Redesigned SAT "words requested by students" Flashcards
(117 cards)
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abject
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utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, shamelessly servile; adj.
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admonition
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counsel, advice, or caution. Rebuke, n.
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aggrandizing
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to make great or greater in power, wealth, rank, or honor. Verb
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ambivalent
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having mixed feelings about someone or something adj
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anecdote
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a short account of a particular incident or event noun
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anomaly
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an odd, peculiar, or strange condition, situation, quality, etc. noun
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anthropologist
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a person who specializes in anthropology (the science of humans and their works) noun
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anthropology
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the science of humans and their works. Noun
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apparition
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anything that appears, especially something remarkable or startling (ghost) noun
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apprehensive
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uneasy or fearful about something that might happen adj.
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barges
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a flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight noun
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bazaars
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a marketplace or shopping quarter, 2. a sale of miscellaneous contributed articles to benefit some charity, cause, organization, etc.
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besieged
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to crowd around; crowd in upon; surround, verb
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brazier
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a metal receptacle for holding live coals or other fuel, as for heating a room. Or -a person who makes articles of brass.
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calisthenics
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exercises usually performed without equipment. Noun
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candidacy
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a person who seeks an office or honor. noun
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candor
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open, sincere, direct. noun
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caravanserai
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a large inn or hotel, usually for caravans or a group of travelers
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cloisters
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a place of religious seclusion, as a monastery or convent, noun
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coal-scuttle
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a metal bucket, usually with a lip, for holding and carrying coal. Noun
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cognitive
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of or relating to the mental processes of perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning, adj.
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colloquial
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characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech, or writing; informal. Adj
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commodity
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something of use, advantage, or value. Noun
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condemn
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indicate strong disapproval of; censure. Verb
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conducive
tending to produce; contributive; helpful; favorable, adj.
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construe
to deduce by inference or interpretation; infer: verb
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contingent
dependent for existence, occurrence, character, etc., on something not yet certain; conditional; adj
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cowed
to frighten with threats, violence, etc. v
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decrepit
weakened by old age; feeble; infirm. Adj.
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deferential
respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another. Adj
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defy
to challenge the power of; resist boldly or openly; v
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demographers
the science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., n populations.
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despoil
to strip of possessions, things of value, etc.; rob; plunder; pillage; v
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devaluation
a reduction of a value, status, etc.;n
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dilutions
the act of reducing the strength, force, or efficiency of by admixture.
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discomfiture
confused; frustration of hopes or plans. N
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discord
lack of concord or harmony between persons or things; n
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disenfranchised
deprived of a franchise, privilege, or right.; like the right to vote, v
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disparaged
to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle v
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disparagement
something that derogates or casts in a bad light, as a remark or censorious essay. N
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egocentrism
having or regarding the self or the individual as the center of all things: adj
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eloquent
having or exercising the power of fluent, forceful, and appropriate speech: adj
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endow
to provide with a permanent fund or source of income; v
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enfranchisement
to grant a franchise to; admit to citizenship, especially to the right of voting. V
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engender
to produce, cause, or give rise to; v
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esthetic
having a sense of the beautiful; characterized by a love of beauty. Adj
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evangel
good news or tidings. N
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expenditures
the act of cosuming something, especially funds; disbursement. N
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explicit
fully and clearly expressed; leaving nothing merely implied; unequivocal; adj
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fanciful
capricious or whimsical in appearance; imaginary or unreal adj
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feasibility
capable of being done, effected, or accomplished; adj
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fluctuate
to change continually; shift back and forth; vary irregularly; n
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fragmentary
consisting of or reduced to fragments; broken; disconnected; incomplete: adj
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frankly
in a frank manner; freely; candidly; openly; plainly: adv
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free markets
an economic system in which prices and wages are determined by unrestricted competition between businesses, without government regulation or fear of monopolies. N
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fresco
the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture. N
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glutting
to feed or fill to excess; v
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ignominiously
disgrace; dishonor; public contempt. Adj
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impartiality
not partial or biased; fair; just: adj
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implicit
implied, rather than expressly stated: adj
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imprudent
lacking discretion; incautious; rash. Adj
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incredulous
disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical. Adj
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inefficacious
not able to produce the desired effect; ineffective. Adj
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ingenious
cleverly inventive or resourceful: adj
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lacquer
a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent n
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lament
to feel or express sorrow or regret for: v
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locomotion
the act or power of moving from place to place. N
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malleable
adaptable or tractable: adj
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meekness
humbly patient or docile, submissive
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monetary
of or relating to money; adj
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mould
something formed in or on a mold: n
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neuroplasticity
the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections:
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non-committal
not pleding oneself, or not involving committal, to a particular view, course, or the like:
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omnibuses
bus; or a volume of reprinted works of a single author or of works related in interest or theme. N
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ornate
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so: adj
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parity
equality, as in amount, status, or character. N
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permutations
alteration; transformation. N
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pervasive
spread throughout: adj
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plastic
capable of being molded or of receiving form: adj or something, or a group of things, made of or resembling plastic: or credit
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primitive
being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, especially in an early age of the world: adj
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procession
the act of moving along in orderly succession or in a formal and ceremonious manner, as a line of people, animals, vehicles, etc. n
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prospecting
anticipation; expectation; a looking forward; or something in view as a source of profit.
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provincial
considered characteristic of unsophisticated inhabitants of a province; rustic; narrow or illiberal; parochial: adj
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provocative
tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing. Adj
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proxy
an ally or confederate who can be relied upon to speak or act in one's behalf. N
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pulpit
a platform or raised structure in a church, from which the sermon is delivered or the service is conducted. N
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purine
a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4, from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine. N
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ramified
to divide or spread out into branches or branchlike parts; extend into subdivisions. V
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receptive
having the quality of receiving, taking in, or admitting. Adj
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repression
the rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses. N
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revamp
to renovate, redo, or revise: v
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reverberate
to reecho or resound: v
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sixpence
British. a sum of six pennies. N
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solidarity
union or fellowship arising from common responsibilities and interests, as between members of a group or between classes, peoples, etc.: n
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specie
in a similar manner; in kind: (or coin) n
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squalid
foul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness; neglected and filthy. adj
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stewardship
the responsible overseeing and protection of something considered worth caring for and preserving: n
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straphanger
a passenger who stands in a crowded bus or subway train and holds onto a strap or other support suspended from above. N
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subjugate
to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master. V
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sublunary
situated beneath the moon or between the earth and the moon. Adj
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sullen
showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve. Adj
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tactful
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations. Adj
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tinamous
any of several birds of the family Tinamidae, of South and Central America, n
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to wit
that is to say; namely:
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traipsing
to walk or go aimlessly or idly or without finding or reaching one's goal: v
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undulating
to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; v
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unprecedented
without previous instance; never before known or experienced; unexampled or unparalleled: adj
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unseemliness
inappropriate for time or place: adj
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vantage
a position, condition, or place affording some advantage or a commanding view. N
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venerable
commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity; worthy of veneration or reverence, as because of high office or noble character:
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veranda
a large, open porch, usually roofed and partly enclosed, as by a railing, often extending across the front and sides of a house; gallery. N
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viable
capable of living. Adj
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virtuous
conforming to moral and ethical principles; morally excellent; upright: adj
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wayside
being, situated, or found at or along the side; adj
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welter
to roll, toss, or heave, as waves or the sea. V or a confused mass; a jumble or muddle: n
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wont
custom; habit; practice: n
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yearning
deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness: n
