<p>hey, somebody kind and generous - (debate_addict? after all, you've started it!) -
could you once in a while post here a list of words showed up so far, maybe even with corresponding posts' numbers?</p>
<p>Johnny had a pernicious look in his eyes when his brother stole his girlfriend.</p>
<p>stolid</p>
<p>Larry had a **stolid **look throughout the argument that indicated that he simply did not care.</p>
<p>capitulate</p>
<p>when I am hungry I capitulate to all my food-related dreams :D</p>
<p>nadir</p>
<p>After years of glamor in the show business, Cathy's career started to decline till it reached its nadir.</p>
<p>zenith:D</p>
<p>zenith:nadir::apogee:??</p>
<p>clue: starts with "p"</p>
<p>corrigenda</p>
<p>nope, nadir is the opposite of zenith</p>
<p>In spite of the amazing translation, the book contained a bunch of corrigenda that abated the overall value of the novel.</p>
<p>torpor</p>
<p>it's an analogy. is it so hard to see? btw, the answer's perigee.</p>
<p>Of course it is hard to see!!
What are we supposed to infer from word1:word2:word3?? :D
Btw, what was the perigee referring to?
And please continue with the words...</p>
<p>analogies usually have two colons separating the pairs. they were there from the start. can't you see it?</p>
<p>there's a character in x-men called torpid. i think she makes everything slower</p>
<p>larrup</p>
<p>I can see it, but how does this analogy work? What does the colon signify? Do you mean zenith=/=nadir:apogee=/=??? as in what does nadir mean??</p>
<p>My mother **larrupped **me for neglecting my homework.</p>
<p>lapidary</p>
<p>EDIT: Is that what the perigee was pertaining to? Cuz if it was, it's wrong.</p>
<p>they're simply opposites, i didn't think it would be so hard for you to see that's it's an old SAT-style analogy. the zenith is diametrically opposite the nadir, and the apogee (the farthest point in an orbit) is opposite to the perigee (the closest point in an orbit).</p>
<p>the white witch's lapidary features enticed stupid edmund.</p>
<p>argillaceous</p>
<p>The fact is that you can use apogee in the way you use zenith, but by definition, you cannot use perigee in the same way you use nadir IMO. Look it up.</p>
<p>At first, I thought the ornate pot was argillaceous, but later on I found out that it was made of pure metal.</p>
<p>doggedness</p>
<p>maributt instead of butting in please participate normally or butt off!</p>
<p>Sorry to interrupt.</p>
<p>^ hypocrite. where's the sentence?</p>
<p>some people can really show stubborn doggedness in claiming that apogee and perigee are not opposites.</p>
<p>meshuga</p>
<p>Apogee also means the apex, but perigee cannot be used to say "He reached the perigee of his career". My point was that apogee does mean zenith, but perigee does not mean nadir. Even though the two are opposites, they cannot both replace zenith and nadir.
I looked it up to substantiate it before posting blatant accusations, which is something you clearly did not do. Anyhow, you have been a weed in this thread for long enough; this was not meant to argue about stuff, but to learn SAT words. If you wanna show off, create your own thread.</p>
<p>It's so meshuga to say that dogs are better than cats because they have less hair-it's both arbitrary and scientifically fallacious.</p>
<p>germane</p>
<p>i know full well apogee means; it's definition as the highest point is a misuse that has become used. it's primary definition still means the farthest point.</p>
<p>Logomachies are certainly germane to this thread. The more we think about words the more they'll stick with us.</p>
<p>kudzu</p>
<p>Touche about the words thing :). Still, in spite of the fact that a misuse has been integrated into used and acceptable language, you cannot discredit an argument based on that. After all, countless words have acquired their current meaning in that way.</p>
<p>Lol, you could not find a more obscure word??
Just like **kudzu, **Mary climbed the echelons of the firm and eventually consolidated her position as CEO, by winning the vast majority of the members' votes.</p>
<p>polemics</p>
<p>I will join in this polemic and keep peace</p>
<p>rapport</p>