public disagreement: "years of wrangling over a controversial bypass"

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Adequate

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satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity: "this office is perfectly adequate for my needs"

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Intuitive

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• using or based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning; instinctive: "I had an intuitive conviction that there was something unsound in him"

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Novel

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a fictitious prose narrative of book length, typically representing character and action with some degree of realism: "the novels of Jane Austen"

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Inevitable

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certain to happen; unavoidable:" war was inevitable"

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Inspect

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look at (someone or something) closely, typically to assess their condition or to discover any shortcomings: "they were inspecting my outside paintwork for cracks and flaws"