Vocabulary Power Plus For The New Sat Book One Lessons 1-7

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Numismatist

Back 1

n. a coin collector

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fatalistic

Back 2

adj. believing that all events in are ineveitable and determined by fate

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obtrude

Back 3

v. to force oneself into a situation uninvited

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lackadaisical

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adj. uninterested; listless

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epigram

Back 5

n. a witty saying expressing a single thought or observation

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demented

Back 6

adj. mentally ill; insane

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beleaguer

Back 7

v. to besiege by encircling; to harrass

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gorge

Back 8

v. to eat or swallow greedily

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caricature

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n. an exaggerated portrayal of one's features

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felonious

Back 10

adj. pertaining to or constituting a major crisis

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edifice

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n. a large, elaborate structure; an imposing building

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ambidextrou

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adj. equally skillful with either hand

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animate

Back 13

v. to give life or motion to

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knead

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v. to work dough or clay into a uniform mixture

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chauvanist

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n. one having a fanatical devotion to a country, gender, or religions, with a contempt for other countries, the opposite sex, or other beliefs

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elude

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v. to escape notice; to get away from

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blight

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n. anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devaluation

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osequy

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n. a funeral rite or ceremony

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denizen

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n. an occupant; inhabitant

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gambit

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n. maneuver or action used to gain an advantage

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gist

Back 21

n. the main point

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charisma

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n. personal appeal or attraction; magnetism

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mesmerize

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v. to hypnotize

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bandy

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v. to exchange words; to discuss casually

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nepotism

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n. favoritism shown to family or friends by those in power, especially in business or hiring practices

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begrudge

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v. to resent another's success; to envy

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glutinous

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adj. gluey; sticky

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enmity

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n. deep-seated hostility, often mutual

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quaff

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v. to drink in large quantities; to gulp

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gird

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v. to prepare for an event or an action

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hovel

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n. a wretched living place; an open shed

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gothic

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adj. of the middle ages; of or elating to a mysterious, grotesque, and desolate style of fiction

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egress

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n. an exit; a means of going out

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despot

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n. a dictator with absolute power