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UNIT 10 Vocabulary Review. SAT/ACT PREP. temper. To exercise moderation and self-restraint. poignant. Sharp, painful or emotionally moving. liquidate. To pay off a debt, or convert assets into cash. zenith. The highest point or degree; culmination. voluminous.
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UNIT 10 Vocabulary Review SAT/ACT PREP
temper • To exercise moderation and self-restraint
poignant • Sharp, painful or emotionally moving
liquidate • To pay off a debt, or convert assets into cash
zenith • The highest point or degree; culmination
voluminous • Having enormous volume, size, or number
interlude • An interval, or intervening period of time
idyllic • Simple and care free, usually a lifestyle or romance
perfidy • A betrayal of trust, or disloyalty
enthrall • To thrill or charm
zeal • Enthusiasm, zest, devotion to a cause
ingenuous • Showing childlike simplicity
ironic • Unexpected, satirical
ostracism • Banishment or exclusion from a group; disgrace
phobic • Highly or irrationally fearful of a particular thing
rebuttal • An argument offering opposing evidence
remission • The state of being diminished or canceled
surly • Sullen, rude, and gruff
tentative • Not final; uncertain
viable • Capable of living under normal conditions
animated • Alive, or liveliness