sat Flashcards
(134 cards)
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affront
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action/statement that insults someone
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accentuate
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emphasize a particular feature of something
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pensive
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quiet and thinking seriously
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stupor
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a state a person is in which is almost unconscious and their thoughts are not clear
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passive
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not reacting to what other people do/what happens
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ramification
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a related/derived subject, (result)
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bemuse
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to confuse (someone)
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nemesis
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something a person cannot conquer/achieve
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aggrandize
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to widen in scope/enlarge
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vacillate
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to waver in mind or opinion
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scale
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to climb up/ascend
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deject
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to depress the spirts of; dishearten
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flair
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a natural talent, aptitude, or ability
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billow
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to rise or roll in or like waves of the sea
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folly
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foolishness
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proponent (of)
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someone in favor of something
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ignominy
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a situation or event that causes you to feel embarrassed or ashamed
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misnomer
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a name that is not correct and does not suit what it is referring to
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denomination
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a religious group whose beliefs differ in some ways from other groups in the same religion
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nomenclature
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a set or system of names or terms, in a particular science or art, or by an individual of a community, etc
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nominal
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existing as something in name only/or thought but not in facts
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pseudonym
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a name that is used instead of their birth name
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rancor
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bitter resentment;hatred
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partisan
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a supporter of a person, group, cause
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malefactor
person who violates the law;criminal
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carp
to find fault or complain/criticize
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transmute
to change from one nature/form to another
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vindicate
to clear from suspicion/accusation
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jockey
to try and gain an advantage over your opponents
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solder
a low melting (chem metal) that unites two metals together without heating them
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renegade
a person who deserts one party for another
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benign
pleasant and kind
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gaudy
having too many bright colors
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poignant
causing strong feeling of sadness
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resplendent
having a bright or dazzling appearance
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wanton
causing harm intentionally
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cavalier
uninterested, lack of concern
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recapitulate
to review as a brief summary at the end of a discussion/speech
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boorish
unmannered; crude and insensitive
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obviate
to anticipate and prevent
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amoral
having no moral standards
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slalom
a downhill race on a winding course marked by poles or gates
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rut
a furrow or track in the ground, especially made by vehicles
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pronegy
offspring of an animal/plant/person
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reprehend
to remove or find fault with; disapprove
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vivacious
full of energy/enthusiasm (typically women)
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epitaph
a short piece of writing about a dead person (poem)
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voracious
showing a tendency to eat a lot of food
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epithet
a word or phrase that describes a person or thing; nickname (offensive)
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vagrant
a person who wanders around idly without a permanent home/employment
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importune
to demand with urgency or persistence
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filch
to steal (especially of something with little value)
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efface
to wipe out; do away with
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certitude
freedom from doubt; certainty
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commodity
something bought and sold
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precipitous
very steep, falling in a long way
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syndicate
a group of people/business that works together
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unprecedented
never having happened or existed in the past
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brevity
quality of being brief; shortness of time/duration
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carnage
slaughter/massacre
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credence
belief as to the truth of something
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temporize
avoid something to gain time; be indecisive
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incisive
penetrating, clear
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equanimity
quality of being calm and even-tempered
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legacy
money or property given to another by a will
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maudlin
tearfully or weakly emotional
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gregarious
fond of the company of others; socialable
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effigy
a crude representation of someone disliked, used for purpose of ridicule
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cessation
a temporary or complete stopping
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facility
readiness or ease due to skill, aptitude, or practice
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implacable
not to be appeased or pacified
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welsh
to go back on one's word
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fritter
to waste little by little
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parlay
to bet or gamble on a contest, race, etc
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comandeer
to take by force
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congenial
pleasant, friendly, sociable
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compulsory
required, mandatory
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concurrent
happening at the same time as something else
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convene
to cause to come together for an official purpose
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livid
enraged
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parry
to ward off as in fencing
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flagrant
shockingly noticeable or evident
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buffet
to strike against or push repeatedly
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augment
to make larger
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supine
laying on the back face upward
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remonstrate
to say or plead in protest
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insidious
intended to be deceitful or corrupting
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subjugation
the act, fact, or process of being under control
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jovial
characterized with a hearty, joyous humor
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portly
rather fat; stout
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indigent
lacking food, clothing, others because of poverty
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torpor
sluggish, lethargic indifference, laziness
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volition
the act of willingly, choosing, or resolving
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clemency
showing compassion, leniancy
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enervate
to deprive of force or strength
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deride
to laugh at in scorn
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buttress
to give encouragement or support
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palatial
benefiting or suitable for a palace
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odious
deserving or causing hatred
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natal
of or pertaining to a person's birth
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surmise
to think or infer without strong evidence
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disparage
to speak or treat depricatingly
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emphatic
done with emphasis
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extricate
to release from difficulty
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loathsome
offensive to the senses, causing loathing
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usurpation
act of wrongful seizure
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subterfuge
an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule
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carnal
pertaining to or characterized by flesh or the body
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phalanx
a compact or closely massed body of persons
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winsome
sweet or innocently charming
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viscous
of a glutinous nature, sticky/adhesive
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lien
the legal claim of a person upon the property of another (for debt or obligation)
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pragmatic
of or pertaining to a practical point of view; practical
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salute
to pay respect or honor in an act
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irrevocable
impossible to change
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revoke
to cancel or make invalid
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moribund
about to die; near death
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vocation
job for which someone is especially well suited
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vociferous
noisy;offensively loud
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hallow
to make holy
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nondescript
of no recognized, definite, or particularly type or kind/ordinary
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flout
treat with disdain
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enshroud
to shroud; conceal
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pallid
lacking in interest; uninspiring
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circumscribe
to enclose within bounds; restrict
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mnemonic
assisting or designined to assist the memory;
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improvident
lacking foresight; unwary
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purport
to claim to do/be something that is not true
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ubiquitous
existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time
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ersatz
serving as a substitute; artificial
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traffic
to buy or sell something illegally
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engender
to cause something to come into existence
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malware
virus; software intended to damage
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