262 words from PrepScholar

Question 1

Abate

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Def: v. to become less active, less intense, or less in amount

Ex: After climbing for a few weeks, my fear of heights slowly abated.
After I got COVID, it took a long time for my symptoms to abate

Question 2

Abstract

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Def: existing purely in the mind; not representing actual reality
Ex: Love is an abstract concept. It cannot be touched

Question 3

Abysmal

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Def: adj. extremely bad

example: He was down abysmal
I was horrified by the abysmal characters from True Beauty

Question 4

Accordingly

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adv. in accordance with

Ex: I looked at the enemy info and map, and chose my operators accordingly

Question 5

Acquisition

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def: n. the act of gaining a skill or possession of something
ex: The acquisition of Ling boosted Victor’s arknights account

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adapt

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def: v. to make suit a new purpose
v. to accommodate oneself to a new condition, setting, or situation

Ex: The old blankets in the basement were adapted to make a tent for El
El had to adapt to living life without her powers

Question 7

Adept

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def: adj. having knowledge or skill (usu. in a particular area)
Ex: Porridge is adept at art and design

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Adequate

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Def: adj. having sufficient qualifications to meet a specific task or purpose
Ex: Diluc was an adequate DPS until I pulled someone better

Question 9

Advent

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def: n. the arrival or creation of something (usu. historic)
Ex: The advent of the gate changed Hawkins forever

Question 10

Adversarial

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def: adj. relating to hostile opposition
Ex: At first, Medea and Psyche had an adversarial relationship, but they quickly learned to work together.

Question 11

Advocate

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Def: n. someone who promotes or defends something
v. to defend or promote something (usu. a belief, theory, opinion, etc.)

Ex: Kreyul is an advocate of ending the Kill Law
Lucas was the only one who advocated for Max to join their party.

Question 12

Aesthetic

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Def: adj. relating to beauty or refined taste
Ex: I loved the aesthetic of the cat cafe, it was very warm and welcoming.

Question 13

Afford

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Def: v. to be able to buy
v. to be able to spare

Ex: Joyce saved up enough money to move to California
Johnathon couldn’t afford buying himself a new camera

Question 14

Agitate

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Def: v. to promote something (usu. a cause)

v. make (someone) troubled or nervous
v. stir or disturb

ex: The politicians agitated for access to abortion across the entire United States

Question 15

Allow

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Def: v. to permit or consent to
Ex: My mom allowed me to go to climbing tomorrow

Question 16

Allude

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def: v. to make a secretive mention of something
Ex: Eddie was confused after Dustin alluded to the problems surrounding Hawkins.

Question 17

Altercation

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Def: n. a noisy argument or confrontation
Ex: An altercation followed after Logan stood up to the bully

Question 18

Ambiguous

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Def: adj. unclear or vague in meaning
ex: We got lost because paahil’s instructions were ambiguous

Question 19

Ambitious

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Def: adj. having a powerful desire for success or achievement
Ex: He would like to go to MIT to achieve his ambitious dreams

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Ambivalence

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def: n. the state of being uncertain or stuck between two or more options
ex: My ambivalence as to whether I wanted to attend caused me to miss the sign up deadline

Question 21

Analogous

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Def: adj. similar but not identical
comparable in certain respects
ex: Blitz and Stolas’s relationship is analogous to that between Medea and Helio

Question 22

Annihilate

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Def: v. to destroy or cause devastating destruction
Ex: Ling’s dragons were so vicious they annihilated the enemy

Question 23

Anomaly

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Def: n. something different from the norm
Ex: Mandy found an anomaly in our Bio data

Question 24

anticipate

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v. assume to be likely to happen
expect, predict, or be aware of, prepare

Ex: Pranav anticipated that Sop would be te last to catch Covid, unfortunately he was wrong.

Question 25

Antipathy

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Def: n. a strong feeling of dislike (the opposite of sympathy) Ex: My antipathy towards Spanish comes from my consistently poor test grades

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Apex

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Def: n. the highest point of something Ex: Finishing Stranger Things was the apex of my summer

Question 27

Apprehension

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Def: n. fearful expectation of something ex: Even though I prepared a lot, I feel a lot of apprehension towards the SAT

Question 28

Articulate

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def: v. to clearly express in words Ex: The key to good communication is always articulating what you mean

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Artificial

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Def: adj. something made; not occurring naturally Ex: He hates eating artificial flavors because he likes eating healthy food

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Assertion

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Def: n. a strong declaration ex: His assertion that Lauren was part of Lune worried her.

Question 31

Austere

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Def: adj. extremely plain adj. stern and forbidding adj. relating to self-denial Ex: He makes an austere face whenever I annoy him too much

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Authenticity

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Def: n. the quality of being real and true instead of fake and contrived Ex: Will and Kim doubted the authenticity of the fake ID that Lauren presented them with

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Avenue

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Def: n. an intangible path or approach to something Ex: My avenue to studying for the SAT is taking many practice tests

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Avid

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def: adj. actively interested in or enthusiastic about something ex: I am an avid fan of Hunter x Hunter

Question 35

Basic

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def: adj. relating to the foundation or basis of something ex: This vocab set is full of basic words!

Question 36

Bear (NOT the animal)

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``` Def: v. to have as a characteristic v. to have (a child) v. to bring forth v. to put up with Ex: Killua couldn't bear it if he hurt Gon ```

Question 37

Benevolent

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Def: adj. kind, generous Ex: Boyan was a benevolent ruler of his empire

Question 38

Bias

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Def: n. a preconception that prevents objectivity Ex: I am biased towards cute characters.

Question 39

Bittersweet

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adj. tinged with a feeling of sadness | ex: Finishing the finale together was bittersweet

Question 40

Bolster

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v. to support, strengthen, or fortify | Ex: Singing karaoke together bolstered everyone's morale

Question 41

boost

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n. an increase or growth v. to increase or make grow ex: A boost in motivation pushed me to finish studying SAT vocab

Question 42

Brawl

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n. an intense, loud fight v. to fight loudly and disruptively Ex: Once two guys brawled over a girl in the middle of the LHS main hallway

Question 43

Brevity

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n. the quality of being brief or terse | the brevity of the episode had readers aching for more.

Question 44

Candid

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adj. direct, blunt adj. (of a photograph of a person) taken informally, especially without the subject's knowledge ex: One of the traits I like about him most is that he is candid, so I'm never afraid that he is hiding something from me

Question 45

Candor

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n. the trait of being honest and frank | Ex: Robin's candor makes her a funny character

Question 46

Capitalize

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v. to use to your advantage Ex: Dustin capitalized on Mrs. Wheeler's generosity by taking all of the pancakes she offered

Question 47

Capture

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v. to trap or take possession of v. to successfully represent or imitate v. to captivate, mesmerize v. to catch or seize Ex: Killua and Gon had to escape being captured or killed by the Chimera ants

Question 48

Civic

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adj. relating to the city or citizens Ex: Serving in the military is no longer a civic duty

Question 49

Clinical

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adj. emotionally unattached (usu. used in medical or scientific setting) or analytical relating to, conducting in a clinic Ex: Cecilia participated in clinical studies on vaccines for covid

Question 50

clout

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n. special advantage or power Influence, Ex: It is sad to see people do stupid things on the internet for clout, sometimes even breaking the law.

Question 51

Coarse

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adj. indicating a rough texture adj. lacking refinement or sophistication Ex: The course holds caused the skin on my hands to callus

Question 52

coincide

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v. to happen at the same time | ex: Gon and Killua's journey to York New City coincided with Hisoka joining the Phantom troupe

Question 53

Commission

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n. the use of payment to request something (e.g., a service or product) ex: Ningguang commissions Yelan to complete dangerous missions for her

Question 54

Comparable

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adj. able to be compared, likened to another, of equivalent quality Ex: Kurapika's strength is comparable to the members of the Phantom Troupe

Question 55

Competent

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adj. sufficiently qualified | ex: Misa was a very competent student and waitress.

Question 56

Complacent

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adj. satisfied, with no desire to change or improve | ex: Jiwoo is always improving because he is never complacent

Question 57

Complement

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v. to make perfect or complete | Ex: While Gon and Killua are both very flawed, they complement each other perfectly

Question 58

concede

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v. to be forced to agree or surrender, to acknowledge grudgingly, to accept as true v. to admit to a transgression v. to grant as a right or privelage Ex: Although she was prideful, Misa conceded that Usui had helped her a lot.

Question 59

Concieve

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v. to imagine or come up with | ex: When Kurapika conceived his power, he had to spend a lot of time studying chains.

Question 60

Condone

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v. to overlook, approve, or allow | Ex: Misa didn't condone Usui jumping off the roof.

Question 61

Conducive

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adj. able to bring about or be suitable for | ex: Studying for the SAT is conducive to sleeping

Question 62

Conduct

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v. to control or manage v. to behave a certain way Ijin conducts himself professionally when he works as a bodyguard

Question 63

Confide

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v. to share something secretive with someone | Ex: I confide in my expresso friends.

Question 64

Confine

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v. to put limits on; to restrict | ex: Cornelius was confined to the time-out corner after turning off the breaker again

Question 65

Consensus

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n. overall agreement | ex: There was an unspoken consensus to stand up to the World-Academy students

Question 66

Constitute

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v. to form or compose (part of) something | ex: The mind flayer's body was originally constituted of rats and chemicals