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 == Useful vocabulary words for SAT Writing section ==
-* '''mere / merely''' ** = "only"  ** the SAT frequently measures student comprehension of this word  ** note that "merely" is different from "a little," "a few" or "few"  * <nowiki>'''</nowiki>nevertheless<nowiki>'''</nowiki>  ** = "yes, but..."
+* '''mere / merely'''
+** = "only" as in "barely any but some or a few"
+*** can be negative, as in "''What, that's merely a two bucks!''"
+*** or positive, as in
+**** "''Merely two bucks is all it took!''"
+**** or "''I got in done in mere seconds''"
+** the SAT frequently measures student comprehension of this word
+*** note that "merely" is different from "a little," "a few" or "few"
+* '''nevertheless'''
+** = "yes, but..."
 * '''nominal'''
 ** = "insignificant", "barely or hardly any", "just a few"