SAT Word Skills 3

SAT Word Skills 3 - Lesson 34

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11 min
banenoun

something causing misery or death

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banternoun

light teasing repartee

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automaton
automatonnoun

a mechanism that can move automatically

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autobiographynoun

the story of the life of a person, written by the same person

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autopsynoun

an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease

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to encampverb

live in or as if in a tent

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to encapsulateverb

enclose in a capsule or other small container

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enclavenoun

an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it

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to encompassverb

to include a wide range of different things; to completely cover something

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indiscriminateadjective

failing to make or recognize distinctions

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indispensableadjective

not to be dispensed with; essential

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indistinctadjective

not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand

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ineluctableadjective

impossible to avoid or evade

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ineptadjective

generally incompetent and ineffectual

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to persistverb

to keep doing something despite opposition or difficulty

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persnicketyadjective

characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details

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to recantverb

formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

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to reclineverb

lean in a comfortable resting position

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recumbentadjective

lying down; in a position of comfort or rest

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to redressverb

make reparations or amends for

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