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(daily_improvement1) Vocablary list for SAT 1
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(daily_improvement1) Vocablary list for SAT 1
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Vocabulary list for SAT(20 words) Everyday
1. Quell (v.) - to control or diffuse a potentially explosive situation
(The skilled leader deftly quelled the rebellion.)
2. Rail (v.) - to scold, protest
(The professor railed against the injustice of the college’s tenure policy.)
3. Rash (adj.) - hasty, incautious
(It’s best to think things over calmly and thoroughly, rather than make rash
decisions.)
4. Reconcile (v.) - to return to harmony
(The feuding neighbors finally reconciled when one brought the other a delicious casserole.)
5. Refract (v.) - to distort, change
(The light was refracted as it passed through the prism.)
6. Refute (v.) - to prove wrong
(Maria refuted the president’s argument as she yelled and gesticulated at the TV.)
7. Renown (n.) - honor, acclaim
(The young writer earned international renown by winning the Pulitzer Prize.)
8. Renunciation (n.) - rejection
(Fiona’s renunciation of red meat resulted in weight loss but confused those people who
thought she’d been a vegetarian for years.)
9. Reproach (v.) - to scold, disapprove
(Brian reproached the customer for failing to rewind the video he had rented.)
10. Rescind (v.) - to take back, repeal
(The company rescinded its offer of employment after discovering that Jane’s resume was full
of lies.)
11. Resilient (adj.) - able to recover from misfortune; able to withstand adversity
(The resilient ballplayer quickly recovered from his wrist injury.)
12. Resolve (v.) - to find a solution
(Sarah and Emma resolved their differences and shook hands.)
13. Respite (n.) - a break, rest
(Justin left the pub to gain a brief respite from the smoke and noise.)
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