SAT HIT PARADE (PG-235,236) Flashcards by Nuzaima Nawrin

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indifferent

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not caring one way or another: mediocre; neutral

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apathy

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lack of emotion or interest

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obscure

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partially hidden; unclear; clouded; hard to understand

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impartial

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unbiased; neutral

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revere

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to worship; to honor

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objective

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without bias; unbiased

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discriminate

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differentiate;

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denounce

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to speak out against; to condemn

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discernment

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insight; ability to see things clearly

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innovative

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to be creative; to introduce something new

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candid

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honest; frank

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relevant

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important; pertinent

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enigma

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mystery

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disdain

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contempt; arrogant scorn

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temperate

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moderate

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inevitable

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unavoidable; something bound to happen

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eccentric

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irregular; not conventional

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provincial

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limited in outlook to one’s own small corner of the world; narrow

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futile

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hopeless; without effect

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diverse

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varied

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benevolent

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kind; good- hearted; generous

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pious

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reverent or devout

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conciliatory

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making peace; attempting to solve a dispute through goodwill

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resignation

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reluctant acceptance of a bad situation

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resolute

determined; firm

acute

sharp; shrewd

servile

submissive; servant

reticent

restrained; uncommunicative

anarchy

absence of government or power; lawlessness

virulent

extremely poisonous; malignant; full of hate

scrutinize

examine clearly

discord

disagreement

repudiate

to reject; to deny

superficial

shallow

diligent

hardworking

contempt

disdain

lucid

clear

aesthetic

artistic

prodigal

extravagant; wasteful

augment

to add to; to increase

guile

duplicity; cunning

squander

wasteful

laudable

praiseworthy

deter

to prevent; to stop

infamous

disgraceful

provocative

exciting; attracting attention

depravity

moral corruptiont

gravity

seriousness

banal

unoriginal; ordinary

extol

to praise

euphony

pleasant sound

deride

to ridicule; to laugh at

insipid

dull; banal

austere

stern; forbidding

expedite

to make faster or easier

hearsay

an opinion violently opposed to traditional beliefs

tentative

temporary

vacillate

to be indecisive

novel

new; original

philanthropy

love of mankind; donating to charity

guile

duplicity; cunning

fervor

passion

dispassionate

lacking passion

pragmatic

down to earth

rigorous

strict; harsh

solemn

grave; serious

alleviate

to relieve; to lessen

negligence

carelessness

conspicuous

obvious

advocate

to speak in favor of

ascetic

hermitlike; practicing self denial

profound

deep

ironic

satiric

dogmatic

arrogantly claiming that something is beyond dispute

condone

overlook something

dissent

disagreement

volition

will

voluntary

willing; conscious choice

didactic

instructive

disparate

different; incompatible