SAT Prep Vocab: English 11 Lesson Two Flashcards

1

a complicated network of winding passages; a maze

labyrinth
shard
nihilism
maelstrom

2

mild; tasteless; dull

bestial
diaphanous
impotent
bland

3

powerless; lacking strength

bland
impotent
diaphanous
bestial

4

whirlpool; turbulence; agitated state of mind

maelstrom
labyrinth
impediment
emendation

5

a barrier; obstruction

antithesis
bauble
impediment
emendation

6

a showy but useless thing

shard
bauble
nihilism
labyrinth

7

savage; brutal

effete
bland
impotent
bestial

8

a fragment

nihilism
labyrinth
impediment
shard

9

to look at or think about with great satisfaction

rectify
ferret
peruse
gloat

10

an exact opposite; an opposite extreme

bauble
chagrin
antithesis
maelstrom

11

very sheer and light

diaphanous
effete
bland
impotent

12

a correction

shard
labyrinth
chagrin
emendation

13

worn out; barren

effete
bestial
impotent
diaphanous

14

embarrassment; a complete loss of courage

nihilism
chagrin
antithesis
emendation

15

a total rejection of established laws

nihilism
shard
impediment
labyrinth

SAT Prep Vocab: English 11 Lesson Two

Questions 15

SAT Prep Vocab: English 11 Lesson Two

Questions 15