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SAT vocabulary

Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is part of the college entrance exam in the U.S. The SAT vocabulary consists of words frequently used in the SAT test.

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SAT vocabulary

Bedraggle

Education; SAT vocabulary

Wet thoroughly; stain with mud. Example: We were so bedraggled by the severe storm that we had to change into dry clothing.

Befuddle

Education; SAT vocabulary

Confuse thoroughly. Example: His attempts to clarify the situation succeeded only in befuddling her further.

Bedizen

Education; SAT vocabulary

Dress with vulgar finery. Example: The witch doctors were bedizened in all their gaudiest costumes.

Bacchanalian

Education; SAT vocabulary

Drunken, a drunken feast. Example: As a part of his duties, Emperor Nero attended the bacchanalian orgy.

Authoritarian

Education; SAT vocabulary

Subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another will. Example: The leaders of the authoritarian regime ordered the suppression of the democratic protest movement.

Axiom

Education; SAT vocabulary

Self-evident truth requiring no proof. Example: Before a student can begin to think along the lines of Euclidean geometry, he must accept certain principles or axioms.

August

Education; SAT vocabulary

Impressive; majestic. Example: Visiting the palace at Versailles, she was impressed by the august surroundings in which she found herself.

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