1.Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT: book 3 chapter 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 impotent | adj. powerless; lacking strength |
| antithesis | n. an exact opposite; an opposite extreme |
| maelstrom | n. shirlpool; turbulence; agitated state of mind |
| emendation | n. a correction |
| chagrin | n. embarrassment; a complete loss of courage |
| bauble | n. a showy but useless thing |
| diaphanous | adj. very sheer and light |
| labyrinth | n. a complicated network of winding passages; a maze |
| gloat | v. to look at or thing about with great satisfaction |
| impediment | n. a barrier; obstruction |
| bestial | adj. savage; brutal |
| effete | adj. worn out; barren |
| shard | n. a fragment |
| bland | adj. mild; tasteless; dull |
| nihilism | n. a total rejection of established laws |
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