PowerPlus SAT Vocabulary Book H Lesson 4

Question 1

to gather or accumulate discreetly

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hoard

Question 2

turned or twisted to one side

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awry

Question 3

A row of lights ________the basketball court at night.

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illuminate

Question 4

(adj.) dependent upon chance; lacking any definite plan

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haphazard

Question 5

antonym: surge; increase; rise

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ebb

Question 6

(N) A homeless person, especially an orphaned child

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waif

Question 7

syn: disheveled; unkempt

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bedraggled

Question 8

After leaving for college, she called home twice a week to aide with her parents’ __________.

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solicitude

Question 9

syn: deny

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repudiate

Question 10

The young ______sometimes sleeps in a tunnel beneath the highway.

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waif

Question 11

(v) To disable or disfigure

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maim

Question 12

DEPENDENT ON CHANCE; LACKING ANY DEFINITE PLAN

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HAPHAZARD

Question 13

The state had to drop the case when its star witness _________ his previous testimony.

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repudiated

Question 14

The safety inspector said that the factory’s ______operation made it a dangerous place to work.

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haphazard

Question 15

(v) To flow or fall back, as the tide (N) A period of decline

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ebb

Question 16

antonym: disapproval; condemnation

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acclaim

Question 17

antonym: Organized; orderly; methodical

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haphazard

Question 18

(v) To corrupt or ruin by contaminating

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taint

Question 19

syn: orphaned child

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waif

Question 20

The scientist _________ the laboratory sample when she touched it without wearing gloves.

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tainted

Question 21

(n) Something handed down from ancestors or history

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legacy

Question 22

(n) One who has excess devotion to and enthusiasm for a cause or idea

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fanatic

Question 23

a person of celebrated wisdom or judgement

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sage

Question 24

Syn: worry; consideration

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solicitude

Question 25

The company nearly went bankrupt when demand for the product _________.

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ebbed

Question 26

Jack looked _______ because he was caught in a rainstorm while walking to school.

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bedraggled

Question 27

(v) To brighten with light; to make clear; to rid of confusion

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illuminate

Question 28

(N) A state of fearful uncertainty; dread

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trepidation

Question 29

antonym: darken; dim

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illuminate

Question 30

(adj.) wet and filthy, as though having been dragged through the mud

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bedraggled

Question 31

(n) Anxiety and concern Concern for the well-being of others

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solicitude

Question 32

He awaited the grade on his midterm exam with great ___________.

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trepidation

Question 33

a strong supporter of a cause or group

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partisan

Question 34

(adj) having a hidden or secret meaning

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cryptic

Question 35

antonym: heal; mend; repair

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maim

Question 36

syn: decline; recedesy n: recession

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ebb

Question 37

syn: disorganized

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haphazard

Question 38

antonym: obtuse; slow

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perceptive

Question 39

(v) To reject as untrue

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repudiate

Question 40

(adj) extremely attentive to sensory input; keen

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perceptive

Question 41

The current generation enjoys the ________ set forth by the nation’s founders.

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legacy

Question 42

a deviation from what is normal or proper

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abberation

Question 43

antonym: composure; equanimity

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trepidation

Question 44

The scientist’s amazing invention received widespread ___________.

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acclaim

Question 45

A bull _________ a rider in a terrible rodeo accident.

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maimed

Question 46

The ________ NSA agent finds hidden codes in seemingly ordinary messages.

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perceptive

Question 47

(V) To approve or praise loudly (N)Enthusiastic approval

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acclaim

Question 48

The_____ camped in front of the ticket booth for days to get the best seats at the concert.

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fanatic

Question 49

Few people understood the philosopher’s ______ messages.

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cryptic

PowerPlus SAT Vocabulary Book H Lesson 4

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PowerPlus SAT Vocabulary Book H Lesson 4

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