SAT Word Skills 1

SAT Word Skills 1 - Lesson 42

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irritable
irritableadjective

easily annoyed or made angry; displaying anger

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to irritate
to irritateverb

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

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beau
beaunoun

a man who is the lover of a man or woman

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beatific
beatificadjective

marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint

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to beatifyverb

declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood

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beatitudenoun

one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus' (blessed)

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stagnantadjective

not circulating or flowing

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to stagnateverb

be idle; exist in a changeless situation

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stagnationnoun

a state of inactivity (in business or art etc)

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to laudverb

praise, glorify, or honor

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laudableadjective

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

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laudatoryadjective

full of or giving praise

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ascentnoun

the act or process of moving upwards

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ascendantadjective

tending or directed upward

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enigmanoun

the quality of being very challenging to explain or understand

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enigmaticadjective

not clear to the understanding

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to obscureverb

make less visible or unclear

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obscurenessnoun

the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand

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