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SAT Word of the Day

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January 17, 2011

Quotidian (adjective)

   (kwoh-tid-ee-uhn)

(daily)

Ambika’s quotidian routines include drinking two cups of coffee in the morning.

January 18, 2011

Rapport (noun)

(ra-pawr)

(mutual understanding and harmony)

When Margaret met her paramour, they felt an instant rapport.

January 19, 2011

Requisition (noun)

(rek-wuh-zish-uhn)

(a demand for goods, usually made by an authority)

During the war, the government made a requisition of supplies.

January 20, 2011

Saccharine (adjective)

(sak-er-in)

(sickeningly sweet)

George’s saccharine manner, although intended to make him popular, actually repelled his classmates.