SAT Core List 20 Flashcards by Paige Min

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abhor

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to hate, detest

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adhere

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to stick to something

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amenity

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and item that increases comfort

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appalling

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inspiring shock, horror, disgust

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appease

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to calm, satisfy

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arbitrary

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based on factors that appear random

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behemoth

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something of tremendous power or size

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buffet

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to strike with force

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caustic

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bitter, biting, acidic

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censure

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harsh criticism

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chastise

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to criticize severely

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cobbler

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a person who makes or repairs shoes

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compound

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to combine parts

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consensus

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an agreement of opinion

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contemporaneous

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existing during the same time

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decry

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to criticize openly

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defunct

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no longer used or existing

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dialect

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a variation of a language

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disgruntled

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upset, not content

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disperse

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to scatter, cause to scatter

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eloquent

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expressive, articulate, moving

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enervate

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to weaken, exhaust

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fallacious

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incorrect, misleading

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fatuous

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silly, foolish

flout

to disregard or disobey openly

fortitude

strength, guts

hackneyed

unoriginal, trite

imperative

a rule, command, order

impinge

to enrich, infringe

inarticulate

incapable of expressing oneself clearly through speech

insular

separated and narrow-minded, tight-knit, closed off

laconic

terse in speech or writing

mandate

an authoritative command

mutable

able to change

myriad

consisting of a very great number

nuance

a slight variation in meaning, tone expression

onerous

burdensome

pernicious

extremely destructive or harmful

pittance

a very small amount, especially relating to money

propagate

to multiply, spread out

prosaic

plain, lacing liveliness

renown

honor, acclaim

reprobate

evil, unprincipled

repulse

to disgust

scurrilous

vulgar, coarse

stoic

unaffected by passion or feeling

trenchant

effective, articulate, clear-cut

trepidation

apprehension

vacillate

to fluctuate, hesitate

vilify

to lower in important, defame

vivacious

live, sprightly

wistful

full of yearning, ,musingly sad