SAT essay에서 중요한 사항중 하나는 다양한 어휘를 사용하는것 입니다.
평범한 단어들을 사용하는것 보다는 생생한 표현을 나타내는 동의어들을 활용하는것을 권장합니다. 기본단어들에 관련된 어휘들을 정리해 보았습니다. 기회가 되면 자신이 써놓은 글을 살펴보면서, 여기에 소개해 놓은 단어들로 바꾸어 보면서 다양한 어휘들을 사용해보는것도 좋은 훈련방법이 되겠습니다.
- 동사편• BEG : plead, implore, beseech, entreat, appeal, supplicate
• RUN : sprint, scuttle, scamper, dart, dash, scurry, gallop, rush, hasten
• WALK : saunter, stroll, amble, stride, pace, stagger, totter, meander, promenade
• SAY : utter, articulate, declare, pronounce, assert, unveil, divulge, enunciate, disclose
• SLEEP : slumber, nap, snooze, doze, have a siesta
• OPEN : unfasten, untie, unwrap, unbolt, unlock, undo, disengage, unfetter, unshackle
• TRY : attempt, endeavor, strive, aim, pursue
• UNDERSTAND : appreciate, comprehend, fathom, empathize, grasp, apprehend
• USE : manipulate, incorporate, utilize, exploit, draw on
• WANT : yearn for , long for, covet, crave, fancy, envy for
• WORK : toil, struggle, exert, drudgery, labor, vocation, employ
• WIN : succeed, prevail, attain, secure, acquire, accomplish, achieve
• IMPROVE : ameliorate, alleviate, enhance, refurbish, renovate, replenish, rejuvenate
• ESTABLISH : instill, implement, institute, implant, craft, engender, spawn, breed
• INCREASE : escalate, augment, levitate, mount, amplify, intensify, proliferate, mushroom, soar, bolster, enhance, propagate, burgeon, maximize
• DECREASE : reduce, diminish, lessen, decline, dwindle, condense, moderate, shrink, contract, shrivel, minimize
• LIE : prevaricate, evade, beat around the bush, fib, pretend, feign, conceal, mask
• PLAY : amuse, entertain, tease, dabble, carouse, revel, frolic, cavort, gambol
• WAIT : dawdle, lurk, linger, sulk, be idle, remain, delay, pause, dally, plod, hover
• WASTE : squander, dissipate, misuse, fritter away, desecrate, devastate, ravage, deplete, exhaust, drain, atrophy
• LOVE : adore, worship, admire, fancy, feel affection for, find irresistible
• HATE : abhor, detest, loathe, find insufferable, be repulsed by, despise, be revolted by, have an aversion to, dislike
• BRING : transport, fetch, convey, transfer, educe, elicit, produce
• CLEAN : wash, scrub, scour, wipe, cleanse, vacuum, launder, shine, bathe
- 형용사편• IMPORTANT : significant, relevant, crucial, valid, legitimate, vital, imperative
• SAD : melancholy, sullen, morose, dismal, disconsolate, miserable, disheartened
• HAPPY : content, blissful, ecstatic, exultant, jovial, merry, joyous, festive
• SMART : intelligent, savvy, clever, astute, shrewd, brilliant, acute
• BIG : immense, mammoth, enormous, vast, whopping, substantial, massive, colossal
• FAST : rapid, swift, hasty, prompt, immediate
• HOT : scorching, blistering, sizzling, sweltering, searing, sultry, blazing
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