SAT set 1 Flashcards
(100 cards)
1
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embroil
A
to involve in conflict or difficulty, to throw into confusion
2
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recant
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to renounce, to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed,
3
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spurious
A
not genuine, not valid
4
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virtiolic
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harsh in tone, critisizing
5
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vigilant
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careful, alert
6
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detract
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to take away, weaken
7
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exhaustive
A
thorough, complete
8
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defunc
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no longer functioning
9
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gratuitous
A
unnecessary, unwanted
10
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meteged
A
wordly, unclear
11
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conjecture
A
guess
12
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desultory
A
lacking a plan, meaning
13
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nominal
A
existing only in name
14
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recalcirant
A
stubborn, disobeying
15
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intercede
A
mediate
16
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descertion
A
ability to make clear judgements
17
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gauche
A
awkward, clumsy
18
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warranted
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justified, authorized
19
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conflate
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to bring together; to merge into a composite whole
20
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impart
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to give away, share
21
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wrought
A
forged, created
22
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exhort
A
urge strongly
23
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repudiate
A
reject, renounce
24
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heterdox
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unorthodox
25
congrious
agreeable, acceptable
26
imposing
great in size or impressive
27
recurring
happening repeatedly
28
revereberate
to re-echo, to reflect or be reflected repeatedly
29
appraise
to estimate the value of
30
supersede
to replace
31
partiate
divide into parts
32
startle
to surprise
33
corollary
smth that follows a natural consequence
34
dispute
disagreement
35
lobby
to exhort influence
36
cliched
overused
37
fled
run away from
38
designate
to assign
39
concession
something that is allowed or given up, often in order to end a disagreement, or the act of allowing or giving this:
40
appease
to prevent further disagreement or fighting by letting the opposing side have something that they want
41
contigent
dependent
42
stymie
to prevent something from happening or someone from achieving a purpose
43
denigrate
to critisize unfairly
44
disperage
to critisize to lower in rank
45
palatable
acceptable, edible
46
contentious
inclining to argument
47
conceal
hide
48
apprised
informed
49
placate
appease, assuage
50
impartial
not supporting any of the sides involved in an argument
51
waive
renounce
52
succint
straightforward, to the point
53
discord
disagreement, disparity of opinions
54
nuance
detail
55
pragmatic
solving problems in a sensible way that suits the conditions that really exist now, rather than obeying fixed theories, ideas, or rules
56
innoculous
harmless
57
lament
to deeply regret
58
stark
empty,
59
palpable
can be interacted or touched, tangible
60
engender
ti give rise to a feeling/emotion
61
superficial
on the surface, not in depth
62
sovereign
the most powerful
63
construe
to interpret in a certain way
64
concede
admit smth is true after denying it
65
irate
angry
66
allude
to hint at smth without actually saying it
67
frivolous
meaningless, insignificant
68
subvert
cause smth to downfall, overturn
69
laud
praise
70
corroborate
to support, validate
71
concur
agree
72
dissent
disaproval, disagreement
73
equivocate
to refuse to give clear answer, to throw into confusion
74
elicit
to get a reaction/response
75
viable
funcionable, doable, practical
76
interpolate
to insert a data, or detail to a passage or a piece of writing
77
bolster
support
78
synergy
the collaboration
79
sporadic
occuring irregularly
80
transpose
change the order of smth
81
lament
to express sorrow
82
pristine
unspoilt, remaining in original quality
83
buttress
to support
84
scrupulous
meticilous
85
insuperable
impossible to overcome, win
86
irreproachable
faultless, beyond criticicsm
87
ineluctable
inevitable
88
consequential
important, essentail
89
amorthous
without a clear defined shape
90
stipulate
to demand
91
austere
strict and harsh
92
equitable
fair
93
coalesce
to come together to be single entity
94
synopsis
a brief summary/overview
95
behold
to observe
95
indulgent
allowing someone to have or do what they want, especially when this is not good for them:
96
municipal
relating to a city/town
97
convene
come or bring together for a meeting or activity; assemble
98
robust
strong/healthy
99
extrapolate
to predict
