power plus for the new sat book 2 lesson 10-12
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summersweethearts on March 6, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 altercation | a heated argument |
| lexicon | a dictionary; a specialized vocabulary used in a particular field or place |
| hue | a particular shade of a given color |
| galvanize | to startle into sudden activity |
| sanction | permission; support |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration for effect and not meant to be taken literally |
| ominous | threatening; foreboding evil |
| audacity | rude boldness; nerve |
| evince | to demonstrate clearly; to prove |
| implacable | unable to be appeased or pacified |
| exhort | to urge on with stirring words |
| incarcerate | to put in prison; to confine |
| incisive | sharp; keen; cutting straight to the heart of the matter |
| expedient | practical; providing an immediate advantage (especially when serving one's self-interest) |
| pertinent | having to do with the subject at hand |
| altercation | syn: quarrel; dispute ant: agreement; harmony |
| expound | to explain in detail; to clarify |
| galvanize | syn: jargon; argot; cant ant: enervate |
| cajole | to persuade with false promises and flattery |
| hyperbole | ant: understatement |
| ominous | syn: sinister ant: comforting |
| inscrutable | not easily understood; hard to fathom |
| audacity | syn: insolence; impudence ant: decorum |
| balk | to refuse stubbornly or abruptly; to stop short and refuse to go on |
| implacable | syn: inflexible; relentless ant: pacified; assuaged |
| acrimony | ill-natured, bitter hostility |
| incarcerate | syn: imprison; constrain ant: liberate; free |
| dour | stern and ill-humored |
| incisive | syn: piercing; acute ant: superficial; dull |
| exult | to rejoice; to feel triumphant |
| expedient | syn: effective ant: feckless |
| pertinent | ant: unrelented; extraneous |
| galvanize | syn: stimulate |
| evince | syn: manifest |
| exhort | syn: encourage |
| epistle | a letter or literary composition in letter form |
| avid | enthusiastic; extremely interested |
| gadfly | an irritating and persistent person |
| humility | absence of vanity; humbleness |
| dolorous | exhibiting sorrow or pain |
| gargantuan | of huge or extraordinary size and power |
| arduous | difficult; requiring much effort |
| affable | friendly; agreeable; easy to talk to |
| grandiloquent | pompous or high-flown in speech |
| agrarian | having to do with farms, farmers, or the use of land |
| grimace | a facial expression of fear, disapproval, or pain |
| harangue | a long, strongly expressed speech or lecture |
| formidable | arousing fear or awe |
| sycophant | a flatterer; one who fawns on others in order to gain favor |
| explicit | clearly and openly stated; leaving nothing to the imagination |
| omniscient | having unlimited knowledge; all-knowing |
| feasible | reasonable; capable of being carried out |
| fiasco | a complete, ridiculous failure |
| metier | the work one is especially suited for; one's specialty; an occupation |
| fluctuate | to rise and fall; to vary irregularly |
| harry | to annoy or harass |
| incognito | disguised; pretending not to be oneself |
| lethargy | lack of energy; sluggishness |
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