SAT Word List - Quarter Four Flashcards by oli ____ | Brainscape

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Importune

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To demand; insist, beg or annoy

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Dubious

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Doubtful, questionable

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Attenuate

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To weaken; reduce in size

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Incendiary

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Causing trouble; damage

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Putative

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Commonly believed; assume, supposetempestuous

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Tempestuous

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Violent or stormy

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Synopsis

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Make a prediction, outline

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Veneer

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Covering, false front

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Havoc

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Destruction; devastation; ruin

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Frivolous

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Not worth much; meaningless

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Blatant

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Loud, flagrant

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Aggrieve

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To treat unjustly, to mistreat

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Laudable

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Admirable, praiseworthy

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Purloin

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To steal; to rob

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Zest

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Spirit; liveliness

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Vexatious

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Bothersome, annoying

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Prognosis

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Prediction, forecast

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Nullify

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To render ineffective or useless

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Innovation

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Something newly introduced

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Magnanimous

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Merciful; forgiving

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Jettison

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To throw away; to cast off

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Figment

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Invention; fabrication

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Amplify

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To make louder; to make more powerful

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Ebullient

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Enthusiastic; high-spirited

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Diverge

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Go in different directions; seperate

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Morose

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Ill-tempered or gloomy

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Obdurate

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Unyielding; inflexible

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Requisite

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Absolutely essential; needed

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Vitreous

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Glassy; crystalline

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Admonish

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Warn, strong criticize

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Combustion

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The process of burnig; ignition

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Terse

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Neatly brief and concise

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Synthesis

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Combining; union

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Paramount

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Of the greatest importance; dominant

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Kindred

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Kinfolk; family

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Lichen

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Algae; scaly growth

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Allegation

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Assertion; affirmation

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Inadvertent

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Accidental; unintentional

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Bawdy

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Vulgar; dirty

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Transcendent

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Extraordinary; unique, exceeding

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Exemplify

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Serve as an example; to illustrate

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Sublimate

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Transfer; to redirect

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Culmination

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Conclusion; completion

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Inquisitive

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Curious; eager to learn

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Vehement

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Passionate; earnest

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Beguile

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To decieve; to cheat

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Miasma

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Stench; strong smell

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Salient

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Noticeable, important

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Zaelous

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Filled with intense enthusiasm; eager

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Rapport

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Harmonious relationship; connection