SAT Flashcards

(37 cards)

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Granted

A

Although;
Granted, the weather was bad, but we still enjoyed our hike.

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2
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concede

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admit, recognize: I had to concede that I overreacted

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waive

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give up, abandon, disregard: he will waive all of his rights for the money

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4
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equanimity

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calmness: she accepted the bad with equanimity

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5
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composure

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self-control, calm: maintain your composure

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6
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attest

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prove that it is true

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7
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interject

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say something abruptly

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8
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unpretentious

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modest: not attempting to show off

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9
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subsumed in

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include something into a larger group

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10
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corroboration

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confirmation, verification

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11
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legitimate

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conforming to law or rules

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12
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speculated

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form a conjecture about something without firm evidence.

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13
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latent

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dormant, hidden, undiscovered
Her latent talent

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14
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recanted

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withdraw or repudiate (refuse to accept)

REwind the process of taking CANdy

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15
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haphazard

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random, disorganized

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premeditated

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planned in advance; done deliberately

the premeditated murder

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contrive

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  1. bring about, concoct, orchestrate
  2. managed to do something
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surmise

19
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confers

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grant or bestow a title, right, etc.

20
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ricocheting

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rebound
“The bullet recocheted off the wall”
“the sound ricocheted around the hall”

21
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rebut

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refute, disprove, invalidate

22
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nomadic

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moving around a lot

23
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divulge

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make known

Di (split) + Vault (secret box) - > reveal

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austere

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severe and strict

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cordially
warm and friendly way
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prudently
carefully with thought
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overtly
open, straightfoward
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inadvertently
accidentally, unintentionally ## Footnote not advertised it was not advertised by anyone, therefore it happened accidentially
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innocuous
harmless ## Footnote I no kill us = harmless
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antecedent
precursor, existing before ## Footnote Historical events -> led to -> WWII Historical events are the antecedents of World War II.
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Redressing
remedying, rectifying
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Precluding
prevent from happening ## Footnote pre (before it happens), make it CLOSE = make it impossible from happening
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complacency
self satisfaction
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buttressed
provide support
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chivalry
polite and considerate behaviour moral code of conduct
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preclude
prevent
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