SAT Prep Vocabulary List #3

look at again, examine again

move upwards

without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand

a sudden very loud noise

an opinion offered in opposition to another position

remove the unbalanced electricity from

a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn

make an indirect reference to

a person who writes professionally

an area that is in the middle of some larger region

an ordered reference standard

break down into components or essential features

discourse that surrounds and helps explain a word or passage

the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening

a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group

an indication that something has been present

a tentative insight that is not yet verified or tested

indicate by signs

a relative position or degree of value in a graded group

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

a visual representation of the relations between quantities

suggested though not directly expressed

mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium

an assertion that something is true or factual

give or supply

recently made, produced or harvested

express or state indirectly

conclude by reasoning

as assertion offered as evidence that something is true

become resolved, fixed, established or quiet

grant freedom to; free from confinement

means by which an alleged matter is established or disproved

relating to using language effectively

confined by bonds

present the main points in a concise form

voluntary transfer of something from one party to another

break violently or noisily

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

a way of regarding situations or topics

precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable

someone who tells a story

succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

the form or shape of a person’s body

drop to a lower level, as in one’s morals or standards

the high or low quality of a sound

lowest support of a structure

earnest or urgent request

cut, scrape, or wear away the surface of

free from danger or risk

describe or portray the qualities or peculiarities of