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SAT/ACT Vocabulary #9-10

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  • to make a light shine on something or to fill a place with light; to make something much clearer and easier to understand
    illuminate
  • Part of speech: laceration
    noun
  • to make someone or something seem small or unimportant
    belittle
  • Part of speech: pariah
    noun
  • Part of speech: condescending
    adjective
  • behaving as though you think you are better, more intelligent, or more important than other people; used to show disapproval
    condescending
  • to make it difficult for something to develop or succeed
    hinder
  • a situation in which everything is happening in a confused way and nothing is organized or arranged in order
    chaos
  • a person or animal that is difficult to find or be seen
    elusive
  • a word or phrase is used in a different way than its usual meaning
    figurative
  • to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong
    berate
  • Part of speech: illuminate
    verb
  • very annoyed and upset
    exasperated
  • Part of speech: elusive
    adjective
  • Part of speech: nurture
    verb
  • something that is noticeable because it is different from what is usual
    anomaly
  • Part of speech: belittle
    verb
  • Part of speech: chaos
    noun
  • unfriendly; wanting to argue or disagree
    antagonistic
  • to help a plan, idea, feeling, etc. to develop; to feed and take care of a child or a plant while it's growing
    nurture
  • a situation likely to change suddenly and without warning; someone who can become suddenly violent
    volatile
  • a cut in your skin
    laceration
  • someone who knows a lot about a subject; someone who has mental problems and may have lower intelligence than average but who can do one thing very well
    savant
  • Part of speech: berate
    verb
  • Part of speech: exasperated
    adjective
  • Part of speech: volatile
    adjective
  • Part of speech: antagonistic
    adjective
  • someone who everyone hates and avoids
    pariah
  • Part of speech: anomaly
    noun
  • Part of speech: savant
    noun
  • Part of speech: figurative
    adjective