SAT Core List 5 Flashcards
(48 cards)
1
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Abridge
A
Shorten
2
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Accommodating
A
Helpful, obliging, polite
3
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Agnostic
A
The belief that the existence of God can not be proven or disproven
4
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Allege
A
Assert without proof
5
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Anguish
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Extreme sadness
6
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Arid
A
Excessively dry
7
Q
Bereft
A
Devoid by
8
Q
Catalog
A
To list
9
Q
Clandestine
A
Secret
10
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Commendation
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Approval or recognition
11
Q
Confound
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Frustrate or confuse
12
Q
Conundrum
A
Puzzle or problem
13
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Cordial
A
Warm and affectionate
14
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Demean
A
To lower the status of
15
Q
Denigrate
A
Belittle
16
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Derivative
A
Taken from something else, unoriginal
17
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Disrepute
A
Being held in low regard
18
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Dissipate
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Waste
19
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Docile
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Easily taught or trained
20
Q
Empirical
A
Based on observation or experience
21
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Enmity
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Hatred
22
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Eschew
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To shun
23
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Figurative
A
Symbolic
24
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Garish
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Of bad taste or fashion sense
25
Heterogenous
Varied
26
Idiosyncratic
Peculiar to one person
27
Incorrigible
Not correctable
28
Infamy
Notoriety or having a bad reputation
29
Inhibit
To prevent
30
Iniquity
Wickedness or sin
31
Inveterate
Established by habit
32
Lithe
Graceful
33
Manifest
To show plainly
34
Ominous
Foreboding evil
35
Ostracism
Being excluded from a group
36
Perfunctory
Showing little interest
37
Philanthropic
Charitable, giving
38
Portent
An omen
39
Prowess
Extraordinary ability
40
Putrid
Rotten and foul
41
Respite
A break or rest
42
Retract
To withdraw
43
Rife
Abundant
44
Sinuous
Serpentine
45
Swarthy
Dark colored
46
Unctuous
Smooth or greasy
47
Vestige
Mark or trace of something lost
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Wane
Decrease size
