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power plus sat book 1 chapter 7
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English
9th Grade
12/05/2010

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Term
gird
Definition

to prepare for an event or an action

 

 

 

 

 

syn: brace

Term
daunt
Definition

to make afraid; to discourage

 

 

 

 

syn: intimidate; dishearten

 

ant: to encourage

Term
flux
Definition

a state of continual change or movement

 

 

 

 

 

syn: fluctuation; instability

 

ant: stability; solidity

Term
hovel
Definition

a wretched living place; an open shed

 

 

 

 

 

syn: shanty; shack

 

ant: palace; mansion

 

Term
cadaverous
Definition

of or like a corpse; pale, gaunt, thin

 

 

 

 

syn: ghastly

 

ant: robust; healthy

Term
gothic
Definition

of the middle ages; of or relating to a mysterious, grotesque, ,amd desolate style of fiction

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penury
Definition

extreme poverty

 

 

 

 

 

syn: destitution

 

ant: wealth; opulence

Term
egress
Definition

an exit a means of going out

 

 

 

 

 

syn: passage

 

ant: ingress; entrance

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felicity
Definition

happiness; bliss

 

 

 

 

 

syn: euphoria; delight

 

ant: unhapiness; discontent

Term
despot
Definition

a dictator with absolute power

 

 

 

 

 

syn:tyrant

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