Vocab Booster SAT Textbook Vocabulary, Writing Unit 2

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  1. absorb
    suck or take up or in
  2. adversity
    a state of misfortune or affliction
  3. allure
    the power to entice or attract
  4. anticipate
    regard something as probable or likely
  5. apprehension
    fearful expectation or anticipation
  6. artificial
    contrived by art rather than nature
  7. autobiography
    a book or account of your own life
  8. bolster
    support and strengthen
  9. cadence
    a recurrent rhythmical series
  10. cherish
    be fond of
  11. commissioner
    a government administrator
  12. compel
    force somebody to do something
  13. competent
    properly or sufficiently qualified, capable, or efficient
  14. comply
    act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
  15. congressional
    of or relating to a national legislative assembly
  16. contract
    a binding agreement that is enforceable by law
  17. contradict
    prove negative; show to be false
  18. conversely
    with the terms of the relation reversed
  19. decry
    express strong disapproval of
  20. debut
    appear for the first time in public
  21. decommission
    withdraw from active service
  22. depreciation
    a decrease in price or value
  23. dilemma
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
    A prisoner's dilemma is situation in which either choice results in some negative consequence besides positive ones.
  24. discrepancy
    a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
  25. encumber
    hold back, impede, or weigh down
  26. entrepreneur
    someone who organizes a business venture
  27. exodus
    a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
  28. grandiosity
    high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
  29. illusion
    an erroneous mental representation
  30. immutable
    not subject or susceptible to change or variation
  31. implement
    a piece of equipment or a tool used for a specific purpose
  32. implication
    something that is inferred
  33. initiative
    readiness to embark on bold new ventures
  34. invasive
    marked by a tendency to spread into healthy tissue
    In this case, relating a thriving non-native plant or animal that out-competes native species.
  35. legislative
    relating to a lawmaking assembly
  36. literal
    limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
  37. locomotion
    the power or ability to move
  38. luxurious
    rich and superior in quality
  39. metropolitan
    relating to or characteristic of a large urban area
  40. motto
    a favorite saying of a sect or political group
  41. objective
    the goal intended to be attained
  42. onslaught
    an offensive against an enemy
  43. paranoia
    a mental disorder characterized by delusions of persecution
  44. parliament
    a legislative assembly in certain countries
  45. pediatrician
    a medical specialist in the care of children
  46. pelvic
    of or relating to the pelvis
  47. penicillin
    antibiotic used in the treatment of infections and diseases
  48. persist
    refuse to stop
  49. plague
    cause to suffer a blight
  50. pneumatic
    relating to or using air or a similar gas
  51. pole vault
    a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole
  52. policy
    a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
  53. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  54. precaution
    a measure taken in advance to ward off impending danger
  55. premium
    payment for insurance
  56. profound
    situated at or extending to great depth
  57. prohibit
    command against
  58. protagonist
    the principal character in a work of fiction
  59. protocol
    forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by officials
  60. rational
    consistent with or based on or using reason
  61. realize
    make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
  62. relative
    properly linked in size or degree or other characteristics
  63. relevant
    having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
  64. relentless
    never-ceasing
  65. respiratory
    pertaining to the act of breathing
  66. rife
    excessively abundant
  67. safeguard
    make safe
  68. stationary
    not capable of being moved
  69. subsequent
    following in time or order
  70. suppress
    put down by force or authority
  71. susceptible
    yielding readily to or capable of undergoing a process
  72. swift
    moving very fast
  73. tailor
    adjust to a specific need or market
  74. unambiguous
    having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning
  75. vault
    jump across or leap over, as an obstacle
  76. warrant
    show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for
  77. aptitude
    inherent ability
  78. ethic
    a system of principles governing morality and conduct
  79. trite
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  80. mutiny
    open rebellion against constituted authority
  81. sycamore
    any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and ball-shaped heads of fruits
  82. endeavor
    attempt by employing effort
  83. opt
    select as an alternative over another
  84. agile
    moving quickly and lightly
Created on Thu Apr 02 14:01:37 EDT 2020 (updated Thu Apr 02 20:29:12 EDT 2020)

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