Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT Book III — Unit #3
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Created by:
EdwardsBFHS on September 16, 2011
Subjects:
battlefield high school ap language & composition 11
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 pedestrian | ordinary or dull |
| bona fide | in good faith |
| adventitious | accidential; nonessential |
| fecund | fertile; productive |
| deviate | to turn aside from a course; to stray |
| obfuscate | to confuse; to bewilder |
| impale | to pierce with a sharp stake through the body |
| extenuate | to lessen seriousness by providing partial excuses |
| parochial | local; narrow; limited |
| glower | to stare angrily |
| edify | improve someone morally |
| ambiguous | open to more than one interpretation |
| cataclysm | a violent change |
| optimum | best; most favorable; ideal |
| importune | to ask persistently; to beg |
| Impotent | powerless; lacking strength |
| Antithesis | an exact opposite |
| Maelstrom | whirlpool; turbulence |
| Emendation | a correction |
| Chagrin | embarrassment; a complete loss of courage |
| Bauble | a showy but useless thing |
| Diaphanous | very sheer and light |
| Labyrinth | a complicated network of winding passages |
| Gloat | to look or think with great satisfaction |
| Impediment | a barrier; obstruction |
| Bestial | savage; brutal |
| Effete | worn out; barren |
| Shard | a fragment |
| Bland | mild; tasteless; dull |
| Nihilism | a total rejection of establsihed laws |
| factious | causing disagreement |
| ignoble | dishonorable; shameful |
| boor | a rude or impolite person |
| aegis | a shield; protection |
| perspicacity | keenness of judgment |
| fervent | eager; earnest |
| rectify | to correct; make right |
| enervate | to weaken |
| besiege | to overwhelm; to surround and atack |
| ephemeral | lasting only a brief time; short-lived |
| altruism | a concern for others; generosity |
| carrion | decaying flesh |
| erotic | pertaining to sexual love |
| amorphous | shapeless, formless, vague |
| opulent | rich, luxurious; wealthy |
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