Based on vocabulary used in the reading selection of

SAT Practice: The New Verbal Section

Chapter 2

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Across 2. [to] v. To cease to resist; yield, submit, surrender. 6. v. To suit, match, or be appropriate. To fit with. 7. adj. Peaceful calm serene restful. Tranquility n. Tranquilize v. 8. n. Quality of being sacred or sacrosanct. 11. adj. Having cadence or rhythm; regularly repetitive. 12. [to] adj. Following; succeeding, ensuing, successive, consequent, after. 13. v. To ask or question. Query n. A question. 14. v. To curtail the courage of; discourage, dismay, deter, dispirit, dishearten. 17. n. Dignified or magnificent display; splendor, display, showiness, ceremony. 18. adj. Hanging, swinging, depending, drooping. 21. adj. Taking immediate advantage of opportunities. 24. v. To usurp the place of; displace, supersede, replace. 26. adj. Having numerous overlapping folds; Intricate, complicated, elaborate complex. 27. adj. Incapable of or resistant to bending; inflexible, stiff, firm, unyielding. 29. n. Medicine, drug, prescription. 33. n. The quality of appearing to be true or real. 37. n. A state of extreme agitation; commotion, tumult, confusion, mayhem. 39. n. Inclination [to, for], proclivity [for, to], affinity [for, to], predilection [for], fondness [for]. 41. adj. Imbued with passion; emotional, fervent, passionate. 42. adj. Fertile, prolific, fruitful, nubile. 43. n. Image, figure, carving, model, statue, sculpture. 44. adj. Arising from inherent qualities or tendencies without external cause; unprompted, unplanned, impulsive. 47. adj. Composed of elements with different properties; varied, assorted, various, mixed, non-uniform, dissimilar. 51. adj. Having or marked by repeated cycles; episodic, intermittent, sporadic, cadent. 52. n. Profusion, plenty, wealth. 53. n. Resistance (in a liquid) to flowing; thickness, stickiness, glueyness, tackiness. 54. n. Arrangement of parts or elements; relationship. 55. v. To destroy completely; ruin, undermine, threaten, destabilize.

Down 1. adj. Occurring as an unpredictable or minor side effect. 3. n. The part of the scull enclosing the brain; head, braincase. 4. adj. Plentiful; copious, abundant, generous, bountiful. 5. v. To make something greater, larger, or more extensive; enlarge, expand, enhance. 6. v. To undergo decay, esp. in a wound; inflame, infect, corrupt, irritate, aggravate. 9. adj. False, bogus, fake, counterfeit, imitation, unauthentic. 10. adj. Excessive, unwarranted, extravagant. 15. v. Disturb, excite, perturb, trouble, disconcert. 16. adj. Inevitable, unavoidable, inescapable, inexorable, indisputable. 19. n. A dispute between parties holding opposing views; disagreement, debate. 20. n. Eloquence, lucidity, articulacy. 22. n. A person with exceptional talents or powers for a particular age; genius, phenomenon. 23. adj. In accordance with general consensus or practice; predictable. 25. n. Exact correspondence of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane or about an axis point; regularity, balance, equilibrium. Symmetrical adj. 28. adj. Suited or right in space and time; fitting, appropriate, favorable. 30. n. Depravity, baseness, vulgarity. 31. v. To praise or admire excessively; fawn on, flatter, elevate, worship. 32. n. Tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension, disagreement, conflict, friction. 34. n. Double-dealing; deceit, deception, disloyalty. 35. adj. Tousled, unkempt, untidy. 36. v. To treat with medicine; dose. 38. adj. Having a strong odor; aromatic, fragrant, malodorous, stinking, smelly. 40. n. Expression of disapproval; condemnation, contempt, scorn, disparagement, opprobrium. 45. adj. Unaffected by disturbance; calm, unruffled, tranquil, peaceful, unruffled. 46. v. To disclaim responsibility for; deny, renounce, disown. 48. v. To escape or avoid; dodge, skirt. Evasive adj. Evasion n. 49. adj. Peculiar to some specified country or people; prevalent. 50. adj. Baseless, erroneous, unfounded, false.