SAT Word Skills 1 - Lesson 49

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SAT Word Skills 1
inchoate [adjective]

just beginning to take shape

Ex: She had an inchoate sense of longing she could n't quite explain .
auspice [noun]

a sign of good luck or future success

Ex: They saw the shooting star as an auspice for their journey .
auspicious [adjective]

indicating that something is very likely to succeed in the future

Ex: The team took the unexpected victory as an auspicious omen for the rest of the season .
uniform [adjective]

consistent in form or character

Ex: The instructions were written in a uniform font to ensure clarity .
to unify [verb]

to become whole or united

Ex: When faced with a common threat , the villages tended to unify .

the process of bringing together to form a single unit

Ex: Their wedding was not just a bond between two people , but a unification of two families .

to make something harder to understand or deal with

Ex: Adding more details can complicate the explanation .

the act of making something more difficult or complex

Ex: The varying requirements from state to state are a complication for nationwide product launches .
magisterial [adjective]

related to a judge or authority figure

Ex: People awaited the magisterial decision that would impact the community .

the job or position of a local official with authority

Ex: The duties of being a magistrate weighed heavily on her, but she performed them diligently.
ruminant [adjective]

describing an animal that has a stomach with four compartments and chews cud as part of its digestion process

Ex: Studying the anatomy of ruminant creatures helps us understand their dietary needs and habits better .

to think carefully and at length about something

Ex: The poet ruminated on love and loss while walking alone .

to stop doing something, particularly in response to a request, command, or understanding that it should be discontinued

Ex: If you do n't desist from making that noise , I 'll have to ask you to leave .

a person who owns land

Ex: The new park was created when a generous landholder donated his property to the city .
landlord [noun]

a person or a company who rents a room, house, building, etc. to someone else

Ex: My landlord visits once a month to collect the rent .

an area of scenery visible in a single view

Ex: The photographer captured the desert landscape in detail .