Week 16 SAT Words

Substantiate (v) - verify, to confirm; provide evidence.  Basically this word means to give proof, and what other way to prove something is to sustain evidence and support it.

Subtle (adj.) - unclear, very few information, quiet and delicate.  Subtle is often pronounced sub-til, it is clever that the silent "e" and subtle, because it causes people to pronounce the word incorrectly.

Subtle and clever, very clever

Sufficient (adj.) - enough.  Suffixes are parts of words, but sometimes it is enough to have their own definitions, without the prefix.

Superficial (adj.) - lacking in literal depth, along the surface.  At first I thought the word meant lacking in deepness of meaning, very straight-forward, but turns out, I thought too deeply.

Superfluous (adj.) - more than enough.  Super means to have a lot of, and the "ous" at the back also means to have a lot of. Therefore, Superfluous means a lot.

Taciturn (adj.) - silent, utter-less   If you are part of a tactical unit, then you are highly trained professionals that go on missions. You usually have to keep quiet in those kind of missions.

Tactful (adj.) - polite, careful, and thoughtful.  You are tactful if you use your tactics to manipulate people and carefully lure them into your trap.

Tangent (adj.) - a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at one point.  Math helps to remember.

Tenacious (adj.) - strong and fast at holding firmly together; persistent.  Tentacles are very tenacious, they stick and hold things firmly due to their suction ability.

Transient (adj.) - temporary, not lasting, existing in a short time.  Transient means temporary, so does transfer or transit, because these words all relate to staying for a short amount of time.