The painting by Picasso could standing and gazing at it for hours. His enemies by spreading rumors about them. SAT Vocabulary Lesson and Practice: Lesson 5 (cont’d) In the space provided, write the word from the list above that best completes each given sentence. : burn : plants : penniless : sin : consequence : fail : beer : future : calm : bottom 11.Īnalogies: Choose the word from the list that best completes the analogy, creating the same relationship between the second set of words as exists between the first set of words. 1.Īntonyms: In the space provided, write the word from the list above that means opposite of the word given. SAT Vocabulary Lesson and Practice: Lesson 5 (cont’d) Synonyms: In the space provided, write the word from the list above that means the same or about the same as the word given. waif (n) a person, especially a child, with no home or prospects vapid (adj) lacking in liveliness and flavor dull 25. undermine (v) to work against a project or purpose to subvert or sabotage 24. tortuous (adj) having many twists and turns intricate and difficult to follow 23. sediment (n) particles that fall to the bottom of a liquid 21. regress (v) to move backwards, especially to retreat to a former state 20. pyromania (n) an abnormal and unhealthy obsession with fire often the obsessive desire to start fires 19. pommel (v) to strike repeatedly to beat, as with a club 18. penitence (n) a desire to atone for wrongdoing 17. obsolete (adj) no longer used or useful 16.
malign (v) to talk harshly or critically of, particularly to speak false criticisms 14. inhospitable (adj) ill-disposed toward newcomers unwelcoming 13. hypocrisy (n) professing beliefs or acting in opposition to one's true beliefs or actions insincerity 12.
foresight (n) the ability to anticipate future happenings or to plan for the future 11. enthrall (v) to hold in a rapt state to have overpowering influence 10. diffidence (n) not trusting or believing in one's self self-doubt 9. decrepit (adj) lacking in strength, especially due to old age or illness 8. clumsy (adj) moving awkwardly, especially causing collisions, accidents, or mishaps 6. botany (n) the scientific study of plants 5. askance (adj) with a sideways glance, as with distrust 4.
ambiguous (adj) having two possible meanings able to be understood in two different ways 3. absence (n) the fact of being gone or not present 2. SAT Vocabulary Lesson and Practice: Lesson 5 Word List with Definitions 1.
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