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® ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY by David A. Herzog
Webster’s New World ® Essential Vocabulary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley, Hoboken, NJ Published by Wiley, Hoboken, NJ Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978-750-8400, fax 978-646-8600. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Legal Department,Wiley Publishing, Inc., 10475 Crosspoint Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46256, 317-572-3447, or fax 317-572-4355. The publisher and the author make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this work and specifically disclaim all warranties, including without limitation warranties of fitness for a particular purpose. No warranty may be created or extended by sales or promotional materials.The advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for every situation.This work is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional services. If professional assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought. Neither the publisher nor the author shall be liable for damages arising herefrom.The fact that an organization or Website is referred to in this work as a citation and/or a potential source of further information does not mean that the author or the publisher endorses the information the organization or Website may provide or recommendations it may make. Further, readers should be aware that Internet Websites listed in this work may have changed or disappeared between when this work was written and when it is read. Trademarks: Wiley, the Wiley Publishing logo,Webster’s New World, the Webster’s New World logo, and all related trademarks, logos, and trade dress are trademarks or registered trademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and/or its affiliates. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.Wiley Publishing, Inc. is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book. For general information on our other products and services or to obtain technical support please contact our Customer Care Department within the U.S. at 800-762-2974, outside the U.S. at 317-572-3993 or fax 317-572-4002. Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Herzog, David Alan. Webster’s New World essential vocabulary / by David A. Herzog. p. cm. ISBN 0-7645-7165-6 (pbk.) 1. Vocabulary. 2. Vocabulary—Problems, exercises, etc. 3. Vocabulary—Examinations—Study guides. I.Title: Essential vocabulary. II.Title. PE1449.H445 2005 428.1—dc22 2004022068 Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Page 2: ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY ®
Page 8: Dedication This book is dedicated t
Page 11 and 12: x Essential Vocabulary Quick Review
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Page 16 and 17: Introduction How’s your vocabular
Page 18: Introduction 3 PARTS OF SPEECH Part
Page 22 and 23: A abandon (uh BAN dn) vt. 1. to giv
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B: SAT Words 39 beneficial (BEN e F
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B: SAT Words 41 bicker (BI kuhr) vi
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C: SAT Words 45 captive (KAP tiv) n
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C: SAT Words 47 censor (SEN soer) n
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C: SAT Words 49 circumstance (SIR k
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C: SAT Words 53 • The Heart Assoc
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C: SAT Words 57 concern (kuhn SOERN
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C: SAT Words 59 • Sarah’s mom c
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C: SAT Words 61 congruous (KON groo
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C: SAT Words 63 contemporary* (kuhn
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C: SAT Words 65 • Look at a recta
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C: SAT Words 67 convey (kuhn VAY) v
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C: SAT Words 69 crisis (KRY sis) n.
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C: SAT Words 71 curiosity (KYUR ee
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D damage (DAM ij) n. 1. injury or h
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D: SAT Words 75 QUICK REVIEW #24 Ma
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D: SAT Words 77 • Cara denied the
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D: SAT Words 81 determine (di TOER
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D: SAT Words 87 disseminate (dis EM
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D: SAT Words 89 divisive (di VYS iv
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E eccentric* (ek SEN trik) adj. 1.
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E: SAT Words 93 elicit (el IS it) v
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E: SAT Words 95 embroil (em BROYL)
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E: SAT Words 97 emphatic (em FA tik
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E: SAT Words 99 QUICK REVIEW #33 Ma
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E: SAT Words 101 erratic (ir AT ik)
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E: SAT Words 103 ethnicity* (eth NI
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E: SAT Words 105 exclude (eks KLOOD
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E: SAT Words 107 exorbitant (eg ZAW
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F fabrication (FAB ri KAY shuhn) n.
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F: SAT Words 113 firebrand (FYR bra
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F: SAT Words 115 foolhardy (FOOL ha
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F: SAT Words 117 frugal (FROO gil)
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G - H gargantuan (gahr GAN tyoo uhn
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G - H: SAT Words 121 glutton (GLUH
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G - H: SAT Words 123 hedonism (HEED
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G - H: SAT Words 125 hindrance (HIN
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I idiosyncrasy (ID ee yoh SEENK ruh
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I: SAT Words 129 impassioned (im PA
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I: SAT Words 131 impound (im POWND)
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I: SAT Words 133 incompetent (in KA
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I: SAT Words 135 indomitable (in DA
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I: SAT Words 139 integrate (IN te G
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I: SAT Words 141 intimidate (in TIM
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I: SAT Words 145 QUICK REVIEW #50 M
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J - K: SAT Words 147 • Justice mu
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L: SAT Words 149 legitimacy (li JIT
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L: SAT Words 151 litigant (LIT i gn
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M - N machination (MAK in AY shin)
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M - N: SAT Words 155 materialism (m
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M - N: SAT Words 157 • Melodrama
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M - N: SAT Words 159 misgiving (mis
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M - N: SAT Words 161 monarch (MAH n
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M - N: SAT Words 165 negligible (NE
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O obdurate (AHB dyoo RAYT) adj. 1.
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O: SAT Words 169 opponent (uh POH n
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O: SAT Words 171 originality (uh RI
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P - Q palette (PAL it) n. 1. a thin
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P - Q: SAT Words 179 persistent (po
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P - Q: SAT Words 181 phenomenon (fe
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P - Q: SAT Words 183 pinion (PIN yi
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P - Q: SAT Words 187 preamble (PREE
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P - Q: SAT Words 189 precocious (pr
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P - Q: SAT Words 191 preservation (
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P - Q: SAT Words 193 procrastinate
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P - Q: SAT Words 195 quizzical (KWI
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R: SAT Words 197 rebuff (ri BUF) vt
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R: SAT Words 199 refract (rif RAKT)
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R: SAT Words 201 • The ice-cream
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R: SAT Words 203 resolution (rez i
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R: SAT Words 205 • Great reverenc
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S sacrosanctity (SAK ri SANKTt i te
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S: SAT Words 209 • Scientists div
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S: SAT Words 211 sentence (SENT ins
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S: SAT Words 213 • When Mom or Da
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S: SAT Words 215 sophisticated (suh
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S: SAT Words 217 • The bargain di
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S: SAT Words 219 QUICK REVIEW #78 M
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S: SAT Words 221 • When two peopl
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T talisman (TAL is min) n. 1. somet
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T: SAT Words 225 QUICK REVIEW #80 M
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T: SAT Words 227 tradition (truh DI
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T: SAT Words 229 • It is appropri
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U - Z unavailable (UHN uh VAY li bl
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U - Z: SAT Words 235 • Cary Grant
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U - Z: SAT Words 237 victory (VIK t
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U - Z: SAT Words 239 vocation (voh
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Part II GRE ® WORDS Answers to Qui
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246 Essential Vocabulary aggrandize
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248 Essential Vocabulary amortize (
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250 Essential Vocabulary QUICK REVI
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254 Essential Vocabulary bogus (BOH
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C cacophony (kuh KA fin ee) n. hars
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264 Essential Vocabulary correlate
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266 Essential Vocabulary crystal (K
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D debilitating (di BIL i TAYT ing)
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270 Essential Vocabulary detest (di
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272 Essential Vocabulary disinter (
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274 Essential Vocabulary dormant (D
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E - F edify (ED i FY) vt. to instru
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278 Essential Vocabulary enzyme (EN
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280 Essential Vocabulary esoterica
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292 Essential Vocabulary haughty (H
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I iconoclast (y KON uh KLAST) n. so
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296 Essential Vocabulary incessant
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298 Essential Vocabulary infirm (in
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300 Essential Vocabulary intercede
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J - L jamb (JAM) n. 1. a side post
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304 Essential Vocabulary limn (LIM)
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M - N magnitude (MAG ni tood) adj.
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310 Essential Vocabulary • Pastel
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O - P obsolete (AHB sil EET) adj. o
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316 Essential Vocabulary photosynth
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S salutary (SAL yoo TER ee) adj. 1.
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332 Essential Vocabulary spontaneit
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T - U tacit (TA sit) adj. 1. implie
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338 Essential Vocabulary unfeigned
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340 Essential Vocabulary verbosity
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Part III ANSWERS TO QUICK REVIEWS
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Appendix A Prefixes and Suffixes Ce
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Prefixes and Suffixes 375 Prefix/Su
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