Sat Flashcards

(58 cards)

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Abate

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To become less active, less intense, or less in amount

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Abstract

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Existing purely in the mind, not representing actual reality

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Abysmal

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Extremely bad

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Accordingly

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In accordance with

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Acquisition

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The act of gaining a new skill or possession of something

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Adapt

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To make suit a new purpose
To accommodate oneself to a new condition, setting

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Adept

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Having knowledge or skill( in a particular area )

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Advent

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The arrival or creation of something

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Adversarial

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Relating to hostile opposition

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Agitate

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To promote something

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Allude

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To make a secretive mention about something

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Altercation

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A noisy argument or confrontation

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Ambiguous

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Unclear or vague in meaning

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Ambivalence

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The state of being uncertain or stuck between two options

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Analogous

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Similar but not identical

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Apex

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The highest point of something

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Apprehension

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Fearful expectation of something

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Articulate

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To clearly express in words

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Assertion

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A strong declaration

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Austere

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1) extremely plain
2) stern and forbidding
3)relating to self denial

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Avenue

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An intangible path or approach to something

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Avid

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Actively interested

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Brevity

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The quality of being brief

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Candid

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Direct, blunt

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Candor
The trait of being honest and frank
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Capitalize
To use to your advantage
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Civic
Relating to citizens or the city
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Clinical
Emotional unattached
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Coarse
1) indicating a rough texture 2) lacking refinement or sophistication
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Coincide
To happen at the same time
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Commission
To use of payment to request something (service or product)
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Competent
Sufficiently qualified
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Complacent
Satisfied, no desire to change
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Complement
To make perfect or complete
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Contend
To maintain or assert an opinion
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Conventional
Abiding by accepted standards
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Convey
To pass on or transfer information
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Corroborate
To provide evidence for; to back up a claim
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Culmination
The final act or climax
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Cultivate
To foster the growth of
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Decree
To declare formally and with authority
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Deficient
Not enough in degree or amount
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Demur
To object to
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Deplete
To overuse over time
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Desolate
Bare, empty
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Devise
To come up with a plan
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Diligence
Conscientiousness ; the quality of being committed to a task
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Diminish
To become smaller in scope or degree
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Dire
Hopeless and dangerous or fearful
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Discord
Disagreement
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Distain
A lack of respect and strong dislike
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Dismay
Hopelessness, stress, or consternation
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Disparage
To belittle or speak down to
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Dispatch
To send off a message or a messenger
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Diversification
The act of becoming diverse
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Doctrine
A principle, theory, or position , usu advocated by religion or government
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Dreary
Sad, gloomy , dull
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Dubious
Doubtful, questionable