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Essential Vocabulary
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QUICK REVIEW #75
Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most
nearly the same thing.

1. sacrosanctity a. proven
2. sagacious b. mold
3. salvage c. concealment
4. sanctimonious d. supernatural communication
5. sanction e. holiness

6. sarcastic f. knife
7. satire g. caricature
8. scalpel h. smug
9. scapegoat i. physicist
10. scholar j. fall guy
11. scientific k. inspect
12. scientist l. pupil
13. scrutinize m. rescue
14. sculpture n. shrewd

15. séance o. empower
16. secrecy p. caustic
sedative (SED it iv) adj. soothing or quieting; —n. medicine that soothes nerv-
ousness or excitement
• Many find a warm glass of milk is useful at night as a sedative in order to
relax before going to bed.
• After observing the car accident, Mema needed a sedative to calm her
down.
segment (SEG mint) n. 1. a division or section of something; 2. (geometry) a
part of a line between two named endpoints, one of which has legs on it.
• Segment BC is the part of a line with endpoints at B and C.
•A segment is the shortest distance between two points.
[Syn. part]
selfishness (SEL fish nis) n. 1. a condition of being overly concerned with one’s
own well-being to the exclusion of all others; self-centeredness; 2. prompted by
self-interest
• Selfishness is the reason for the breakup of most marriages.
• Richard demonstrated his selfishness by eating all the strawberries off the
top of the strawberry shortcake before anyone had been served.