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SAT Vocab List # 23. 111. manifold (adj.). def : diverse, varied syn : numerous, multifarious, myriad ant : The popularity of Dante’s Inferno is partly due to the fact that the work allows for manifold interpretations. 112. modicum ( n . ). def : a small amount of something
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111. manifold (adj.) • def: diverse, varied • syn: numerous, multifarious, myriad • ant: • The popularity of Dante’s Inferno is partly due to the fact that the work allows for manifold interpretations.
112. modicum (n.) • def: a small amount of something • syn: particle, fragment, speck, iota • ant: • Refusing to display even a modicum of sensitivity, Henrietta announced her boss’s affair in front of the entire office.
113. nadir (n.) • def: the lowest point of something • syn: all-time low, rock-bottom • ant: zenith • My day was boring, but the nadir came when I accidentally spilled a bowl of spaghetti on my head. (It’s a dumb sentence, I know.)
114. nefarious (adj.) • def: heinously villainous • syn: wicked, evil, egregious, atrocious, abominable • ant: good • Although Dr. Meanman’s nefarious plot to melt the polar icecaps was terrifying, it was so impractical that nobody really worried about it.
115. neophyte (n.) • def: someone who is young or inexperienced • syn: novice, beginner, rookie, newbie • ant: pro, expert • As a neophyte in the literary world, Mike had trouble finding a publisher for his first novel.