SAT VOCAB REVIEW

To carry on despite hardships; to put up with

Poverty and economic depression are usually the ______ of war.

Something that heals or comforts;soothing

The construction of one _____ led to another and New York City became filled with skyscrapers.

Hardship, restraint, confinement

To border upon; to adjoin

An _____dictionary is one that has been shortened.

To seek, attain, or achieve a goal

Laura received _____from her parents when she brought home her report card with straight As.

Farmers used to _____ large families to help them run their farms

Jeannie always sweet-talked and _____ her parents into letting her have her way.

To ___his achievements, Richard would make up unbelievable stories of personal accomplishments.

The famous basketball star, Michael Jordan, has a jump-shot that many players try to _____.

Harsh sounds

Hard to understand

The Russian city of Stalingrad was _____by the German army for five months before it fell.

Extreme hatred, loathing

The lost spaceship wandered endlessly in the vast _____of the galaxy.

The tire wouldn't fit on the car because the axle had been bent _____.

There is nothing ___about big city life; bustling streets are neither peaceful nor rustic.