SAT Word Skills 1

SAT Word Skills 1 - Lesson 10

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laboriousadjective

characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

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labyrinthnoun

a complex maze constructed by Daedalus to imprison the Minotaur

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labyrinthineadjective

resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity

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abysmaladjective

resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable

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abyssnoun

a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)

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facetiousadjective

not showing the amount of seriousness needed toward a serious matter by trying to seem clever and humorous

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facile
facileadjective

performing adroitly and without effort

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to facilitateverb

to help something, such as a process or action, become possible or simpler

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facilitynoun

skillful performance or ability without difficulty

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to wrestverb

to take something out of someone's hand usually by force

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to wrenchverb

twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates

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to wreakverb

cause to happen or to occur as a consequence

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wrathnoun

belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)

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to wrangleverb

to have a prolonged and complicated argument

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candidadjective

speaking in an honest, straightforward, and unreserved manner

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candornoun

the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

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neuraladjective

of or relating to neurons

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to garnerverb

assemble or get together

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to garnish
to garnishverb

to make food look more delicious by decorating it

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