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3 rd Nine Weeks

SAT Vocabulary. 3 rd Nine Weeks. 1. Abet (verb). To encourage or to assist (usually an offense against justice or the law). Sentence: To aid and abet an enemy of the country is a crime. 2. Agile. characterized by ability to move quickly with grace. Adjective.

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3 rd Nine Weeks

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  1. SAT Vocabulary 3rd Nine Weeks

  2. 1. Abet (verb) To encourage or to assist (usually an offense against justice or the law) Sentence: To aid and abet an enemy of the country is a crime.

  3. 2. Agile characterized by ability to move quickly with grace Adjective Sentence: The girl’s agile movements were the mark of a great gymnast.

  4. 3. Antidote • Definition: something that relieves the effects of poison. The dwarves tried to find an antidote for snow white, but the only antidote was Prince Charming’s kiss.

  5. 4. Ascertain • Definition: • to find out definitely; to determine • The detective attempted to ascertain the truth through his investigation of the clues.

  6. 5. Benevolence Definition: kindness, generosity, charity Mother Theresa’s benevolence to the poor, sick, and needy will always be remembered.

  7. 6. Desolate • Definition: deserted, without inhabitants, barren I was alone The only soul In the desolate desert deciphering my way. One.

  8. 7. Din Definition: loud and discordant noises, cacophony The din created by the young children gave me a headache.

  9. 8. Dissuade • Definition: To advise against, to talk out of I tried to dissuade my friend out of going to the awkward dance, but he did it anyway.

  10. 9. Distend • Definition: to expand, to swell Angered by Emily, He flung up his head with flashing eyes and distended nostrils in order to communicate to the whole table his irritation.

  11. 10. Enervation Definition: weakness A poor diet can cause enervation.

  12. 11. Eulogy Definition: praise or tribute Derek Zoolander: Or are you here to tell me What a bad eugoogoolizer I am? Matilda: A what? Derek Zoolander: A eugoogoolizer... one who speaks at funerals. Derek Zoolander: Or did you think I was too stupid to know what a eugoogooly was? In the movie, Zoolander, Derek gives the eulogy at the funeral for his friends.

  13. 12.Fitful Definition: irregular Due to fitful sleep this week, I am exhausted!

  14. 13. Indelible Definition: cannot be removed, washed away, or erased His loving comments made an indelible imprint on her mind that she will never be able to forget.

  15. 14.INERT Definition: Unable to move or to act, sluggish My inert brother didn’t leave the house once , but spent all weekend playing games on his computer.

  16. 15. malevolence Definition: ill will or evil intentions Karen’s malevolence toward the girl that was talking to her boyfriend scared me.

  17. 16.obliterate Definition: to remove all traces of; to do away with; to destroy completely; to cancel The hulk obliterated the super villain with his sheer force and brute strength.

  18. 17. ornate Definition: excessively decorated I chose to use ornate artwork to decorate the wall in my room.

  19. 18.paucity Definition: scarcity, fewness of number, dearth There was a paucity of good ideas we could use for our project.

  20. 19.piety Definition: devotion and reverence to God Nuns devote a lifetime of piety and devotion to God.

  21. 20. precarious Definition: dangerous, risky, not a secure situation The people were hanging off the cliff in a precarious manner that made me nervous.

  22. 21. prosaic Definition: commonplace, uninspired, banal I wished my husband would discover an imaginative artist, and quit hanging such prosaic art in our house.

  23. 22.quiescent Definition: inactive, dormant The eruption was a surprise because the volcano had been quiescent for many years.

  24. 23. scintillating Definition: sparkling, shining, or flashing The fireworks during the fourth of July celebration are a scintillating display.

  25. 24. squalid Definition: Filthy in appearance, sordid Galveston Beach has brown squalid water that many people don’t want to swim in.

  26. 25.vexation Definition: discomfort or distress All my homework was a source of vexation for me as I worked to finish it all.

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