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Power Plus Lesson 2
Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT
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English
11th Grade
10/24/2009

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impotent
Definition

adj. powerless; lacking strength

syn: ineffective; helpless // ant: potent; powerful

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antithesis
Definition

n. an exact opposite; an opposite extreme

syn: converse // ant: same

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maelstrom
Definition

n. whirlpool; turbulence; agitated state of mind

syn: -- // ant: --

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emendation
Definition

n. a correction

syn: improvement; amendment // ant: --

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chagrin
Definition

n. embaressment; complete loss of courage

syn: -- / ant: --

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bauble
Definition

n. a showy but useless thing

syn: trinket // ant: --

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diaphanous
Definition

adj. very sheer; light

syn: transparent; gossamer // ant: opaque

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labyrinth
Definition

n. a complicated network of winding passages; a maze

syn: -- / ant: --

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gloat
Definition

v. to look at or think about with great satisfaction

syn: revel; crow // ant: --

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impediment
Definition

n. a barrier; obstruction

syn: obstacle; hindrance // ant: aid

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bestial
Definition

adj. savage; brutal

syn: brutish; vile; cruel // ant: humane; kind

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effete
Definition

adj. worn out; barren

syn: exhausted; spent and sterile // ant: vital; vigorous

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shard
Definition

n. a fragment

syn: -- // ant: --

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bland
Definition

adj. mild; tasteless; dull

syn: smooth; agreeable // ant: exciting; thrilling

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nihilism
Definition
n. total rejection of established laws
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