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Word of the day – analogous

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For the next few weeks, METS will be posting a word of the day. Some will be in the SAT prep vein, others will be college-related words you may have heard, and not completely understood.

Today’s word is: analogous –

adjective
1. Similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail.
2. Similar in a way that invites comparison: showing an analogy or likeness that permits one to draw an analogy. 

Word of the day – scrupulous

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For the next few weeks, METS will be posting a word of the day. Some will be in the SAT prep vein, others will be college-related words you may have heard, and not completely understood.

Today’s word is: scrupulous

  1. having scruples, or moral or ethical standards; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled:scrupulous about defending human rights.
  2. punctiliously or minutely careful, precise, or exact:a scrupulous attention to detail in their performance.

Word of the day – nuance

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For the next few weeks, METS will be posting a word of the day. Some will be in the SAT prep vein, others will be college-related words you may have heard, and not completely understood.

Today’s word(s) is: nuance

  1. a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
  2. a very slight difference or variation in color or tone.