SAT Power Plus - Book 3, Lessons 1 and 2 and 3

Mr. Forcucci (United States of America)
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  1. factious
    dissenting with the majority opinion
  2. ignoble
    dishonorable in character or purpose
  3. boor
    a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking refinement
  4. aegis
    armor plate that protects the chest
  5. perspicacity
    the ability to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly
  6. fervent
    characterized by intense emotion
  7. rectify
    make right or correct
  8. enervate
    weaken physically, mentally, or morally
  9. besiege
    surround so as to force to give up
  10. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  11. altruism
    the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  12. carrion
    the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food
  13. erotic
    giving sexual pleasure; sexually arousing
  14. amorphous
    having no definite form or distinct shape
  15. opulent
    rich and superior in quality
  16. impotently
    in a helpless manner
  17. antithesis
    exact opposite
  18. maelstrom
    a powerful circular current of water
  19. emendation
    a correction by emending
  20. chagrin
    strong feelings of embarrassment
  21. bauble
    cheap showy jewelry or ornament
  22. diaphanous
    so thin as to transmit light
  23. labyrinth
    complex system of paths in which it is easy to get lost
  24. gloat
    dwell on with satisfaction
  25. impediment
    something immaterial that interferes with action or progress
  26. bestial
    resembling an animal, especially by being vicious or cruel
  27. effete
    excessively self-indulgent, affected, or decadent
    worn out; barren
  28. shard
    a broken piece of a brittle artifact
  29. bland
    lacking taste or flavor or tang
  30. nihilism
    complete denial of established authority and institutions
  31. pedestrian
    lacking wit or imagination
  32. bona fide
    not counterfeit or copied
  33. adventitious
    associated by chance and not an integral part
  34. fecund
    capable of producing offspring or vegetation
  35. obfuscate
    make obscure or unclear
  36. impale
    pierce with a sharp stake or point
  37. extenuate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or degree of
  38. parochial
    narrowly restricted in outlook or scope
  39. glower
    look angry or sullen as if to signal disapproval
  40. edify
    make understand
  41. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  42. cataclysm
    a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
  43. optimum
    most desirable possible under a restriction
  44. importune
    beg persistently and urgently
Created on Mon Aug 26 12:15:56 EDT 2013 (updated Wed Dec 03 08:43:34 EST 2014)

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