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SAT Word Power List 22
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hit the Hay | From the 1930s MEANS: to go to bed |
| Hit the Jackpot | From 19th Century America MEANS: to be very lucky; to achieve amazing success |
| Hit the Nail Right on the Head | From the Romans MEANS: to be exactly correct about a description or to come to the right conclusion |
| Hit the Road | From those who Travel. MEANS: to begin a journey; to leave; to start a trip |
| Hit the Roof | From Early 20th Century. MEANS: to lose your temper suddenly; to become violently angry |
| mode (mowd) | NOUN Means: a way or method of doing something; a type, a manner, a fashion |
| mores (more ayz) | NOUN Means: manners, habits; customary cultural standards; moral attitudes. |
| muse (mmyooz) | VERB Means: to ponder; to meditate; to think about at length (for a long time) |
| muster (mus tur) | When it's a VERB it Means: to collect or gather. When it's a NOUN it Means: the act of inspection or critical examination. |
| myriad (mirr ee ad) | NOUN Means: an extremely large number of items or things or options |
| nepotism (nep uh tiz um) | NOUN Means: is a favor or favors shown by those in high positions to relatives and friends |
| noisome (noy sum) | ADJECTIVE Means: stinking; offensive; disgusting |
| noxious (nawks shus) | ADJECTIVE Means: physically or mentally destructive, or harmful to human beings |
| oblique (oh bleek) | ADJECTIVE Means: at an angle neither perpendicular or parallel; indirect or evasive; not straightforward |
| obtuse (ub toos) | ADJECTIVE Means: lacking intelligence, difficult to comprehend; not quick or alert in perception or feeling |