SAT Critical Thinking Vocabulary

Is not based in fact; imaginary or fictitious 

A thing that stands or represents for something else 

To depict or represent in words 

Something from which anything arises or is derived

Attempting to impress by thinking you are greater than you are 

Funny 

Cooperative and candid 

To suggest without explicitly stating 

To adopt or accept 

Unclear or open to having more than one meaning

To pay no attention to something or to ignore 

Originality of thought or imaginative 

A homeless person or a vagrant 

Difficult to analyze or explain (Theory of Relativity) 

Serving to defend or protect 

A positive mindset or thinking as the glass as "half full" 

Of the nature or resembling poetry

Praiseworthy 

Funny or relating to the nature of comedy 

To state with assurance or confidence 

Genuine or free of deceit 

A native or descendant of England who has settled in America 

Deceptive 

Using analysis or logical reasoning 

Having deep insight or understanding 

Finish the sentence. _______ by nature, Joanna was always making art in her free time. 

An act that is intended 

A written or spoken comment on societal issues 

Incredibly complicated or difficult to understand 

Prone to feelings of tenderness or nostalgia (Thinking about the past)