SAT- A Flashcards by Jonathan Pham

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abash

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embarrass

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ablution

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washing

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abominable

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detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

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aboriginal

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being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

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abrade

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wear away by friction; scrape; erode

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abut

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border upon; adjoin

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abysmal

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bottomless

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accost

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approach and speak first to a person

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accoutre

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equip

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accrue

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come about by addition

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actuarial

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calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

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adage

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wise saying; proverb

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addendum

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an addition or supplement

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addle

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muddle; drive crazy; become rotten

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admonition

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warning

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advent

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arrival

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adventitious

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accidental; casual

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affidavit

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written statement made under oath.

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affix

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fasten; attach; add on

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affront

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insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

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agnostic

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one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality

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alimentary

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supplying nourishment

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altercation

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noisy quarrel; heated dispute

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amass

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collect

ambience

environment; atmosphere

amble

moving at an easy pace

ambulatory

able to walk; not bedridden

amenable

readily managed; willing to be led

amenities

convenient features; courtesies

amiss

wrong; faulty

ample

abundant

anguish

acute pain; extreme suffering

annals

records; history

anoint

consecrate

ape

imitate or mimic

aperture

opening; hole

appellation

name; title

append

attach

apropos

with reference to; regarding

aquiline

curved, hooked

arraign

charge in court; indict

arrest

stop or slow down; catch someone's attention

artifice

deception; trickery

asinine

stupid

aspirant

seeker after position or status

assay

analyze; evaluate

asunder

into parts; apart

atone

make amends for; pay for