SAT Grammar Flashcards
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Abate
A
Verb
To become less active, less intense, or less in amount
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Abstract
A
Adjective
Existing purely in the mind; not representing actual reality
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Abysmal
A
Adjective
Extremely bad
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Accordingly
A
Adverb
In accordance with
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Acquisition
A
Noun
The act of gaining a skill or possession of something
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Adapt
A
Verb
To make suit a new purpose
OR
To accommodate oneself to a new condition, setting, or situation
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Adept
A
Adjective
Having knowledge or skill in a particular area
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Adequate
A
Adjective
Having sufficient qualifications to meet a specific task or purpose
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Advent
A
Noun
The arrival or creation of something in a historic context
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Adversarial
A
Adjective
Relating to hostile opposition
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Advocate
A
Noun
Someone who promotes or defends something
Verb
To defend or promote something (a belief, theory, opinion, etc…)
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Aesthetic
A
Adjective
Relating to beauty or refined taste
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Afford
A
Verb
To be able to buy
To be able to spare
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Agitate
A
Verb
To promote something (a cause)
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Allow
A
Verb
To permit or consent to
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Allude
A
Verb
To make a secretive mention of something
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Altercation
A
Noun
A noisy argument or confrontation
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Ambiguous
A
Adjective
Unclear or vague in meaning
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Ambitious
A
Adjective
Having a powerful desire for success or achievement
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Ambivalence
A
Noun
The state of being uncertain or stuck between two or more options
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Analogous
A
Adjective
Similar but not identical
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Annihilate
A
Verb
To destroy or cause devastating destruction
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Anomaly
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Noun
Something different from the norm
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Anticipate
A
Verb
Assume to be likely to happen
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Antipathy
Noun
| A strong feeling of dislike
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Apex
Noun
| The highest point of something
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Apprehension
Noun
| Fearful expectation of something
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Articulate
Verb
| To clearly express in words
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Artificial
Adjective
| Something made; not occurring naturally
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Assertion
Noun
| A strong declaration
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Austere
Adjective
Extremely plain
Stern and forbidding
Relating to self-denial
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Authenticity
Noun
| The quality of being real and true instead of fake and contrived
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Avenue
Noun
| An intangible path or approach to something
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Avid
Adjective
| Actively interested in or enthusiastic about something
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Basic
Adjective
| Relating to the foundation or basis of something
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Bear
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Verb
To have as a characteristic
To have (a child)
To bring forth
To put up with
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Benevolent
Adjective
| Kind, generous
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Bias
Noun
| A preconception that prevents objectivity
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Bittersweet
Adjective
| Tinged with a feeling of sadness
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Bolster
Verb
| To support, strengthen, or fortify
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Boost
Noun
An increase or growth
Verb
To increase or make grow
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Brawl
Noun
An intense, loud fight
Verb
To fight loudly and disruptively
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Brevity
Noun
| The quality of being brief or terse
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Candid
Adjective
| Direct, blunt
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Candor
Noun
| The trait of being honest and frank
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Capitalize
Verb
| To use to your advantage
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Capture
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Verb
To trap or take possession of
To successfully represent or imitate
To captivate, mesmerize
To catch or seize
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Civic
Adjective
| Relating to the city or citizens
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Clinical
Adjective
| Emotionally unattached
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Clout
Noun
| Special advantage or power
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Coarse
Adjective
Indicating a rough texture
Lacking refinement or sophistication
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Coincide
Verb
| To happen at the same time
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Commission
Noun
| The use of payment to request something (a service or product)
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Comparable
Adjective
| Able to be compared
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Competent
Adjective
| Sufficiently qualified
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Complacent
Adjective
| Satisfied, with no desire to change or improve
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Complement
Verb
| To make perfect or complete
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Concede
Verb
To be forced to agree or surrender
To admit to a transgression
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Conceive
Verb
| To imagine or come up with
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Condone
Verb
To control or manage
To behave a certain way
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Conducive
Adjective
| Able to bring about or be suitable for
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Conduct
Verb
To control or manage
To behave a certain way
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Confide
Verb
| To share something secretive with someone
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Confine
Verb
| To put limits on; to restrict
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Consensus
Noun
| Overall agreement
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Constitute
Verb
| To form or compose something
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Contemplate
Verb
| To think deeply about
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Contend
Verb
| To maintain or assert (an opinion)
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Contradict
Verb
| To be in contrast with
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Controversial
Adjective
| Highly debatable and causing contention
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Conventional
Adjective
| Abiding by accepting standards
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Convey
Verb
| To pass on or transfer (information)
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Conviction
Noun
| A firm belief in something
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Corroborate
Verb
| To provide evidence for; to back up (a claim)
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Counteract
Verb
| To work in opposition to
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Counterargument
Noun
| A argument used to criticize or dismantle another argument
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Counterproductive
Adjective
| Hindering the achievement of a goal
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Culmination
Noun
| The final act or climax
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Cultivate
Verb
| To foster the growth of
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Decree
Verb
| To declare formally and with authority
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Deference
Noun
| Respect; regard
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Deficient
Adjective
| Not enough in degree or amount
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Demonstrate
Verb
To do as an example
Gives evidence for
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Demur
Verb
| To object to
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Deplete
Verb
| To overuse over time
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Desolate
Adjective
| Bare, barren, empty
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Devise
Verb
| To come up with (a plan)
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Dilemma
Noun
| A problem, usually requiring a choice between two options
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Diligence
Noun
| Conscientiousness; the quality of being committed to a task
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Diminish
Verb
| To become smaller in scope or degree
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Dire
Adjective
| Hopeless and dangerous or fearful
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Discord
Noun
| Disagreement
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Disdain
Noun
| A lack of respect and strong dislike (toward something or someone)
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Dismay
Noun
Hopelessness, stress, or consternation
Verb
To fill with woe or apprehension
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Disparage
Verb
| To belittle or speak down to
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Dispatch
Verb
| To send off a message or messenger
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Diversification
Noun
| The act of becoming diverse
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Doctrine
Noun
| A principle, theory, or position, usually advocated by a religion or government
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Dominion
Noun
Power and authority (usually over a territory)
A legal territory
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Dreary
Adjective
| Sad, gloomy, dull
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Dubious
Adjective
| Doubtful, questionable
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Eccentric
Adjective
| Peculiar or odd; deviating from the norm
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Egregious
Adjective
| Extremely bad
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Eloquent
Adjective
| Having refined or expressive communication skills (in speaking or writing)
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Eminent
Adjective
| Superior or distinguished; high in position or status
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Emit
Verb
| To discharge, give forth, or release
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Emphatic
Adjective
| Very expressive; using emphasis
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Empirical
Adjective
| Derived from experience, observation, or an experiment
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Endow
Verb
| To equip or bestow (usually a quality or ability)
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Endure
Verb
| To withstand, sustain, or hold out against
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Entail
Verb
| To involve or include
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Entrenched
Adjective
| Firmly established
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Enumerate
Verb
| To specify or count
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Envy
Noun
Excessive jealousy
Verb
To admire and be jealous of
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Erratic
Adjective
| Having no fixed course; deviating from the norm
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Establish
Verb
To enact
To found (a business, group, school, etc...)
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Evoke
Verb
| To draw forth or call up
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Exacerbate
Verb
| To make worse or increase the severity of
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Excel
Verb
| To do something extremely well or to be superior in
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Exert
Verb
| To put into use (usually as effort)
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Exhilarating
Adjective
| Invigorating, stimulating, or exciting
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Expend
Verb
| To use up (as in energy or money)
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Exploit
Verb
| To use selfishly or for profit
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Facilitate
Verb
| To aid the progress of
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Feasibility
Noun
| The practicality or possibility of something
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Ferocity
Noun
| Viciousness, violence
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Fiscal
```
Adjective
Related to (government) money
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Flourish
Verb
| To prosper, grow, or make fast progress
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Fluctuate
Verb
| To be unstable; to rise and fall
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Foment
Verb
| To stir up
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Foreseeable
Adjective
| Capable of being predicted or anticipated
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Frankly
Adjective
| Directly, clearly
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Freewheeling
Adjective
| Carefree
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Fundamental
Adjective
| The most essential or most basic part
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Galvanizing
Adjective
| Thrilling, exciting, stimulating
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Geriatric
Adjective
| Relating to old age
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Hostile
Adjective
| Harmful, dangerous
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Hypothetical
Adjective
| Supposed, related to a hypothesis
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Ignominious
Adjective
| Publicly shameful or humiliating
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Impart
Verb
| To transmit, bestow, or disclose
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Impartiality
Noun
| The equal and objective treatment of opposing views
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Imposing
Adjective
| Impressive (especially in size or appearance)
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Imposition
Noun
| An unnecessary burden
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Imprudent
Adjective
| Not cautious or prudent; rash
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Incite
Verb
| To encourage or stir up
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Indifference
Noun
| Apathy, emotional detachment
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Indiscriminately
Adjective
| Randomly; with little or no distinction
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Indulge
Verb
| To give into; to satisfy or gratify
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Infer
Verb
| To guess, conclude, or derive by reasoning
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Innovative
Adjective
| Novel or new (especially as an idea or invention)
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Insatiable
Adjective
| Can't be satisfied
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Inversion
Noun
| A reversal
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Invoke
Verb
| To call on; to appeal to (a higher power)
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Irreconcilable
Adjective
| Incapable of being in harmony or agreed upon
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Lament
Verb
| To feel sorrow for; to mourn
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Locomotion
Noun
| Movement
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Lucrative
Adjective
| Capable of making a lot of money; profitable
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Malicious
Adjective
| Harmful; spiteful
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Malleable
Adjective
| Capable of being molded or changes
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Materialistic
Adjective
| Superficial; focus on material possessions
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Melodramatic
Adjective
| Extravagant or exaggerated (as of a melodrama)
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Modest
Adjective
Simple and humble
Small in size or amount
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Modify
Verb
| To change, alter, or tweak
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Momentous
Adjective
| Historically significant
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Novel
Adjective
| New, innovative
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Nuance
Noun
| A subtle difference in meaning
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Null
Adjective
| Legally void and ineffective
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Objectivity
Noun
| Judgement based on observations instead of emotions or opinions
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Obsolete
Adjective
| No longer used; rare or uncommon
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Omnipotent
Adjective
| Almighty and all powerful
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Onset
Noun
| The beginning or early stages
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Opine
Verb
| To openly express an opinion
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Ornate
Adjective
| Highly detailed and decorated
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Oust
Verb
| To remove or force out of (usually a position or office)
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Paramount
Adjective
| Predominant, superior, most important
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Peculiar
Adjective
| Strange, bizarre
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Perish
Verb
| To die; to pass away
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Persecute
Verb
| To cause suffering to
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Petulant
Adjective
| Cranky, pouty, irritable
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Pinnacle
Noun
| Highest level or degree
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Pitiable
Adjective
| Deserving puty
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Plausible
Adjective
| Reasonable and possibly true
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Postulate
Verb
| To assert
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Potent
Adjective
Having great influence
Having a strong, chemical effect
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Pragmatic
Adjective
| Practical, useful
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Precedent
Noun
| An example or subject from earlier in time
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Predecessor
Noun
| Someone who comes before you (usually in position or office)
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Prescribe
Verb
To command order
To issue authorization for medications
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Principle
Noun
| The basic truth, assumption, or rule
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Prohibit
Verb
| To command against, to outlaw
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Prompt
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Adjective
Punctual, on time
Noun
A cue to begin something; instructions
Verb
To incite, propel, or cause to act
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Promulgate
Verb
| To put into law or formally declare
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Prosecute
Verb
| To bring criminal action against someone (in a trial)
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Provocative
Adjective
| Intending to provoke, inspire, or arouse
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Qualitative
Adjective
| Involving qualities of something (features and content)
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Quantitative
```
Adjective
Involving quantities (numbers and amounts)
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Quirk
Noun
| A strange habit
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Ramify
Verb
| To split into two or more branches
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Rash
Adjective
| Without attention to danger or risk
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Raw
Adjective
Unrefined
Not processed; uncooked (as in food)
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Readily
Adverb
| Right away and without difficulty
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Reconsideration
Noun
| Thinking again about a previously made choice
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Reform
Noun
A change for the better; improvement
Verb
To improve via change
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Refute
Verb
| To prove to be untrue, unfounded, or incorrect
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Reinforce
Verb
| To strengthen or add support to
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Reluctantly
Adverb
| Somewhat unwillingly
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Renounce
Verb
To give up (usually power or a position)
To cast off
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Reproach
Verb
| To criticize
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Repudiate
Verb
To refuse to recognize
To cast off
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Retention
Noun
| The act of keeping something
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Satiated
Adjective
| Satisfied (usually in hunger)
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Savvy
Adjective
| Having practical intelligence or knowledge
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Scandalous
Adjective
| Morally offensive, often causing damage to one's reputation
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Scorn
Verb
| To look down on with disdain
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Scrupulous
Adjective
| Paying great attention to detail
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Scrutinize
Verb
| To examine carefully and critically
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Secrete
Verb
| To produce or release (a substance)
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Sentiment
Noun
Opinion
A tender or moving gesture
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Sheer
Adjective
| So thin that light can shine through
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Simple
Adjective
Easy; not complex
Undecorated
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Sinister
Adjective
| Ominous; evil
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Solidarity
Noun
| The joining of commonalities or common purposes among a group
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Sparingly
Adverb
| Insufficiently, meagerly, or in a restricted manner
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Spawn
Verb
To release eggs
To call forth or generate
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Spur
Verb
| To stimulate or incite
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Squalid
Adjective
| Run-down, sordid, or sleazy
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Stark
Adjective
| Very plain; devoid of any details or features
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Static
Adjective
Motionless
Changeless
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Subordinate
```
Adjective
Lower in rank
Noun
Someone lower in rank
Verb
To make dependent on or put at a lower rank
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Subsequently
Adverb
| Happening later or after something
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Substantial
Adjective
| Very large in amount of degree
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Substantiate
Verb
| To strengthen with new evidence or facts
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Subtle
Adjective
| Hard to detect or analyze
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Sufficient
Adjective
| Enough; just meeting a requirement
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Surly
Adjective
| Unfriendly; inclined to anger
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Surmount
Verb
| To get on top of or overcome
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Susceptible
Adjective
| To be vulnerable (to something)
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Tactful
Adjective
| Skilled at dealing with people
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Taut
Adjective
| Pulled tight
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Teeming
```
Adjective
Abundantly filled (usually with living organisms)
```
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Temperament
Noun
| Usual mood or feelings
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Tentative
Adjective
| Not yet finalized
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Transparent
Adjective
See-through; so thin that light can shine through
Truthful or easy to perceive
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Treacherous
Adjective
| Dangerous and unstable
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Tremendous
Adjective
| Very large, good, or bad in degree or size
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Ubiquitous
Adjective
| Being everywhere at once
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Unadorned
Adjective
| Undecorated, plain
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Undermine
Verb
| To weaken or subvert (usually gradually or secretly)
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Underscore
Verb
| To emphasize or give additional weight to
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Undulate
Verb
| To move as rippled or in a wavy pattern
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Unilateral
Adjective
| One-sided
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Unjust
Adjective
| Unfair; not justified
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Unmitigated
Adjective
| Downright, utter, total
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Unprecedented
Adjective
| Completely new and never having happened before; historic
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Unveil
Verb
| To make visible; to reveal
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Urge
Noun
Desire or impulse
Verb
To encourage or persuade
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Validate
Verb
| To prove or declare valid
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Viability
Noun
| Ability to be done in a practical or useful way
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Vital
Adjective
| Urgently necessary
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Vow
Verb
| To promise
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Warrant
Verb
| To prove to be reasonable
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Yield
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Noun
Production of an amount
Verb
To give way to or surrender to
To produce or supply
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