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VOCAB WEEK 3

VOCAB WEEK 3. 1. preposterous. It is preposterous that you think you can get a good score on the SAT without studying. Segregation seems preposterous to us now, but in the past it was the normal. 1. preposterous. (adj.) ridiculous, senseless. 2. pugnacious.

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VOCAB WEEK 3

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  1. VOCAB WEEK 3

  2. 1. preposterous • It is preposterous that you think you can get a good score on the SAT without studying. • Segregation seems preposterous to us now, but in the past it was the normal.

  3. 1. preposterous • (adj.) ridiculous, senseless.

  4. 2. pugnacious • Her pugnacious personality caused her to not get along with most people. • While my roommate can tend to be pugnacious, I try to stay out of confrontations.

  5. 2. pugnacious • (adj.) quarrelsome, fond of fighting.

  6. 3. rabid • Rabid animals usually attack other animals. • The rabid Giants fans, lost in their mob mentality, stabbed a Dodger fan.

  7. 3. rabid • (adj.) furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme.

  8. 4. realm • The teacher opened to them the realm of possibilities. • Once upon a time, there were two realms that were forever stuck in hate for each other.

  9. 4. realm • (n.) a kingdom

  10. 5. rejuvenate • The moisturizer helped to rejuvenate my skin. • The cold ocean will help rejuvenate me on this hot day.

  11. 5. rejuvenate • (v.) to make young again, renew.

  12. 6. remunerate • The state funding was used to remunerate teachers for the extra days they had to stay late. • Many times museum workers are volunteers, so they are not remunerated.

  13. 6. remunerate • (v.) to reward, pay

  14. 7. sparse • Supplies after the hurricane were sparse. • California’s drought is due to the fact that precipitation is sparse.

  15. 7. sparse • (adj.) meager, scant, scattered.

  16. 8. sterling • All of my rings are sterling silver. • Her performance at the opera was sterling.

  17. 8. sterling • (adj.) genuine , excellent.

  18. 9. venture • My father’s business venture did not have the outcome he was hoping for. • Many guests never venture to the rest of the island.

  19. 9. venture • (n.) a risky or daring undertaking.

  20. 10. warp • The hot dishwasher must have warped my plastic straw. • The theory suggests that gravity can warp space, time, and light.

  21. 10. warp • (v.) to twist out of shape

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