ACT/SAT Test 1 Flashcards
(48 cards)
1
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A generous bestowal of gifts
A
Largesse
2
Q
A state of flustered excitement;fear
A
Dither
3
Q
intense craving
A
Edacity
4
Q
Temporarily inactive
A
Abeyance
5
Q
A profoundly wise person
A
Sage
6
Q
Hate
A
Abhor
7
Q
Harmful, poisonous, lethal
A
Noxious
8
Q
Lucky charm
A
Talisman
9
Q
Payment for work done
A
Remuneration
10
Q
Narrow minded; a prejudiced person
A
Bigot
11
Q
Cheat; defraud
A
Bilk
12
Q
Going off of the main subject
A
Tangent
13
Q
Unselfish concern for the welfare of others
A
Altruism
14
Q
Bitter or scornful
A
Sardonic
15
Q
Sharp; pungent
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Acrid
16
Q
Ill mannered
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Boorish
17
Q
Believing that people only act out of selfish manners
A
Cynical
18
Q
Concise; to the point
A
Terse
19
Q
A break; intermission
A
Respite
20
Q
Middle class
A
Bourgeois
21
Q
Noisy; attacking speech
A
Harangue
22
Q
Full
A
Replete
23
Q
Stubborn
A
Obdurate
24
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Deliberately making something difficult
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Obfuscate
25
Mental
Acuity
26
Medicinal; curative
Therapeutic
27
Causing debate of argument
Polemical
28
Avoid telling the truth
Equivocate
29
Cowardly; fearful
Timorous
30
Cancel; deny; repel
Abrogate
31
Indicators; bringers of warnings
Harbingers
32
Tearful; sad
Lachrymose
33
A polite phrase to cove something unpleasant
Euphemism
34
Using few words
Laconic
35
Puzzling; cryptic
Enigmatic
36
Eagerness; enthusiasm
Alacrity
37
Propose
Postulate
38
Harmful
Deleterious
39
Obedient; dutiful
Tractable
40
Polish
Burnish
41
Person who opposed orthodoxy
Iconoclast
42
Joking about serious matter
Levity
43
Related to your sense of smell
Olfactory
44
Pleasant sounds
Euphony
45
Explanation; outlining
Delineation
46
Strengthen; support
Buttress
47
Think over something; ponder
Ruminate
48
A personal peculiarity
Idiosyncrasy
