sat vocab 4

Question 1

Abstraction (n)

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A general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples; the act of withdrawing or removing something

Question 2

Affront (n)

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A deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect; (v) treat, mention, or speak rudely

Question 3

Bore

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Usuallt made for exploratory purposes; diameter of a tube or gun barrel (v) make a hole

Question 4

candor (n)

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The quality of being honest and straightforward; ability to make judgements free from discrimination or dishonesty

Question 5

Capricious (adj)

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Determined by chance or IMPULSE/SUDDEN rather than necessity or reason; changeable

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conception (n)

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The creation of something in mind; an abstract idea from specific instances; the event that occuered at th ebeginning of something

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Conglomerate (adj)

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Composed of heterogenuous elements gathered into a mass (n) a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization (v) collect or gather

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Crescendo (adj(

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gradually increase volume

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didactic (adj)

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Instructive (excessively) ; tending to teach

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discreet (adj)

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marked by modesty and wise self restraint; not likely to be seen/noticed by people; careful not to attract to much attention

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Dubious (adj)

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Not convinced; fraught with uncertainty or doubt; open to doubt or suspicion

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elegaic (adj

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expressing sorrow often for something past

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enervate

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weaken mentally or morally; disturb composure of

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enigma

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something that baffles understand and cant be explained; a difficult pronlem

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expurgate (v)

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edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive

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fortuitous (adj)

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coming or hapenning by a lucky chance or good fortune

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idiosyncratic (adj)

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peculiar to the indiviual; unique to individual; understood only by few

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ignominiously (adv)

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in a dishonorable degree; deserving shame and disgrace

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indifference (n

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Unbiased impartial unconcern; the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally; the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; lack of concern

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liberty

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freedom of choice; political independence; leae ganted to a sailor or naval officer

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magnanimously

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in a generous and kind manner

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perfunctory

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hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; as a formality only

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prodigious

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large in size

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propagate

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multipku sexually/asexxually ; transmit or cause to be broaden or spread; transmit from one generation to the next; cause to become widely knpwn; become distributed/widespread

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protract

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lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer

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relinquished

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given up often unwillingly; that has been withdrawn or retreated from

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reprisal (n

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the act in return for harm done by another; an act of revenge

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rigorous (adj

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Demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; rigidly accurate

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romanticism

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impractical ideals and attitudes; an exciting and mysterious quality; a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th century that celebrated nature

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satiric (

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exposing human folly to ridicule; use of sarcasm to depict human folly

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scanty

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lacking in amplitude or quantity; limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent

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stagnate (v)

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cease to flow; syand without moving; cause to stagnatel stand still; exist in a changeless situtation

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unwarranted

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incapable of being explained

Question 34

void

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containing nothing; lacking any kegal or binding force