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SAT Voc #24
English l Mrs.Hahn
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Antediluvian | very, very old; antiquated |
| Antiquated | very old and no longer in use; obsolete |
| Antiquity | ancient times |
| Archaic | old; from a much earlier time; antiquated |
| Obsolete | outdated; no longer in use |
| Relic | a custom or object that has been around for a very, very long time |
| Contemporary | modern, new; relating to the same time period |
| Inception | the start; the beginning of something |
| Innovation | something new |
| Novel | new |
| Unprecedented | novel; unparalleled |
| Antediluvian | To most teenagers phones connected to wall outlets are antediluvian in nature. |
| Antiquated | The old mansion is overflowing with antiquated furniture worth millions of dollars. |
| Antiquity | In antiquity, people managed to survive without electricity. |
| Archaic | The original Ford Model T car is considered archaic when it's compared to modern vehicles. |
| Obsolete | Many people believe the Internet has made the postal service obsolete. |
| Relic | I consider my great-grandmother’s wedding ring as a link in my history as well as a relic of the past. |
| Contemporary | The contemporary restaurant opened last month and uses iPads at each table to send orders to the kitchen. |
| Inception | The magazine’s inception took place in Mitchell’s garage in June 1987. |
| Innovation | The purpose of the conference is to inspire young people to innovate products that will help to keep the environment safer. |
| Novel | Sometimes the author of a novel will create a t.v. series based on it. |
| Unprecedented | As the disease spread globally researchers were able to document an unprecedented number of deaths. |