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*"text" comes from the Latin ''texere'' for "to weave, what is woven"<br>
*"text" comes from the Latin ''texere'' for "to weave, what is woven"<br>
*words and situations have "context"
*words and situations have "context"
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|'''relevant '''</p>
*associated with
*related, in context to
*matters
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|ambivalence
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|''' skeptical, skeptic''' (adj., noun)<br>
*= doubtful, uncertain of, seeing as unproven<br>
*a "skeptic" is one who doubts or questions the veracity of something<br>
*on the SAT, the word "skeptical" may be used to indicate a perspective of doubt<br>
*ex., if the question asks, "Scholars are skeptical of the idea that people would behave that way"<br>
*= scholars doubt people would behave that way<br>
**i.e., use "backwards thought" or "inversion" to make sense of the question
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|'''characterize''' (v.)
*to generalize regarding the distinctive nature or key features of someone/something
*to state in a general sense, categorize according to core features
|''' hierarchy, hierarchical''' (n., adv.)<br>
*an organization or system of ranking<br>
*levels of importance, authority or significance<br>
*classification
|''' standard''' (n.)
*a baseline measurement
*what is common or commonly accepted
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|'''control''' (n.)<br>
*an element in an experiment that does not change<br>
*as opposed to the "variable," which does change<br>
**note that in the SAT these words will be used to evaluate experiments or studies<br>
some of which have faults because of faulty "controls" or unclear or multiple "variables"
|''' hypothetical, hypothetically''' (n., adv.)
* = an estimate, theory
*or, an idea or situation that is not real but could be
*used to test a "hypothesis" or theoretical prediction or observation that has not been tested in reality
*SAT Reading section uses it frequently for inference questions
*i.e., "''Given the hypothetical condition, then...''" = "''if this were true, then...''"
|''' structure ''' (n.)<br>
*the arrangement of an organization or object<br>
***esp. in terms of the inter-relationship of its parts and underlying elements
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| '''concede''' (v.)
*to admit, yield, or accept
**used on SAT as in "to accept for the sake of the argument"
|''' merely''' (adj.)<br>
*= "only"<br>
* the SAT frequently measures student comprehension of this word<br>
*note that "merely" is different from "a little," "a few" or "few"
|'''tone''' (n.)
as in "author tone" 
*"author's tone" or "passage's tone'" refers to the "feeling" or "atmosphere" of a passage
*different "tones" may include:
**academic, authoritative, definitive
**character study, psychological
**detailed, descriptive
**informal, conversational
**journalistic, reporting
**light-hearted, amusing, cheerful
**narrative (story-telling)
**satirical, comedic, ironic
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''' nevertheless''' (adv.)
*= "yes, but..."
*used to accept a prior argument or statement, then deflect, negate, or contradict it.
*for Reading section, transition words mark important statements an author wants to make or emphasize
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|''' novel''' (adj.)<br>
*new, unusual<br>
*different from what is common<br>
*note that as a noun, "a novel" is a popular genre (form) of fiction <br>
*novels are called "novel" because the genre was "novel" (new) when it was introduced in the 19th century)
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|'''critical'''(adj.)
*important, of an emergency situation
* analytical, investigated thoughtfully
**also, negative, inclined to judgement
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