SAT VOCABULARY #2

Prepare for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it

An initial action; event that makes something else happen

The result of an event of action

A sudden and vivid memory of an event in the past

A process of evaluating a written piece to improve coherence and use of language

A horn-shaped or conical receptacle or ornament filled with fruits and grain

A large place for keeping birds

A sentence that states the writer's position or opinion on the topic

The exact, literal meaning of a word

Anxious or concerned (for or about)

To remove or destroy completely; do away with

Showing gentleness or kindness;having a kindly manner

Showing sincere regret for wrongdoing

Understood by only a few (e.g. Slang)

To dislike intensely

Generous, particularly in treating or judging others

An essay that makes an assertion and explains it with details, reasons, textual evidence

To make milder or less severe

The suggested or implied meaning or emotion associated with a word-beyond its literal def.

A comparison of the similarity of two things