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Vocabulary Unit 18: Top SAT Words. Vocabulary.com. Longevity. the property of being long- lived NOUN Something with longevity has the ability to last for a long time. While tortoises are not known for their quickness, their longevity is amazing. Just ask the Hare. Mundane. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Vocabulary Unit 13: Top SAT Words

Vocabulary Unit 18: Top SAT WordsVocabulary.comthe property of being long-lived

NOUN

Something with longevity has the ability to last for a long time. While tortoises are not known for their quickness, their longevity is amazing. Just ask the Hare.Longevity

found in the ordinary course of events

AdjectiveAn ordinary, unexciting thing can be called mundane: "Superman hid his heroic feats by posing as his mundane alter ego, Clark Kent."Mundane

marked by blithe unconcern

ADJECTIVE

An ordinary, unexciting thing can be called mundane: "Superman hid his heroic feats by posing as his mundane alter ego, Clark Kent."Nonchalant

rich and superior in quality

AdjectiveOpulent is a word that you will hear a lot around rich people looking to show off. "Remember the opulent buffet at Carries sweet sixteen? Sixteen chocolate cakes iced in gold leaf!"Opulent

a person who delivers a speech or oration

Noun

A person giving a speech is called an orator, like the gifted orator who raised excellent points, making everyone in the audience want to join his revolution.Orator

intended to attract notice and impress others

ADJECTIVE

Reach for the adjective ostentatious when you want a flashy way to say well, "flashy" or "showy."Ostentatious

dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight

ADJECTIVE

Something parched is excessively dry and hot, in extreme need of water, like a desert, a neglected plant, or your throat after a five-kilometer run.Parched

tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans

ADJECTIVE

If someone accuses you of being perfidious, you should probably be offended it means underhanded, treacherous, deceitful even evil.Perfidious

concerned with practical matters

Adjective

To describe a person or a solution that takes a realistic approach, consider the adjective pragmatic. The four-year-old who wants a unicorn for her birthday isn't being very pragmatic.Pragmatic

characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)

Adjective

That high school hoops phenom who plays like an NBA pro? The sixth grader who's already asking questions about organic chemistry? They're both precocious meaning they're way beyond their years in skill or knowledge.Precocious