Sat/act Most Popular Words Flashcards
(100 cards)
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Abstinence
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Act of refraining from
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Abbreviate
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Shorten; abridge
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Adulation
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High praise
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Adversity
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Hardship; misfortune
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Aesthetic
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Pertaining to beauty
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Amicable
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Agreeable
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Anachronistic
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Out of date
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Anecdote
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Short account of event
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Anonymous
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Nameless
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Antagonist
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Opponent
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Arid
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Extremely dry
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Assiduous
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Hard working
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Asylum
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Sanctuary
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Benevolent
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Friendly, helpful
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Camaraderie
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Trust among friends
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Censure
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To criticize harshly
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Circuitous
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Indirect, roundabout
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Clairvoyant
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Able to see the future
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Compassion
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Sympathy, mercy
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Compromise
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To settle differences
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Condescending
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To act better than others in an offensive manner
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Conditional
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Depending on another event, person, etc.
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Conformist
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Follower of customs
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Congregation
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Crowd of people
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Convergence
Joining of parts
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Deleterious
Harmful
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Demagogue
A leader who arouses emotions of the people
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Digression
Straying from main point
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Diligent
Hard working
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Discredit
Dishonor
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Disdain
To regard with scorn
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Divergent
Moving apart
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Empathy
Sharing of feelings
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Emulate
Follow of example
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Enervating
Tiring, weakening
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Enhance
Improve
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Ephemeral
Momentary, fleeting
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Evanescent
Short-lived
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Exasperation
Irritation, frustration
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Exemplary
Outstanding
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Extenuating
Guilt diminishing
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Florid
Flushed, ornate
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Fortuitous
Lucky
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Frugal
Thrifty
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Hackneyed
Overused, cliched
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Haughty
Arrogant, condescending
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Hedonist
Pleasure seeker ( not sexually)
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Hypothesis
Theory requiring proof
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Impetuous
Rash, impulsive
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Impute
To attribute to someone
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Incompatible
Unable to work together
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Inconsequential
Trivial, of little or no importance
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Inevitable
Unavoidable
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Integrity
Honesty, decency
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Intrepid
Fearless, adventurous
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Intuitive
Instinctive, untaught
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Jubilation
Joy
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Lobbyist
Persuader of legislators
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Longevity
Long life
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Mundane
Ordinary, common
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Nonchalant
Calm, casual
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Novice
Beginner
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Opulent
Wealthy
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Orator
Speaker
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Orator
Speaker
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Ostentatious
Displaying wealth
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Parched
Dried up
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Perfidious
Disloyal
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Precocious
Talented beyond ones age
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Pretentious
Pompous, self-important
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Procrastinate
To delay unnecessarily
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Prosaic
Average
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Prosperity
Wealth, success
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Provocative
tending to arouse anger, hostility, or passion.
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Prudent
Wise, careful, cautious
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Querulous
Irritable
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Rancorous
Hateful
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Reclusive
Withdrawn, seclusion, loner
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Reconciliation
Agreement after an fight
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Renovation
State of being renewed
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Resilient
Quick to recover
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Restrained
Controlled, restricted
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Reverence
Profound respect
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Sagacity
Wisdom
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Scrutinize
To observe carefully
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Spontaneity
Impulsive action
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Spurious
Phony, fake
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Submissive
Meek, obedient
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Substantiate
To verify, confirm
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Subtle
Faint and mysterious, not obvious
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Superficial
Lacking in depth
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Superfluous
More than enough
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Suppress
To end an activity
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Surreptitious
Secret, stealthy
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Tactful
Polite
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Tenacious
Persistent
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Transient
Temporary
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Venerable
Respectable due to age
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Vindicate
To clear from blame
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Wary
Watchful, alert
