sat 3 Flashcards
(37 cards)
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brev
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short, brief
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brevity
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shortened word
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chrom
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color
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monochromatic
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of one color
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cap, capt, cepte, cip
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take
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chrono
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time
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ced, cede, cess
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yield, go
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concede
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yield
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recess
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go out
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corp
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body
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corpulent
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fat
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dem
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people
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hom homo
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man
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homage
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honor a man
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homogenous
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of the same kind
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gen
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kind birth origin race
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engender
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found or begin
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generic
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universal
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man
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hand
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manuscript
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by hand , original
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manipulate
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move by hand
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hem
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blood
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aberration
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n, a departure from what is normal
justins bad grade was an aberration from his straight a’s
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evanescent
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adj, disappearing after only a short time, likely to vanish
stellar phenomena are evanescent, they disappear after a few seconds
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capricious
adj, unpredictable, impulsive
| his capricious behavior led us from work to skydiving
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pontificate
v, to speak about something in a knowing and self important way, often without qualification
a well respected history teacher mrs h pontificated about art
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diatribe
n, a bitter and verbal attack, a denunciation
| after being caught shoplifting, the shopper launched a diatribe on the police
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anathema
n, someone or something that is greatly disliked, detested, or shunned. cursed to excommunicated
the events of the holocaust are anathema to all moral and civilized citizens
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effontry
n, an attitude or action notable for being bold
| audacity
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zenith
n the highest point or climax of a thing or event
| its hard to predict the zenith of an athlete's career
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fractious
adj irritable and quarrelsome, likely to misbehave
| boys will be fractious, especially teens
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ameliorate
v, in improve or upgrade, to make better or put right
| the counselor tries to ameliorate conflicts between the husband and wife
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placate
v, to make someone less angry, upset, or hostile usually by saying or doing something to please
soothe
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cavalier
adj, arrogant, with disregard or lack of respect for someone or something. unconcerned about things considered important to others
the athletes cavalier attitude towards school may interfere with his dream of playing in college
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disparate
adj. things or people so dissimilar they cannot be compared 2 fundamentally different things
the disparate teammates need to overcome their differences
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inculcate
v. to fix something firmly in someone's mind using frequent and forceful repetition
he inculcates himself with information to prepare for the test
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pecuniary
n. relating or pertaining to money, involving a financial penalty
pecuniary matters are rarely associated with wealthy families
