SAT WORD OF THE DAY – LETHAL

lethal – (adj) sufficient to cause death.

定義 : 致命的

synonyms – fatal, deadly, mortal, causing death, death-dealing, life-threatening, murderous, homicidal, killing, terminal, final, incurable, poisonous, toxic, virulent, noxious, venomous, dangerous, destructive, harmful, pernicious, malignant, disastrous, calamitous, ruinous

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SAT WORD OF THE DAY – GAMUT

gamut – (n) the complete range of something.

定義 : 全部

synonyms – range, spectrum, span, sweep, compass, scope, area, breadth, width, reach, extent, scale, sequence, series, variety

2nd definition – (n) a complete scale of musical notes; the range of a voice or instrument.

定義 : 全音域

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SAT WORD OF THE DAY – IMBROGLIO

imbroglio – (n) an extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation.

定義 : 紛亂

synonyms – complicated situation, complication, complexity, problem, difficulty, predicament, plight, trouble, entanglement, confusion, muddle, mess, quandary, dilemma

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SAT WORD OF THE DAY – UNCTION

unction – (n) the action of anointing someone with oil or ointment as a religious rite or as a symbol of investment as a monarch.

定義 : 聖油

2nd definition – (n) treatment with a medicinal oil or ointment.

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SAT WORD OF THE DAY – MORIBUND

moribund – (adj) (of a person) at the point of death.

定義 : 垂死的

synonyms – dying, expiring, on one’s deathbed, near death, near the end, at death’s door, breathing one’s last, fading/sinking fast, not long for this world, failing rapidly, on one’s last legs, in extremis

2nd definition – (adj) (of a thing) in terminal decline; lacking vitality or vigour.

synonyms – declining, in decline, on the decline, waning, dying, stagnating, stagnant, decaying, crumbling, atrophying, obsolescent, on its last legs

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SAT WORD OF THE DAY – AUGMENT

augment – (v) make (something) greater by adding to it; increase.

定義 : 增大

synonyms – increase, make larger, make bigger, make greater, add to, supplement, top up, build up, enlarge, expand, extend, raise, multiply, elevate, swell, inflate, magnify, intensify, amplify, heighten, escalate, worsen, make worse, exacerbate, aggravate, inflame, compound, reinforce, improve, make better, boost, ameliorate, enhance, upgrade

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SAT WORD OF THE DAY – DIFFIDENCE

diffidence – (n) modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confident.

定義 : 缺乏自信

synonyms – shyness, bashfulness, unassertiveness, modesty, modestness, self-effacement, humility, humbleness, meekness, timidness, timidity, timorousness, reserve, reticence, introversion, insecurity, self-doubt, apprehension, uncertainty, hesitancy, nervousness, reluctance, restraint, inhibition, unease, uneasiness, self-consciousness, shame, embarrrassment, sheepishness

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SAT WORD OF THE DAY – FLOTSAM

flotsam – (n) the wreckage of a ship or its cargo found floating on or washed up by the sea.

定義 : 零碎/ 廢料

synonyms – wreckage, lost cargo, floating remains

2nd definition – (n) people or things that have been rejected or discarded as worthless.

synonyms – rubbish, debris, detritus, waste, waste matter, discarded matter, dross, refuse, remains, scrap, lumber, odds and ends

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SAT WORD OF THE DAY – COWER

cower – (v) crouch down in fear.

定義 : 畏縮

synonyms – cringe, shrink, crouch, recoil, flinch, pull back, back away, draw back, shudder, shiver, tremble, shake, quake, qrovel, blench, blanch, quail

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