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BCMS Word Power L25
Vocabulary practice with SAT words
Question | Answer |
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to express disapproval of; an expression of disapproval | reproach |
essential; necessary | requisite |
delay; postpone; a brief interval of rest | respite |
the art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; over-elaborate language | rhetoric |
abundant; great in number or amount | rife |
a memorizing process using routine or repetition, often without comprehension; learned or memorized by rote | rote |
to ponder; to reflect upon | ruminate |
a long story, often telling the history of a family | saga |
a person of wisdom and prudence | sage |
careful of small details; honest; conscientious | scrupulous |
"The COACH __________ his players." | reproached |
"It's not __________ to SIT on the WRECK until the police arrive." | requisite |
"After pitching a double header, David took a __________ to REST A BIT." | respite |
"A salesmen's RENT-A-WRECK __________." | rhetoric |
"The ocean is __________ with LIFE." | rife |
"__________ ROPING" | rote |
"Larry didn't have to __________ about taking this guy as a ROOMMATE." | ruminate |
"A GAGA __________" | saga |
"The __________ reads each PAGE." | sage |
"Aircraft manufacturers must be __________ with the placement of SCREWS." | scrupulous |
(rih PROACH) | reproach |
(REK kwuh zut) | requisite |
(RES pit) | respite |
(RET or ik) | rhetoric |
(ryfe) | rife |
(roht) | rote |
(ROO mih nate) | ruminate |
(SAH gah) | saga |
(sayj) | sage |
(SKROO pyu les) | scrupulous |