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SAT WORD OF THE DAY – EXPIATE

expiate – (v) make amends or reparation for (guilt or wrongdoing).

定義 : 補償

synonyms – atone for, make amends for, make up for, do penance for, pay for, redress, redeem, offset, square, make good, make redress for, make reparation for, make recompense for, make restitution for, purge

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SAT WORD OF THE DAY – PALPABLE

palpable – (adj) able to be touched or felt.

定義 : 明顯的

synonyms – tangible, touchable, noticeable, detectable, solid, concrete, material, substantial, real

2nd definition – (adj) (of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to seem almost tangible.

synonyms – perceptible, perceivable, visible, noticeable, appreciable, discernible, detectable, observable, recognizable, notable, unmistakable, transparent, indisputable, self-evident, incontrovertible, incontestable, obvious, clear, plain, plain to see, evident, apparent, manifest, patent, marked, conspicuous, pronounced, striking, distinct, as plain as a pikestaff, as plain as the nose on one’s face, standing/sticking out like a sore thumb, standing/sticking out a mile, right under one’s nose, staring one in the face, writ large, beyond doubt, yond question, written all over someone, as clear as day, blinding, inescapable, overt, open, unconcealed, glaring, blatant, flagrant, barefaced, gross, stark

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SAT WORD OF THE DAY – CONSCRIPT

conscript – (v) enlist (someone) compulsorily, typically into the armed services.

定義 : 徵募

synonyms – call up, enlist, recruit, mobilize, raise, muster, draft

2nd definition – (n) a person enlisted compulsorily.

定義 : 應徵士兵

synonyms – impressed man, recruit, draftee, enlisted man

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SAT WORD OF THE DAY – FIDUCIARY

fiduciary – (adj) involving trust, especially with regard to the relationship between a trustee and a beneficiary.

定義 : 信托的

2nd definition – (n) a trustee.

定義 : 受托人

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SAT WORD OF THE DAY – PARANORMAL

paranormal – (adj) denoting events or phenomena such as telekinesis or clairvoyance that are beyond the scope of normal scientific understanding.

定義 : 超自然的

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SAT WORD OF THE DAY – CAPTIOUS

captious – (adj) tending to find fault or raise petty objection.

定義 : 挑剔的

synonyms – critical, fault-finding, quibbling, niggling, caviling, carping, criticizing, disapproving, censorious, overcritical, hypercritical, pedantic, hair-splitting, pettifogging

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SAT WORD OF THE DAY – PLAINTIVE

plaintive – (adj) sounding sad and mournful.

定義 : 悲哀的/憂傷的

synonyms – mournful, sad, wistful, doleful, pathetic, pitiful, piteous, melancholy, melancholic, sorrowful, unhappy, wretched, woeful, grief-stricken, broken-hearted, heartbroken, desolate, heart-rending, forlorn, disconsolate, plangent, heartsick, dolorous

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