SAT Flashcards
(79 cards)
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thwart
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to block
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squander
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to waste money or supplies
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vie
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compete for
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relegate
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lower in position
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quandary
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uncertainty , dilemma
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unprecedented
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never done before
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spurn
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to refuse to accept , reject with contempt
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terrify
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to frighten someone very much
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timid
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shy, nervous ; without much confidence
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leery
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distrustful
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glean
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to collect information
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impeccable
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flawless , perfect , with no problems
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excruciating
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very painful
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impede
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slow down
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destitude
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poor
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pertinent
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relevant , relating to
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debunk
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prove to be false
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credence
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the belief that smth is true
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perennial
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everlasting
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lucid
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easy to understand
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humdrum
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lacking excitement
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deride
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put down , to make laugh of someone
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deliberate
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consider carefully
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rankle
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to make someone annoyed
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steadfast
loyal , sozunnen asandliqla geri donmuyen
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zenith
highest point
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stolid
having little emotion
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unconscionable
unreasonable
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convoluted
extremely complex
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extenuating
making less guilty
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brusquely
bluntly , in a way that is quick and slightly rude
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tarnish
disgrace ,If something tarnishes your opinion of someone or something, you no longer believe the person or thing is as good as you had thought
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recurring
happening many times , or happening again
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rear
to take care
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bear
accept , tolerate
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devastated
completely destroyed
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amiable
friendly
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exhort
encourage
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replete
fully stocked
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telltale
important because of showing information;allowing a secret to become known
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stem
to limit growth
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inundate
to give someone so much work or so many things that they cannot deal with it all
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wax
increase gradually;become
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affable
friendly, kind, relaxed, and easy to talk to;likeable
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taxing
exhausting
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inspect
to look at smth carefully in order to discover information
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indignant
angry
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tawdry
cheap,showy
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thrifty
wise with money
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urbane
sophisticated
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meander
wander
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enumerate
determine number of
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proponent
supporter
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voracious
needing a lot of something to be satisfied ; very eager for something, especially a lot of food
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placid
peaceful
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spendthrift
wasteful with money
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insipid
not having a strong taste or character, or having no interest or energy
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ingenuity
cleverness
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obstinate
unwilling to change your opinion or action despite argument or persuasion; stubborn
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lethargic
lacking in energy; feeling unwilling or unable to do anything
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devolve
to give power or a responsibility to a person or group that is at a lower level or has less authority;delegate
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besmirch
to say bad things about someone to influence other people's opinion of them; dishonor
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champion
to speak in favor of
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assuage
to make unpleasant feelings less strong;make less severe
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profusion
abundance
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dilapidated
old and in poor condition;run down
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malleable
moldable;easily influenced, trained, or controlled
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respite
pause from work
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cogent
convincing; a cogent argument, reason, etc. is clearly expressed and persuades people to believe it
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fickle
changing unpredictably
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convival
friendly and lively
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sanguine
cheerful
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incessant
not stopping
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smattering
small amount
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perturb
disturb
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vindictive
seeking revenge
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debase
reduce the value
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desecrate
ruin smth holy
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fraudulent
dishonest and illegal
