Grouping of MCAT Vocabulary ( Part 1)

                                                                Part 1

Artistic Words

1. batik (a method of printing patterns on cloth)
2. bonsai ( art of growing small trees)
3. bowdlerize ( editing,cutting)
4. bravura (artistic skill)
5. braille (writing system for blinds)
6. cameo (sculpture)
7. caricature (funny drawings)
8. cause celebre (drama)
9. cartographer (map maker)
10. chassis (framework)
11. filigree (delicate decoration)
12. lapidary (precious stones)
13. macrame (art of typing knots in strings)
14. origami (art of paper folding)
15. surrealism (style and movement in art and literature)

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Skillful Words

1. adroitness (capability)
2. dexterous (on the right)
3. prowess (skill)
4. facile (make easy)
5. facilitate (make easier)

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About Birds (Calm, peaceful)

1. allay (soothe)
2. clement (pleasant)
3. conciliatory (make calm)
4. halcyon (happy)
5. cosset (cuddle)
6. mitigate (alleviate)
7. placate (calm)
8. sedate (calm)
9. relief (soothe)
10. tranquile(calm)
11. phlegmatic (calm)
12. hackless (birds neck feather)
13. downy (soft)
14. cygnet (a young swan)
15. gull ( sea bird)

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Basic

1. capital (basic)
2. congential (essential/adjacent)
3. dormant (basic)
4. inherent (basic)
5. intrinsic (basic)
6. latent (dormant)
7. primal (basic)

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Swirl

1. churn (blender)
2. skew (twist)
3. swivel (spin)
4. trundle (rotate)
5. undulate (oscillate)
6. undulating (wavy)
7. vortex (swirl)
8. wry (twisted)

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Credits : Taniya Saida