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SAT The Hit Parade

SAT The Hit Parade. Are You Talkin ’ To Me?. 1. Candid – KAN did – completely honest, straightforward. Candace’s candidness overwhelmed her business colleagues, who were not used to such honesty. 2. Conjecture – kun JEK chur – inference; guesswork.

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SAT The Hit Parade

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  1. SAT The Hit Parade Are You Talkin’ To Me?

  2. 1. Candid – KAN did – completely honest, straightforward. Candace’s candidness overwhelmed her business colleagues, who were not used to such honesty. 2. Conjecture – kun JEK chur– inference; guesswork. At this point, Jim’s hypothesis about single-cell biorhythms is still conjecture: She doesn’t have conclusive evidence.

  3. 3. Didactic – die DAK tik– instructive The tapes were entertaining and didactic; they both amused and instructed children. • Effusive – ef YOO siv- showing excessive emotion; overflowing Accepting his Oscar for Best Supporting Sound Editor, Ben delivered the most effusive speech in Academy Awards history; he cried, he hugged people, he blew kisses to the audience and then he cried some more.

  4. EuphemismYOO fuhmiz um A mild, indirect, or vague term substituting for a harsh, blunt, or offensive term. “To pass away” is a common euphemism for dying. • Extrapolate – ek STRAP uh layt– to infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information. Seeing the wrecked bike and his daughter’s skinned knees, Heath extrapolated that she had had a biking accident.

  5. 7. Incoherent – in ko HEAR unt– lacking cohesion or connection. Maury’s sentences were so incoherent that nobody understood a word. 8. Insinuate – in SIN yooayt– to imply or communicate stealthily. Sean insinuated that Grace stole the arsenic, but he never came out and said it.

  6. Loquacious – low KWAY shus– very talkative I’m not eloquent, so I’ll just come out and say it: Bobby is loquacious and will talk, and talk, and talk. 10. Lucid – LOO sid– easily understood; clear – Our teacher provides lucid explanations of even the most difficult concepts so that we can all understand them.

  7. 11. Rhetoric – RET uh rik– the art of using language effectively and persuasively Since they are expected to make speeches, most politicians and lawyers are well versed in the art of rhetoric.

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