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Vocabulary Unit 18: Top SAT Words

Vocabulary Unit 18: Top SAT Words. Vocabulary.com. Longevity. the property of being long-lived NOUN Something with longevity has the ability to last for a long time. While tortoises are not known for their quickness, their longevity is amazing. Just ask the Hare. Mundane.

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Vocabulary Unit 18: Top SAT Words

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  1. Vocabulary Unit 18: Top SAT Words Vocabulary.com

  2. Longevity • the property of being long-lived • NOUN • Something with longevity has the ability to last for a long time. While tortoises are not known for their quickness, their longevity is amazing. Just ask the Hare.

  3. Mundane • found in the ordinary course of events • Adjective • An ordinary, unexciting thing can be called mundane: "Superman hid his heroic feats by posing as his mundane alter ego, Clark Kent."

  4. Nonchalant • marked by blithe unconcern • ADJECTIVE • If your friend is acting cool, unconcerned or in an indifferent manner, call him nonchalant — like when he saunters by a group of whispering, giggling girls and just nods and says, "Hey."

  5. Opulent • rich and superior in quality • Adjective • Opulent is a word that you will hear a lot around rich people looking to show off. "Remember the opulent buffet at Carrie’s sweet sixteen? Sixteen chocolate cakes iced in gold leaf!"

  6. Orator • a person who delivers a speech or oration • Noun • A person giving a speech is called an orator, like the gifted orator who raised excellent points, making everyone in the audience want to join his revolution.

  7. Ostentatious • intended to attract notice and impress others • ADJECTIVE • Reach for the adjective ostentatious when you want a flashy way to say — well, "flashy" or "showy."

  8. Parched • dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight • ADJECTIVE • Something parched is excessively dry and hot, in extreme need of water, like a desert, a neglected plant, or your throat after a five-kilometer run.

  9. Perfidious • tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans • ADJECTIVE • If someone accuses you of being perfidious, you should probably be offended — it means underhanded, treacherous, deceitful — even evil.

  10. Pragmatic • concerned with practical matters • Adjective • To describe a person or a solution that takes a realistic approach, consider the adjective pragmatic. The four-year-old who wants a unicorn for her birthday isn't being very pragmatic.

  11. Precocious • characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude) • Adjective • That high school hoops phenom who plays like an NBA pro? The sixth grader who's already asking questions about organic chemistry? They're both precocious — meaning they're way beyond their years in skill or knowledge.

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