SAT Word List # SAT/M420

Explanation of impetus (noun)
any impulse or incentive

Explanation of necropolis (noun)
form: necropolises
a city of the dead

Explanation of trident (noun)
the three-pronged fork that was the emblem of Neptune

Explanation of depress (verb)
forms: depressed; depressed; depressing
to make sad; discourage

Explanation of rupture (verb)
forms: ruptured; ruptured; rupturing
to separate the parts of by violence

Explanation of saponaceous (adjective)
having the nature or quality of soap

Explanation of sextet (noun)
a band of six singers or players

Explanation of epilogue (noun)
the close of a narrative or dramatic poem

Explanation of duration (noun)
the period of time during which anything lasts

Explanation of preface (noun)
form: prefaces
a brief explanation or address to the reader, at the beginning of a book