SAT Word Skills 2 - Lesson 35

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SAT Word Skills 2

to direct or control the orderly movement or deployment of people or things

Ex: Air traffic controllers work to marshal incoming and outgoing planes .
martial [adjective]

related to war or the armed forces

Ex: His military career saw many years of martial service defending the homeland .
martian [adjective]

relating to the planet Mars or characteristic of its environment

Ex: The reddish , dusty landscape had a definite Martian feel to it .
martinet [noun]

an individual who demands total obedience to rules, laws, and orders

Ex: While order is important , being such a martinet about petty regulations often backfires and damages one 's leadership .

the act of voluntarily suffering death as the result of maintaining religious or other ideals, usually political or religious

Ex: Some religions promise rewards in the afterlife for those who meet martyrdom rather than renounce their faith .
cabal [noun]

a secret plot, especially one designed to gain power or manipulate events behind the scenes

Ex: The cabal 's plan unraveled when one member leaked the details .
Cabalism [noun]

a mystical tradition in Judaism that explores the hidden, symbolic meanings within Jewish scripture and religious texts

Ex: Cabalism first emerged in medieval Spain and Southern France , where Jewish mystics and scholars developed this new approach to spirituality and Scripture .

to cause a solid to change directly into a gas without passing through the liquid phase

Ex: Heat sublimates dry ice into carbon dioxide gas .
sublime [adjective]

raised, elevated, or positioned high above the ordinary or ground level

Ex: The eagle 's nest rested in a sublime perch on the cliffside .
subliminal [adjective]

below or beyond the threshold of conscious awareness

Ex: Advocates argue that branding uses both conscious brand attributes as well as subliminal associations .
infinite [adjective]

without end or limits in extent, amount, or space

Ex: Space is often described as infinite , with no boundaries or limits to its vastness .
infinitesimal [adjective]

extremely small, almost to the point of being unnoticeable

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opponent [noun]

someone who disagrees with a system, plan, etc. and intends to put an end to it or change it

Ex: The politician ’s strongest opponent criticized his policies openly .
opposite [adjective]

located across from a particular thing, typically separated by an intervening space

Ex: She pointed to the opposite corner of the room .

the deliberate act of deception performed through false representations for personal gain or harm to others

Ex: Charges were brought against the former CEO for criminal fraudulence related to embezzlement of company funds .
fraudulent [adjective]

dishonest or deceitful, often involving illegal or unethical actions intended to deceive others

Ex: The fraudulent charges on her credit card statement were reported to the bank immediately .
armful [noun]

the amount of something that can be carried or held in one's arms at a time

Ex: With an armful of folded laundry , she headed upstairs to the bedroom .
armory [noun]

a facility used for the production of weapons and military equipment

Ex: Military contracts kept the arms manufacturer 's factories and armory operating at full capacity .

a temporary stoppage or truce in hostilities between parties engaged in a war or conflict

Ex: The armistice allowed both sides to retrieve their wounded and dead from no man 's land between the trenches .
armada [noun]

a massive group of warships organized for military or strategic purposes

Ex: Historians study the armada as a turning point in maritime warfare .