ACT/SAT Vocab List 2 Flashcards
1
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Abridgement
A
A condensed form of a book or play
2
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Baleful
A
Malignant
3
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Complacent
A
Pleased or satisfied with oneself
4
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Detriment
A
Something that causes damage, depreciation, or loss
5
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Emulate
A
To imitate with intent to equal or surpass
6
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Fervor
A
Ardor or intensity of feeling
7
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Foist
A
Palm off, to give away to someone else
8
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Impervious
A
Impenetrable
9
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Judiciary
A
That department of government which administers the law relating to civil and criminal justice
10
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Litigious
A
Quarrelsome
11
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Obsolete
A
No longer practiced or accepted
12
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Percipient
A
One who perceives
13
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Precipitate
A
To force forward prematurely
14
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Presumption
A
That which may be logically assumed to be true until disproved
15
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Recapitulate
A
To repeat again the principle points of
