Flashcards: Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT Book III — Lesson Two
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prestwickhouse on February 16, 2009
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Honors English 3, SAT Vocab, thebestgroup, Mr. Forcucci at Sussex Tech, Concordia HS English-Mrs. Norton, Whitbeck English/ESL (see more)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 impotent | powerless; lacking strength |
| antithesis | an exact opposite; an opposite extreme |
| maelstrom | whirlpool; turbulence; agitated state of mind |
| 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; a maze |
| gloat | to look at or think about 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 established laws |
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