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SAT Vocabulary Review
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Week of February 22
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desecrate
To destroy completely; to wipe out.
To command solemnly.
To be next to; to border on.
To misuse or violate something sacred.
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progenitor
To catch sight of a distant object after looking carefully.
A small fault or weakness in a person’s character.
A person with a superficial interest and slight knowledge.
A direct ancestor.
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propitiate
To misuse or violate something sacred.
To command solemnly.
Without the means to pay what is owed; bankrupt.
To overcome distrust or hostility; to appease.
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Given to joking; humorous and playful.
adjure
propitiate
dilettante
jocose
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To be next to; to border on.
adjure
abut
equivocal
exhume
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Ava’s occasional short temper was a mere ____________compared to her usual magnanimous spirit.
foible
desecrate
adjure
propitiate
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His age was the ostensible reason for his retiring, but the truth is his company is now ______.
jocose
restitution
propitiate
insolvent
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The investors in the failed enterprise made sedulous efforts to obtain ___from its organizers.
restitution
abut
foible
insolvent
9
The judge -------------the jurors to examine the evidence very carefully.
adjure
progenitor
dilettante
insolvent
10
The ------------of the Boston Public Library was carved by Daniel Chester French.
equivocal
restitution
abut
portal
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equivocal
Having more than one meaning, usually intended to confuse.
To command solemnly.
To be next to; to border on.
Given to joking; humorous and playful.
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exhume
A door or entrance, especially one that's large and imposing
To overcome distrust or hostility; to appease.
To dig out of the ground.
To destroy completely; to wipe out.
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To catch sight of a distant object after looking carefully; to detect or discover.
exhume
descry
restitution
propitiate
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She claims to be only a ________at writing poetry, but actually her work is quite good.
jocose
dilettante
foible
propitiate
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Whole species unknown to us are ___________by the destruction of the world’s rain forests.
progenitor
exhume
extirpate
foible
