Vocabulary Power Plus for the new SAT: Book 1 lession 19-20-21
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 tantamount | adj. of essentially equal value or significance |
| subversive | adj. in opposition to authority or government |
| conducive | adj. tending to cause or bring about |
| amenable | adj. agreeable; responsive to suggestion or advice |
| stricture | n. a restraint or limit |
| sedentary | adj. characterized by or requiring sitting; motionless |
| influx | n. an inward flow |
| rigorous | adj. severe; relentless; harsh |
| patina | n. a sheen on a surface resulting from age and use |
| placebo | n. a fake drug used in the testing of medication |
| junta | n. a military group ruling a country after seizing power |
| pinnacle | n. a peak or climax |
| mollify | v. to reduce, soothe, or calm |
| perjury | n. lying under oath |
| plaintive | adj. expressing sorrow; mournful |
| impasse | n. a problem or predicament with no obvious resolution |
| wunderkind | n. one who excels in a difficult field at an early age |
| acumen | n. ability to discern or discriminate |
| nanotechnology | n. the use of single atoms and molecules to construct microscopic divices |
| notarize | v. to certify legally |
| piquant | adj. a strong, stimulating taste |
| malodorous | adj. having an offensive odor |
| pungent | adj. a sharp taste; acrid |
| erroneous | adj. incorrect; mistaken |
| concurrent | adj. happening at the same time |
| negligible | adj. of little importance; insignificant |
| renege | v. to break a promise or obligation; to revoke |
| precept | n. a rule of action; a principle to live by |
| visage | n. a face; a facial expression |
| irrevocable | adj. impossible to retract or revoke; irreversible |
| confute | v. to argue or point out error |
| meritorious | adj. deserving of an award or honor |
| mezzanine | n. the lowest balcony in a theater; a partial story between main stories in a building |
| tribulation | n. an affliction, trouble, or difficult experience |
| recumbent | adj. resting or lying down |
| dynasty | n. a succession of rulers from the same family or group |
| purport | v. to claim; to have or to give the false impression of being |
| forte | n. an area of expertise or strength |
| kleptomania | n. a continual urge to steal regardless of economic motive |
| renown | n. state of being well known and honored; fame |
| ineffable | adj. too sacred or great to be described; indescribable |
| fortitude | n. strength in adversity |
| botch | v. to ruin through clumsiness; to bungle |
| perennial | adj. lasting indefinitely |
| brinkmanship | n. pushing dangerous situations to the edge of disaster rather than conceding. |
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