ACT/SAT VOCAB- List 1 Flashcards

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Allotment

A

Portion

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2
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Braggart

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A vain bolster

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3
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Colloquy

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Conversation

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4
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Convivial

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Devoted to feasting, or eating and drinking in food fellowship

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5
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Diffidence

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Self-distrust

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6
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Enmity

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Hatred

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7
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Flux

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A state of constant movement, change, or renewal

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8
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Illusion

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An unreal image presented to the senses

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8
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Jargon

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Confused, unintelligible speech or highly technical speech

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Martyrdom

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Submission to death or persecution for the sake of faith or principle

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8
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Pinnacle

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A high or topmost point, as a moutain peak

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8
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Nefarious

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Wicked to the extreme

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8
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Orator

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One who delivers an elaborate or formal speech

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Prelude

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An introductory or opening performance

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Reinstate

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To restore to a former state, station, or authority

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9
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Ruminate

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To chew over again, as food previously swallowed

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Stifle

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To smother

11
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Stringent

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Rigid

12
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Transpire

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To come to pass

13
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Wry

A

Deviating from what is proper or right