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Fe Set #2
SAT Vocab Set #2
| Vocabulary Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| STYMIED by strict rules | BLOCKED by strict rules |
| ALLEVIATE stress | REDUCE stress |
| environmental SUSTAINABILITY | MAINTAINING GOOD environmental CONDITIONS |
| "Enough food for an army" is a HYPERBOLE. | "Enough food for an army" is an EXAGGERATION |
| DIMINUTION in value | DECREASE in value |
| the court's JURISDICTION | the court's AUTHORITY TO JUDGE |
| a CHECK on presidential power | a RESTRAINT on presidential power |
| ENCROACHMENT on its property | INVASION ON its property |
| ASTUTE observer of politics | SMART observer of politicsc |
| responsibility CONFIDED IN the CONGRESS | responsibility ENTRUSTED TO the Congress |
| CHANNELED anger toward | DIRECTED anger toward |
| Arrogance can AGITATE people. | Arrogance can UPSET people. |
| INIMICAL to success | HOSTILE to suceess |
| The violence REVOLTED me. | The violence DISGUSTED me. |
| EFFICIENT people | people GETTING A LOT OUT OF THEIR EFFORTS |
| GENERATE higher traffic | PRODUCE higher traffic |
| INDUCED response | STIMULATED response |
| SUBVERSION of the Constitution | ACTIONS WEAKENING THE AUTHORITY of the Constitution |
| method of national INQUEST | method of national OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION |
| the separation of powers MAXIM in the Constitution | the separation of powers RULE in the Constitution |
| RATIFICATION of amendment to the Constitution | FORMAL APPROVAL of amendment to the Constitution |
| political party CONVENTION | LARGE MEETING of political party |
| CONFINES of the school | BOUNDARIES of the school |
| community STAKEHOLDERS | THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED in a community |
| MAINTAINS the sentence pattern | STICKS TO the sentence pattern |
| EFFECTIVE way | way THAT PRODUCES A PARTICULAR RESULT |
| ECONOMY of effort | NOT MORE effort THAN NEEDED |
| COHESION of an argument | FITTING TOGETHER of an argument |
| a BRAWL in the bar | a BIG PHYSICAL FIGHT in the bar |
| a news conference unusual for its BREVITY | a news conference unusual for its SHORTNESS |
| the witness's CANDOR | the witness's HONESTY |
| CAPITALIZE ON a mistake | TAKE ADVANTAGE OF a mistake |
| photos that CAPTURE the event | photos the SHOW the event |
| CIVIC responsibility | responsibility AS A CITIZEN |
| CLINICAL approach to situations | EMOTIONALLY UNATTACHED approach to situations |
| famous people often have CLOUT | famous people often have POWER |
| COARSE way of speaking | ROUGH way of speaking |
| events which COINCIDE WITH my visit | events which ARE AT THE SAME TIME AS my visit |
| to COMMISSION a monument | to PAY SOMEONE TO MAKE a monument |
| COMPLACENT about her grades | UNCONCERNED about her grades |
| Milk and juice COMPLEMENT cookies. | Milk and juice GO WELL WITH cookies. |
| CONCEDE the argument | ADMIT TO LOSING the argument |
| to CONCEIVE a plan | to THINK OF a plan |
| CONDONE his rude behavior | NOT OBJECT TO his rude behavior |
| quiet place CONDUCIVE TO studying | quiet place SUITABLE FOR studying |
| CONDUCT an experiment | CARRY OUT an experiment |
| good CONDUCT | good BEHAVIOR |
| CONFIDE IN your best friend | TELL SOMETHING SECRET TO your best friend |
| The jury reached a CONSENSUS. | The jury reached an AGREEMENT. |
| 12 months CONSTITUTE a year. | 12 months FORM a year. |
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jeffbeller
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