Vocab Power Plus for the New SAT: BOok One Lesson 18
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15 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 tantamount | of essentially equal value or significance |
| subversive | in opposition to authority or government |
| conductive | tending to cause or bring about |
| amenable | agreeable; responsive to suggestion or advice |
| stricture | a restraint or limit |
| sedentary | characterized or required by sitting; motionless |
| influx | an inward flow |
| rigorous | severe; relentless; harsh |
| patina | a sheen on a surface resulting from age and use |
| placebo | a fake drug used in the testing of medication |
| junta | a military group ruling a country after seizing power |
| pinnacle | a peak or climax |
| mollify | to reduce, soothe, or calm |
| perjury | the act of lying under oath |
| plaintive | expressing sorrow; mournful |
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