SAT Definitions #6 Flashcards by Diana Quiroz | Brainscape

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Bourgeois

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middle class

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Debility

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weakness; incapacity

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Epistolary

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concerned w letters through correspondence

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Hiatus

A

interruption; pause

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Languid

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tired; slow

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Odious

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hateful

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poised

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calm; collected; self possessed

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Resplendent

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shining; glowing

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Therapeutic

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medicinal; curative

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Acuity

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sharpness (mental or visual)

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Braggart

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someone who boasts

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Debunking

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exposing false claims or myths

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Epitomize

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typified; characterized; personified

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Hidebound

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rigid in opinions

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Languish

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decay; fade away; get weaker

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Obsequious

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servile; submissive

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Polemical

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causing a debate or argument

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Restorative

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a tonic

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Thwart

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prevent; frustrate

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Acrophobia

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fear of heights