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SAT Vocabulary > Deck 1 > Flashcards

Deck 1 Flashcards

1
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Conscientious

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Governed by conscious

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2
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Partisan

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A person who shows a biased allegiance

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3
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Contiguous

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Touching; in contact

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4
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Enthralling

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To captivate or charm

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5
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Flippant

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Frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking seriousness

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6
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Bellicose

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Eager to fight; hostile; pugnacious

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7
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Pernicious

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Hurtful, deadly, fatal, ruining

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8
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Plight

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Unfavorable/unfortunate

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9
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Prospectus

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A document that advertises

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10
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Tenet

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Principle or beliefs

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11
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Sullenness

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Sulky, gloomy

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12
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Baneful

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A cause of great distress or annoyance

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13
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Supercilious

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Looking/behaving towards others with superiority

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14
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Unpretentious

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Pleasantly simple - modest

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15
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Penitent

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Sorrow & regret for doing something wrong

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16
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Sagacious

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Good judgement - shrewd

17
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Prevalent

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Widespread- specific area and time

18
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Disingenuous

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Not candid or sincere - pretending

19
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Prosaic

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Lacking poetic beauty- commonplace

20
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Cathartic

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Psychological relief through emotions (crying)

21
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Stymied

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Prevent or hinder the process of

22
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Flotilla

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A fleet of ships or boats

23
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Archipelago

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A group of islands (Japan)

24
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Encumbrance

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A burden

25
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Obsequious

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Obedient or attentive to an excessive degree

26
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Abasement

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Humiliation or degradation

27
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Chicanery

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Trickery to achieve a political/financial/legal purpose

28
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Whimsicality

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Playfully quaint or fanciful

29
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Maverick

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An unorthodox or an independent minded person

30
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Potentate

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An autocratic ruler : monarch

31
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Ascetic

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Severe self discipline

32
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Entrenched

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Unlikely to change; deeply ingrained

33
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Diminutive

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Extremely/ unusually small

34
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Bombast

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High sounding language with little meaning; used to impress people

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