Vocab Booster SAT Textbook Vocabulary, Writing Unit 4

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  1. accredited
    given official approval to act
  2. adjacent
    having a common boundary or edge
  3. affix
    attach to
  4. anesthesia
    loss of bodily sensation
  5. anticipate
    regard something as probable or likely
  6. armistice
    a state of peace agreed to between opponents
  7. beagle
    a small short-legged smooth-coated breed of hound
  8. campaign
    related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal
  9. capsize
    overturn accidentally
  10. cardiology
    the branch of medicine dealing with the heart and its diseases
  11. catheter
    a thin flexible tube inserted into the body
  12. centerboard
    a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward
  13. chemosynthesis
    synthesis of carbohydrate from carbon dioxide and water
  14. cockpit
    compartment where the pilot sits while flying an aircraft
  15. comprise
    be made of
  16. contradictory
    not able to be true at the same time
  17. convent
    a religious residence especially for nuns
  18. counterbalance
    a weight that balances another weight
  19. cutter
    a sailing vessel with a single mast set further back than the mast of a sloop
  20. devout
    deeply religious
  21. diagnose
    subject to a medical analysis
  22. duchess
    the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
  23. duel
    a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people
  24. en route
    on a route to some place
  25. enterprise
    a purposeful or industrious undertaking
  26. expertise
    skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge
  27. forefront
    the part that is most forward or nearest the viewer
  28. formalize
    make official
  29. gallon
    United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
  30. hemlock
    branching biennial herb with large leaves and white flowers
  31. hindsight
    understanding the nature of an event after it has happened
  32. hornbeam
    any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Carpinus
  33. iconic
    relating to a symbolic figure
  34. imply
    express or state indirectly
  35. infrared
    having or employing wavelengths longer than light but shorter than radio waves; lying outside the visible spectrum at its red end
  36. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  37. ketch
    a sailing vessel with two masts
  38. labyrinth
    complex system of paths in which it is easy to get lost
  39. ludicrous
    inviting ridicule
  40. mandatory
    required by rule
  41. masthead
    a staff list printed in a newspaper or magazine
  42. methane
    a colorless, odorless gas used as a fuel
  43. midwifery
    the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and pregnancy
  44. mitigate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  45. morbid
    suggesting the horror of death and decay
  46. molten
    reduced to liquid form by heating
    Usually only used for materials that require large amount of heat to melt.
  47. multifaceted
    having many aspects
  48. neonatal
    relating to the infant during the first month after birth
  49. oleander
    an ornamental but poisonous flowering shrub having narrow evergreen leaves and clusters of fragrant white to pink or red flowers: native to East Indies but widely cultivated in warm regions
  50. omnipresent
    existing everywhere at once
  51. personnel
    group of people willing to obey orders
  52. photon
    a tiny bundle of matter that transmits light
  53. photosynthesis
    formation of compounds in plants aided by radiant energy
  54. plight
    a situation from which extrication is difficult
  55. practitioner
    someone who carries out a learned profession
  56. probe
    question or examine thoroughly and closely
  57. provision
    a stipulated condition
  58. protagonist
    the principal character in a work of fiction
  59. protocol
    forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by officials
  60. Puritan
    a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship
  61. qualify
    prove capable or fit; meet requirements
  62. quay
    wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
  63. relative
    not absolute or complete
  64. resurgence
    bringing again into activity and prominence
  65. retail
    the selling of goods to consumers
  66. rig
    equip with sails or masts
  67. sanctity
    the quality of being holy
    Here, the word means inviolability.
  68. sector
    a particular aspect of life or activity
  69. shilling
    a former monetary unit in Great Britain
  70. shrub
    a low woody plant usually having several stems
  71. sloop
    a sailing vessel with a single mast
  72. southeasterly
    coming from the southeast
  73. spectrum
    an ordered array of the components of an emission or wave
  74. steamer
    a cooking utensil that can be used to cook food by steaming it
  75. stealth
    the act of moving in a quiet or secretive way to avoid being noticed
  76. symptom
    a sensation associated with a particular disease
  77. tangential
    acting along a straight line or plane that touches a curve
  78. thrive
    make steady progress
  79. trajectory
    the path followed by an object moving through space
  80. treaty
    a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
  81. ultraviolet
    having wavelengths shorter than light but longer than X-rays
  82. vacuum
    the absence of matter
  83. yawl
    a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
  84. yew
    evergreen tree or shrub having red cup-shaped berries
  85. interpolate
    estimate the value of
  86. extrapolate
    draw from specific cases for more general cases
  87. concurrently
    overlapping in duration
  88. tuft
    a bunch or cluster of strands, as of grass, hair, etc.
  89. controller
    someone who maintains and audits business accounts
  90. abrupt
    exceedingly sudden and unexpected
  91. federation
    an organization formed by merging several groups or parties
  92. discipline
    a branch of knowledge
  93. exploitative
    tending to exploit or make use of
  94. cornerstone
    the basic or fundamental part on which something depends
  95. proactive
    causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond
  96. locale
    the scene of any event or action
  97. historic
    belonging to the past
  98. historical
    of or relating to the study of recorded time
  99. leverage
    provide with strategic advantage
  100. neophyte
    a participant with no experience with an activity
  101. compelling
    tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument
  102. replete
    filled to satisfaction with food or drink
  103. West Indies
    the string of islands between North America and South America; a popular resort area
    The 'Indies' referred to here.
  104. pottle
    a pot that holds 2 quarts
  105. imperial
    of or belonging to a British system of weights and measures
  106. meticulous
    marked by precise accordance with details
  107. tack
    turn into the wind
  108. subordinate
    lower in rank or importance
  109. taffeta
    a crisp, smooth, lustrous fabric
  110. cobble
    pave with cobblestones
  111. assess
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
  112. insight
    clear or deep perception of a situation
  113. artifact
    a man-made object
  114. Cheyenne
    a member of a North American Indian people living on the western plains (now living in Oklahoma and Montana)
  115. Arapaho
    a member of a tribe of Plains Indians formerly inhabiting eastern Colorado and Wyoming (now living in Oklahoma and Wyoming)
Created on Thu Apr 02 14:18:48 EDT 2020 (updated Thu Apr 02 20:29:45 EDT 2020)

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