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10th #15
Castle Sophomores' unit #15 SAT words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aspire | intr.v., -pired, -pir·ing, -pires. To have a great ambition or ultimate goal; desire strongly: aspired to stardom; to be ambitious (to do something or to get something) n. aspirer adv. aspiringly |
| lucrative | adj. Profitable; well-paying Producing wealth; profitable: a lucrative income; a lucrative marketing strategy. |
| deficit | n. A shortage; a lack (in amount)Inadequacy or insufficiency: a deficit in grain production. A deficiency or impairment in mental or physical functioning. An unfavorable condition or position; a disadvantage. A business loss. |
| abstain | intr.v., -stained, -stain·ing, -stains. To hold oneself back from something; refrain n. abstainer |
| benevolent | adj. Characterized by or suggestive of doing good.Of, concerned with, or organized for the benefit of charity. Charitable. |
| agnostic | n. A person who believes we cannot know whether or not there is a God. One who is skeptical about the existence of God but does not profess true atheism. One who is doubtful or noncommittal about something. adj. agnostic -Relating to or being an agnosti |
| mandatory | adj. Required. Required or commanded by authority; obligatory: Attendance at the meeting is mandatory. Of, having the nature of, or containing a mandate. n., pl., -ries. A mandatary. |
| diversion | n. The act or an instance of diverting or turning aside; deviation. An amusement or pastime; anything that relaxes or amuses. A maneuver that draws the attention of an opponent away from a planned point of action, especially as part of military strategy. |
| affiliate | v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates. To associate; join. To adopt or accept as a member, subordinate associate, or branch: The HMO affiliated the clinics last year. To associate (oneself) as a subordinate, subsidiary, employee, or member: affiliated herself with a |
| dissent | intr.v., -sent·ed, -sent·ing, -sents. Disagreement. To differ in opinion or feeling; disagree. To withhold assent or approval. n. The dissent Difference of opinion or feeling; disagreement. |