SAT Prep Vocabulary

fallacious

• containing a mistake in logic; logically unsound; deceptive, misleading

• convincing and well-reasoned

• severely critical; disapproving

• freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

homogeneous

• harmful, injurious, damaging

• containing a mistake in logic; logically unsound; deceptive, misleading

• composed of identical parts; uniform in composition

• severely critical; disapproving

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

circumspect

• cautious; aware of potential consequences

• harmful, injurious, damaging

• composed of identical parts; uniform in composition

• convincing and well-reasoned

buttress

• to proclaim or issue officially; to make known far and wide

• to make (information) known; communicate; to transmit, relay

• to support, prop up, strengthen; a supporting structure

• deceit; trickery

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

diminution

• to support, prop up, strengthen; a supporting structure

• deceit; trickery

• a lessening or reduction in size; a decrease

• the act of holding information in confidence, not to be released to unauthorized individuals

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

guile

• a lessening or reduction in size; a decrease

• deceit; trickery

• a supporting structure

• a formula or set procedure

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

benign

• cautious; aware of potential consequences

• harmful, injurious, damaging

• composed of identical parts;

• harmless, kind, gentle

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

elucidate

• to lessen, condense, or shorten

• to clarify, explain

• to reveal, disclose, uncover

• to make (information) known; communicate; to transmit, relay

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

formulaic

• following a formula or set procedure

• harmless, kind, gentle

• deceit; trickery

• containing a mistake in logic; logically unsound; deceptive, misleading

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Ben has no QUALMS about copying his friend's essay.

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F