Power Practice for use with Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT Book Two 21 Lessons 275 Words.

Power Practicefor use with Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT

Book Two21 Lessons275 Words

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The rebels captured after the unsuccessful coup faced inexorable

penalties.

inexorable

adj. unrelenting; unavoidablesyn: relentless; certain

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Readers considered the critic’s ideas valuable, but regarded his presentation of

them as insipid.

insipid

adj. lacking flavor; dull; not at all stimulating

syn: flat; lifeless ant: challenging

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Ferdinand projected a constantly irascible personality to keep people from

bothering him.

irascible

adj. easily angeredsyn: irritable; ill-tempered

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Selma had seen too much unfairness and grief in the world and let her outlook

become jaundiced.

jaundiced

adj. prejudiced; hostilesyn: skeptical; cynical ant: believing; trusting

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The mayor was known for his jaunty walk and big cigar.

jaunty

adj. having a buoyant, self-confident air; brisk and crisp

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The crew jettisoned the smoldering cargo before it caught fire and brought

the entire plane down.

jettison

v. to cast overboard; to discardsyn: deploy; throw away

ant: retainContents

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Jingoism is less prevalent among people whose children are old enough to go to

war.

jingoism

n. extreme, chauvinistic patriotism, often favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign

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While Sam and Janet enjoyed a social libation or two, Ariadne waited soberly in

the car as the designated driver.

libation

n. a drink, especially an alcoholic onesyn: intoxicant

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Because its government had never formed an army, the island nation had to employ

mercenaries to defend citizens from pirates and raiders.

mercenary

n. a professional soldier hired by a foreign army

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Forty years of crafting meticulous jewelry had taken a toll on Remi’s eyes.

meticulous

adj. extremely, sometimes excessively, careful about small details; precise

syn: fastidious ant: sloppy

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The biographer had to make sense of a motley collection of his subject’s papers.

motley

adj. made up of dissimilar parts; being of many colorssyn: varied

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Negligence caused Blair to step on his rake and whack himself in the head with

the handle.

negligence

n. careless neglect, often resulting in injury

syn: carelessness ant: care; attention

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Art appreciation consists in recognizing and valuing a master painter’s nuances

of light and shadow.

nuance

n. a slight or subtle degree of differencesyn: gradation; shade

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Officious people never seem to provide assistance when you really do need it.

officious

adj. excessively eager to deliver unasked-for or unwanted help

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Many regard Tolstoy’s War and Peace as his magnum opus, his great work.

opus

n. a creative work, especially a numbered composition (“opus 3” would be a

composer’s third composition; plural: opera)

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The ostensible reason for Marie’s good will was charity, but she was really just

seeking public approval.

ostensible

adj. professed but not necessarily truesyn: supposed

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The submarine crew ostracized the sailor they suspected of being a spy.

ostracize

v. to banish; to shut out from a group or society by common consent

syn: exile ant: accept

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A meeting of calm, irascible opponents exploded into unproductive rancor.

rancor

n. extreme hatred or ill willsyn: animosity; enmity ant: amity; sympathy

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The engineer threw the brake lever forward, and the engine’s steel wheels

emitted a strident howl as they froze and slid down the rails amid a shower of

sparks.

strident

adj. harsh sounding; gratingsyn: shrill

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Sondra saw her investment as a necessary business risk, but her critics called it

unwarranted temerity that threatened the company.

temerity

n. recklessness; a foolish disregard of danger

syn: audacity ant: prudence

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