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SAT Word Skills 1 - Lesson 42

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SAT Word Skills 1
irritable
irritable
[Adjective]

prone to annoyance or frustration

Ex: The hot weather made everyone in the office irritable and cranky .
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to irritate

to annoy someone, often over small matters

Ex: The ongoing chatter is irritating her .
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beau
beau
[noun]

a man romantically involved with someone

Ex: Julia introduced her beau to her parents at the family dinner .
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beatific
beatific
[Adjective]

marked by serene kindness and a radiant purity that resembles or befits an angel or saint

Ex: Her beatific demeanor made her beloved by all .
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to beatify

to declare a deceased person blessed, usually as part of the process toward sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church

Ex: Pilgrims attended the mass where the saint was beatified.
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beatitude
beatitude
[noun]

one of the eight blessings pronounced by Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount, each beginning with "Blessed are…"

Ex: The sermon focused on the beatitude about peacemakers .
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stagnant
stagnant
[Adjective]

lacking movement or circulation

Ex: They drained the stagnant water to prevent mosquito breeding .
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to stagnate

to remain inactive or unchanging, leading to a lack of progress or development

Ex: The city 's growth began to stagnate after the main factory closed down .
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stagnation

a state of being still, inactive, or not progressing

Ex: Many artists fear the stagnation of their creativity and constantly seek new inspirations .
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to laud
to laud
[Verb]

to praise or express admiration for someone or something

Ex: The community lauded the firefighters for their bravery during the wildfire .
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laudable
laudable
[Adjective]

(of an idea, intention, or act) deserving of admiration and praise, regardless of success

Ex: The team 's commitment to environmental sustainability is laudable.
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laudatory
laudatory
[Adjective]

expressing great praise or admiration

Ex: The article was filled with laudatory comments about the scientist 's groundbreaking research .
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ascent
ascent
[noun]

the act or process of moving upward

Ex: The spacecraft 's ascent into the atmosphere was successful , marking a historic moment for space exploration .
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ascendant
ascendant
[Adjective]

moving toward a higher position

Ex: The bird took an ascendant flight toward the mountain peak .
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enigma
enigma
[noun]

the quality of being very challenging to explain or understand

Ex: His motives for the decision were an enigma to his colleagues .
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enigmatic
enigmatic
[Adjective]

difficult to understand or interpret

Ex: Her enigmatic behavior only added to the mystery surrounding her disappearance .
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to obscure

to conceal or hide something

Ex: The artist intentionally used brushstrokes to obscure certain details in the painting .
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obscureness

the state of being unclear, hard to understand, or not well-known

Ex: The obscureness of the ancient text made it a challenge for even the most seasoned scholars to interpret .
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