SAT Verbal sections terms & vocabulary: Difference between revisions

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* note that "merely" is different from "a little," "a few" or "few"
* note that "merely" is different from "a little," "a few" or "few"


''' nevertheless''' (adv.)
'''methodology'''
 
'''nevertheless''' (adv.)
*= "yes, but..."
*= "yes, but..."
* used to accept a prior argument or statement, then deflect, negate, or contradict it.
* used to accept a prior argument or statement, then deflect, negate, or contradict it.
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* v: to make unclear, to conceal
* v: to make unclear, to conceal
* adj: unclear, uncertain, dark, remote
* adj: unclear, uncertain, dark, remote
'''positing'''
* present participle adjective used in the SAT to create participle a phrase indicating
'''postulate''' (v or n)
'''postulate''' (v or n)