Vocab Booster SAT Textbook Vocabulary, Writing Unit 3

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  1. adjacent
    having a common boundary or edge
  2. aesthetics
    the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste
  3. authority
    an expert whose views are taken as definitive
  4. brine
    a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling
  5. brush
    a dense growth of bushes
  6. canvas
    a heavy, closely woven fabric
  7. caper
    any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis
  8. chasm
    a deep opening in the earth's surface
    Here, metaphorical.
  9. cheer
    the quality of having good spirits and dispelling gloom
  10. circumvent
    surround so as to force to give up
  11. common law
    a law system based on priory decisions by judges
  12. cosmology
    metaphysical study of the origin and nature of the universe
  13. culinary
    of or relating to or used in cooking
  14. detrimental
    causing harm or injury
  15. dimension
    one of three coordinates that determine a position in space
  16. endorse
    approve of
  17. equitable
    fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
  18. eyesore
    something very ugly and offensive
  19. foster
    help develop or grow
  20. framework
    the underlying structure
  21. franchise
    a business authorized to sell a company's goods or services
  22. fund
    a reserve of money set aside for some purpose
  23. fundamental
    serving as an essential component
  24. hygiene
    a condition promoting sanitary practices
  25. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
  26. innate
    present at birth but not necessarily hereditary
  27. integrity
    moral soundness
  28. intermittent
    stopping and starting at irregular intervals
  29. intractable
    difficult to manage or mold
  30. invasive
    gradually intrusive without right or permission
  31. legislation
    the act of making or enacting laws
  32. logistical
    of or relating to the management of an operation or event
  33. lot
    a parcel of land having fixed boundaries
  34. lukewarm
    moderately warm
  35. magnitude
    the property of relative size or extent
  36. middle class
    a socioeconomic group that is neither wealthy nor poor
  37. mystic
    someone who believes in realities beyond human comprehension
  38. ordeal
    a primitive method of determining guilt or innocence
  39. ordinance
    a statute enacted by a city government
  40. palette
    a board on which an artist mixes paints
  41. pathogen
    any disease-producing agent
  42. plateau
    a relatively flat raised area of land
  43. postulate
    maintain or assert
  44. rally
    gather or bring together
  45. readily
    in a punctual manner
  46. relic
    an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
  47. repercussion
    a remote or indirect consequence of some action
  48. resign
    accept as inevitable
  49. tedious
    so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
  50. timely
    done or happening at the appropriate moment
  51. unorthodox
    breaking with tradition or typical norms
  52. wage
    payment for work
  53. perseverance
    the act of continuing or repeating
  54. entrepreneur
    someone who organizes a business venture
  55. spite
    meanness or nastiness
  56. pettiness
    the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
  57. foliage
    the collective amount of leaves of one or more plants
  58. roadhouse
    an inn providing meals and liquor and dancing and gambling
  59. granitic
    hard as granite
  60. federal
    of a government with central and regional authorities
  61. Norman Conquest
    the invasion and settlement of England by the Normans following the battle of Hastings (1066)
  62. First Crusade
    a Crusade from 1096 to 1099
  63. maintain
    state or assert
  64. tenacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  65. retrospect
    contemplation of things past
  66. harness
    exploit the power of
  67. inquisitive
    showing curiosity
  68. division
    an army unit large enough to sustain combat
  69. feudal
    relating to a system where vassals are protected by lords
  70. array
    an impressive display or assortment
  71. human right
    any basic freedom to which all people are entitled
Created on Thu Apr 02 14:12:32 EDT 2020 (updated Thu Apr 02 20:29:25 EDT 2020)

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