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flippant

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not showing a serious or respectful attitude “a flippant remark”

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morass

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muddy ground; a complicated or confused situation; “she would become lost in a morass of lies and explanations.”

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ethnocentric

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evaluating other people and cultures according to the standards of one’s own culture

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anathema

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something or someone that one vehemently dislikes “racial hatred was anathema to her”

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ribald

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referring to sexual matters in an amusingly rude or irreverent way “a ribald comment”

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insipid

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lacking flavor; “mugs of insipid coffee” lacking vigor or interest, “many artists continued to churn out insipid, shallow works

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castigate

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reprimand someone severely “he was castigated for not setting a good example”

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condominium

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a building or complex of buildings containing a number of individually owned apartments or houses; the joint control of a country’s or territory’s affairs by other countries

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indigence

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a state of extreme poverty “he did valuable work toward the relief of indigence”

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leper

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a person suffering from leprosy; a person who is avoided or rejected by others for moral or social reasons “the story made her out to be a social leper.”

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gird

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encircle with a belt or bad “a young man was to be girded with the belt of knighthood.”

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eulogize

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praise highly in speech or writing “contemporaries eulogized him as a great US senator”

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historiography

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the study of historical writing

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fastidious

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very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail “he chooses his words with fastidious care.”

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maintain

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assert “he has always maintained his innocence”

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fain

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please or willing under the circumstances “the traveler is fain to proceed”; compelled by the circumstances; obliged “he was fain to acknowledge that the agreement was sacrosanct”

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rollick

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act or behave in a jovial and exuberant fashion.

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encumbrance

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a burden or impediment.

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winnow

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remove (people or things) from a group until only the best ones are left “the contenders had been winnowed to five”

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ambulatory

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relating to or adapted for walking; movable; mobile “an ambulatory opthalmic service”

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benighted

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in a state of pitiful or contemptible intellectual or moral ignorance, typically owing to a lack of opportunity “they see themselves as bringers of culture to poor benighted people”

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cascade

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a process whereby something, typically information or knowledge, is successfully passed on “the greater the number of people who are briefed, the wider the cascade effect.”

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tawdry

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showy but cheap and of poor quality “tawdry jewelry”; sordid or unpleasant “tawdry business of politics”

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malcontent

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a person who is dissatisfied and rebellious

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abash
cause to feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed “she was not abashed at being caught.
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fiasco
a thing that is a complete failure, esp. in a ludicrous or humorous way “his plans turned into a fiasco”
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dolt
a stupid person
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cataract
a large waterfall; a sudden rush of water “rain enveloped us in a deafening cataract”; a medical condition in the eye that causes blurred vision
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oversight
an unintentional failure to notice or do something; the action of overseeing something
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diminutive
extremely or unusually small “a diminutive figure dressed in a book”
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idyllic
like an idyll; extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque “an attractive hotel in a idyllic setting”
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officious
assertive of authority in an annoying or domineering way, esp. with regard to petty or trivial matters “a policeman came to move them on, an officious, spiteful man.” intrusively enthusiastic in offering help or advice; interfering “an officious bystander”
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maladroit
ineffective or bungling; clumsy
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palisade
a fence of wooden states or iron railings fixed in the ground, forming an enclosure or defense.
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travail
painful or laborious effort “advice for those who wish to save great sorrow and travail”; labor pains “a woman in travail; engage in such
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baleful
threatening harm; menacing “Bill shot a baleful glance in her direction; having a harmful or destructive effect “drug money has a baleful impact on the country”
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conundrum
a confusing and difficult problem or question “one of the most difficult conundrum for the experts.”
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lampoon
publicly criticize by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm; (noun version)
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brouhaha
a noisy and overexcited reaction or response to something “24 members resigned over the brouhaha”, “all that election brouhaha”
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crux
the decisive or most important point at issue “the crux of the matter is that attitudes have changed”; a particular point of difficulty “both cruxes can be resolved by a consideration of the manuscripts”
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manuscripts
an author's text that has not been published yet “preparing the final manuscript”
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skullduggery
underhand or unscrupulous behavior; tricker “a firm that investigates commercial skulduggery”
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billow
(of fabric) fill with air and swell outward “her dress billowed out around her”; (of smoke, cloud or steam) move or flow outward with an undulating motion “smoke was billowing from the chimney”; a large undulating mass of such
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gregarious
(person) fond of company; sociable “he was a popular and gregarious man”; (animals) living in flocks or loosely organized communities “gregarious species forage in flocks from colonies or roosts”
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cursory
hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed “a cursory glance at the figures”
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kindle
light or set in fire; arouse or inspire an emotion or feeling “a love of art was kindled in me”
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languid
displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed; (period of time) pleasantly lazy and peaceful “the terrace was perfect for languid days in the Italian sun”; weak for faint from illness or fatigue
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exalt
hold someone or something in very high regard; think or speak very highly of; raise to a higher rank or a position of greater power “this naturally exalts the peasant above his brethren in the same rank of society”; make noble in character; dignify “romanticism liberated the imagination and exalted the emotions
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induce
succeed in persuading or influencing (someone) to do something “pickets induced many workers to stay away”; bring about or give rise to
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begrudge
envy someone the possession or enjoyment of something “she begrudged Martin his influence”; give reluctantly or resentfully “nobody begrudges a single penny spent on health”
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accost
approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively “reporters accosted him in the streets”
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bevel
a slope from the horizontal or vertical in carpentry and stonework; reduce (a square edge on an object) to sloping edge “a beveled mirror”
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staid
sedate, respectable, and unadventurous “staid law firms”
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failure
a lack or deficiency of a desirable quality “a failure of imagination”
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axiom
a statement or proposition that is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true “the axiom that supply equals demand”
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cantankerous
Bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative in a way “a crusty, cantankerous man”
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dearth
a scarcity or lack of something “there is a dearth of evidence”
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propitious
giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable “the timing for such a meeting seemed propitious”
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wayward
difficult to control or predict because of unusual or perverse behavior “wayward, difficult sister”
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duplicitous
deceitful
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torrid
very hot and dry; full of passionate or highly charged emotions arising from sexual love; full of difficulty or tribulation “wall street is in for a torrid time in the next few weeks”
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ethereal
extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world “her ethereal beauty”; heavenly or spiritual “ethereal, otherworldly visions”
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bovine
of relating to, or affecting cattle; (person) slow-moving and dull-witted
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malaise
a general feeling of illness, discomfort, or uneasiness, whose exact cause is difficult to identify “a society afflicted by a deep cultural malaise”
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indolence
avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness “my failure is probably due to my own indolence”
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quietude
a state of stillness, calmness, and quiet in a person or place
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iconoclast
a person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions
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eschew
deliberately avoid using; abstain from “he appealed to the crowd to eschew violence”
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supine
(person) lying face upwards; failing to act or protest as a result of moral weakness or indolence “supine in the face of racial prejudice”
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vapid
offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging “tuneful but vapid musical comedies”
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espouse
adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life) “he turned his back on the modernism he had espoused in his youth”; marry; (be espoused to) (woman) be engaged to
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dour
relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy, in manner or appearance
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jaunt
a short excursion or journey for pleasure; go on a jaunt
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raffish
unconventional and slightly disreputable, esp. in an attractive manner “his raffish air”
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escapade
an act or incident involving excitement, daring, or adventure
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doleful
expressing sorrow; mournful “a doleful look”; causing grief or misfortune
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bequest
a legacy; the action of bequeathing something “a painting acquired by bequest”
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prevaricate
speak or act in an evasive way “he seemed to prevaricate when journalists asked pointed questions”
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pilfer
steal (typically things of relatively little value)
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braggart
a person who boasts about achievement or possessions “braggart men”
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raconteur
a person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way
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finagle
obtain something by devious or dishonest means; act in a devious or dishonest manner
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collude
come to a secret understanding for a harmful purpose; conspire “university leaders colluded in price-rigging” “the president accused his opponents of colluding with foreigners”
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objectify
express (something abstract) in a concrete form “good poetry objectifies feeling”; degrade to the status of a mere object “a deeply sexist attitude that objectifies women”
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invidious
(action or situation) likely to arouse anger “she'd put herself in an invidious position”; unfairly discriminating; unjust “it seems invidious to make special mention of one aspect of his work”
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spurious
false or fake “separating authentic and spurious claims”; invalid “this spurious reasoning results in nonsense”
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visitation
an official visit; disaster or or difficulty regarded as a divine punishment “visitation of the plague”; appearance of a supernatural being

SAT 2014 (4 decks)

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