Websters new world essential vocabulary (SAT+GRE words)

... secretary of state [-ed, -ing, -ation n.] [Syn assert] 246 Essential Vocabulary aggrandize (uh GRAN dyz) vt to make greater, richer, more powerful; to make seem richer • By certifying the landfill as ... n.] bland (BLAND) adj mild and soothing rather than harsh and grating; without taste; flavorless; insipid; dull • Milk is a very bland drink when compared to orange or grapefruit juice...

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... self-denying; austere —n a person who lives a life of rigorous self-denial for whatever purpose; anyone living with strict self-discipline and renouncing the usual comforts and pleasures • Gandhi ... n any one of a class of cold-blooded vertebrates without scales (including frogs, newts, salamanders, and toads) that starts life with gills, living in the water, and later develops lungs...

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... well-being is a concern of Diane’s • Sandy has a financial concern in the company’s health • The stock market’s fall was a great concern of those nearing retirement [-ed, -ing; also -ed adj and -ing ... things at the same time [-ed, -ing] [Syn fight, struggle] confront (kon FRUHNT) vt to stand or meet face-to-face; to face or oppose boldly or defiantly; bring face-to-face with • The boxers...

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... cut up and use for firewood • Native Americans hewed totem poles from tree trunks • Many native cultures make hewed pipes and knife handles from wood, bone, and ivory [-ed, -ing, -n adj., -er n.] ... doing well [-ed, -ing] 292 Essential Vocabulary haughty (HAW tee) adj having or showing great pride in oneself and disdain for others • Two of King Lear’s daughters were very haughty,...

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... tried -and- true way of cleaning a rug in the nineteenth century was to hang it over a rope and drub it with all your might • The Mets were given an eight-to-one drubbing by the Braves [-bed, -bing] ... distinguished senator from (your state)” is a title of rank and respect [-ed, -ing, -able adj., -ably adv.] [Syn discriminate] 88 Essential Vocabulary distort (dis TAWRT) vt to twist out...

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... law and order in the Old West Congress establishes the laws by which we live Johnny established his law office in New York City Rose and Dorothy established a lifelong friendship [-ed, -ing, -ment ... play baseball • Ian was elated at the sight of his grandma’s chocolate cream pies [-ly adv.] element (EL i mint) n the most basic (as-small-as-it-gets) part or principle of anything, wheth...

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... deserted or abandoned; unhappy and lonely • Being marooned on a desert island would tend to make one feel forlorn • Left standing at the altar, Harold heaved a forlorn sigh [-ly adv., -ness n.] forsake ... summer home by the Vanderbilts in Newport, Rhode Island) can only be described as grandiose • Napoleon had grandiose plans for a French empire • The court of Louis XVI was so grandiose as...

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... atomic weights • Carbon, atomic number 6, has two isotopes, C-12 and C-14, with atomic weights shown by their numbers • U-235, U-238, and U-239 are three isotopes of uranium [isotopic adj.] QUICK ... lever and a fulcrum to rest it on, he could move the world • Probably the lever most adult Americans are familiar with today is in voting machines and is used to open and close the cu...

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... being asked where you’d like to eat and then ending up at your friend’s choice of restaurant? • As a general rule, country -and- western music lovers loathe hip-hop [-d, loathing] [Syn hate] lobbyist ... Strong’s overwhelming victory is a mandate for him to pursue equal rights for women • The new law mandates a $300 fine for overtime parking [-d,* mandating] 153 154 Essential Vocabulary...

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... that the future is ordained, and no matter what we do, we can’t change it • New clergypersons are ordained, usually from among the ranks of the seminarians [-ed, -ing, -ment, ordination n.] origin ... often parched by sun-drying, which both wrinkles them up and intensifies their flavor • After two hours in the boat, Roxane was parched and reached for a bottle of iced tea [-ed, -ing] p...

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