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Flashcards in PSAT high frequency Deck (24)
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1
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acrimony

A

bitterness

2
Q

adverse

A

unfavorable

“adverse effect”

3
Q

affinity

A

attraction

electron affinity: ability to attract e-

4
Q

affable

A

approachable

5
Q

altruistic

A

generous and unselfish

6
Q

amenable

A

willing to give in, submissive

he was amenable to suggestions

7
Q

apprehension

A

fear

8
Q

banal

A

hackneyed, commonplace, trite

9
Q

candor/candid

A

frankness, openly honest

10
Q

coalesce

A

combine / fuse

co - together

11
Q

absolve

A

pardon of an offense

ex) absolved from sins

12
Q

consolidation

A

unification

13
Q

contentious

A

quarrelsome

14
Q

dawdle

A

loiter / waste time

15
Q

dearth

A

scarcity

dearth of resources

16
Q

decorous

A

proper

prudent

17
Q

decry

A

express strong disapproval

he decries the lack of

18
Q

deference

A

regard for someone else

indefferent - doesn’t care

19
Q

deplore

A

regret strongly

20
Q

derision

A

ridicule

with derision

21
Q

deterrent

A

discouraging

do you think capital punishment is deterrent to potential criminals

22
Q

didactic

A

instructional

the book was to didactic and not interesting

23
Q

diffident

A

seeming reserved from a lack or confidence

24
Q

discernible

A

distinguishable

the fog made the ships discernible