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SAT Word Skills 4 - Lesson 11

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SAT Word Skills 4
cession

the act of ceding

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cessation

a process or fact of ceasing

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discursive

(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects

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discursiveness

the quality of being discursive

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ad hoc

for one specific case

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ad infinitum

in a way that occurs continuously without a limit

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protege

a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career

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protagonist

a person who backs a politician or a team etc.

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sergeant

any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal

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sergeant at arms

an officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains order and executes commands

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sergeant major

large blue-grey black-striped damselfish; nearly worldwide

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to enlighten

to make something clear or understandable, often by providing new or relevant information

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to enkindle

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

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to enjoin

issue an injunction

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to enlist

to join the armed forces

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corroboration

solid proof or evidence that supports a theory or statement

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to corroborate

to provide supporting evidence for a theory, statement, etc.

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to disencumber

release from entanglement of difficulty

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to disenfranchise

deprive of voting rights

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to disgruntle

put into a bad mood or into bad humour

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