Vocab Booster SAT Textbook Vocabulary, Reading Unit 3 Drill 2, p. 84-7

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  1. absolution
    the act of being formally forgiven
  2. advocate
    speak, plead, or argue in favor of
  3. altitude
    elevation above sea level or above the earth's surface
  4. anticipate
    regard something as probable or likely
  5. automated
    operated with minimal human intervention
  6. bombard
    direct high energy particles or radiation against
  7. campaign
    related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal
  8. cascade
    rush down in big quantities
  9. cavalier
    showing a lack of concern or seriousness
  10. chaotic
    completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing
  11. commercial
    connected with or engaged in the exchange of goods
  12. debris
    the remains of something that has been destroyed
  13. decommission
    withdraw from active service
  14. denounce
    speak out against
  15. density
    the amount per unit size
  16. deplete
    use up, as resources or materials
  17. due
    that which is deserved or owed
  18. enact
    order by virtue of superior authority; decree
  19. exacerbate
    make worse
  20. exhaust
    use up, as resources or materials
  21. feat
    a notable achievement
  22. grave
    requiring serious thought
  23. humble
    marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful
  24. license
    a legal document giving official permission to do something
  25. ludicrous
    inviting ridicule
  26. implement
    pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue
  27. infeasible
    not capable of being carried out or put into practice
  28. inherit
    receive from a predecessor
  29. kinetic
    relating to the motion of material bodies and their forces
  30. median
    dividing an animal into right and left halves
    Also the name for the strip in the middle of a road separating traffic directions.
  31. mitigation
    the action of lessening in severity or intensity
  32. moral
    concerned with principles of right and wrong
  33. obligation
    the state of being bound to do or pay something
  34. orbit
    move in a path described by a body revolving around another
  35. perilous
    fraught with danger
  36. phenomenon
    any state or process known through the senses
  37. pioneer
    someone who helps to open up a new line of technology or art
  38. policy
    a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
  39. propellant
    any substance that moves forward with force
  40. refuse
    show unwillingness towards
  41. relic
    an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
  42. render
    give or supply
  43. routine
    an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
  44. simultaneous
    occurring or operating at the same time
  45. squarely
    firmly and solidly
  46. successive
    following in order without gaps
  47. transcend
    go beyond the scope or limits of
  48. ubiquity
    the state of being everywhere at once
  49. underpin
    confirm or support with evidence or authority
  50. binding
    executed with proper legal authority
  51. aesthetic
    pleasing in beauty or good taste
  52. akin
    similar in quality or character
  53. obsolete
    no longer in use
  54. steward
    someone who manages property or affairs for someone else
  55. consensus
    agreement in the judgment reached by a group as a whole
  56. mandate
    make obligatory
  57. facet
    a distinct feature or element in a problem
  58. afford
    be able to spare or give up
Created on Wed Apr 01 17:28:41 EDT 2020 (updated Thu Apr 02 20:21:46 EDT 2020)

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