3000 Common SAT Vocabulary Words
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n. serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident On holiday weekends, this city usually has at least one automotive casualty. |
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catalyst |
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n. an agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged Many chemical reactions cannot take place without the presence of a catalyst. |
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catastrophe |
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n. calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune The 1906 San Francisco earthquake was a catastrophe that destroyed most of the city. |
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catholic |
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a. broadly sympathetic; universal; related to Roman Catholic Church He was extremely catholic in his taste and read everything he could find in the library. |
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caucus |
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n. a private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy At the opening of Congress, the members of the Democratic Party held a caucus to elect the Majority Leader of the House and the Party Whip. |
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cavalier |
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a. offhand or casual; given to haughty disregard of others The disguised prince resented the cavalier way in which the palace guards treated him. How dared they handle a member of the royal family so unceremoniously! |
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celebrated |
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a. famous; well-known; having illustrious past Thanks to their race to break Roger Maris's home-run record, Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire are two of America's most celebrated baseball players. |
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censor |
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n. overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content Soldiers dislike having their mail read by a censor but understand the need for this precaution. |
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cerebral |
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a. relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional The content of philosophical works is cerebral in nature and requires much thought. |
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champion |
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v. protect or fight for the first place They believe he could champion the oppressed in their struggle for equality. |
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chaotic |
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a. in utter disorder; lacking visible order or organization He tried to bring order into the chaotic state of affairs. |
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charisma |
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n. divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of a political leader Political commentators have deplored the importance of a candidate's charisma in these days of television campaigning. |
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charlatan |
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n. quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance When they realized that the Wizard didn't know how to get them back to Kansas, Dorothy and her companions were indignant that a charlatan had duped them. |
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chaste |
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a. morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest However, if he remarried or did not remain chaste, the money would pass to her mother. |
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check |
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v. stop motion; curb or restrain Young man, you'd better check your temper. |
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checkered |
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a. divided into squares; diversified in color; marked by great changes or shifts in fortune During his checkered career, he had lived in palatial mansions and dreary boarding houses. |
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chisel |
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n. a metal tool with a sharp edge used to cut and shape stone, wood, or metal With his hammer and chisel, the sculptor chipped away at the block of marble. |
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chivalrous |
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a. having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave Toward his royal captive, he behaved in chivalrous fashion. |
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choreography |
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n. art of representing dances in written symbols; the arrangement of dances He has begun to use a computer in designing choreography; a software program allows him to compose arrangements of possible moves and immediately view them onscreen. |
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chronic |
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a. lasting for a long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases The doctors were finally able to attribute his chronic headaches to traces of formaldehyde gas in his apartment. |