
"VOCABS FOR THE DAY"
'SAT ielts toefl ACT'
- Antediluvian- Ancient
-A characteristic tone pervades the history, even of the antediluvian age, from the creation of Adam; or rather, the history of the earliest times has been written under its influence.
- Apprehend- (a) to seize/arres
-The marriage did not get off to a very auspicious start.
- Captivate- to get attention of/ hold
-In fact, families that travel through France will discover a plethora of chateaux, mansions, palaces, and historic monuments that will captivate people of all ages.
- Circumspect- Cautious/aware of what's around
- Compress- to apply pressure, squeeze together
-Her lips compressed into a frown.
- Convoluted- complicated
- Deter- to discourage/ prevent from doing something
- The failure of Jaureguy did not deter a young Catholic zealot, by name Balthazar Gerard, from attempting to assassinate the man whom he looked upon as the arch-enemy of God and the king.
- Elated- Overjoyed/thrilled
- Emulate- to imitate
- He tried to emulate the recent success of mine.





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