SAT Vocab 1-50 Flashcards by Jonathan Cronin

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Incongruous

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Not fitting, unsuitable

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Apathy

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Without caring or feelings; indifference

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Insinuate

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To push in or get in an indirect way; to suggest

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Audacity

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Boldness with a hint of recklessness or disregard

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Gregarious

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Fond of being with others

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Egregious

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Conspicuously bad or offensive

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Controversial

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Open to debate

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Complement

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Something that completes or makes perfect

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Fabricate

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To make with skill, build or manufacture; to lie

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Fabricated

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Made; concocted in order to deceive

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Ambiguous

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Permitting more than one interpretation

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Intransigent

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Unwilling to agree or compromise

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Gravity

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Seriousness

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Eclectic

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Selecting the best from various sources

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Aberration

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A deviation from the path; something abnormal

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Parochial

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Narrow or limited

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Provincial

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Of a province; lacking refinement or polish

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Precipitous

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Very steep

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Sacrosanct

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Very holy, most sacred, consecrated

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Paucity

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A scarcity or lack

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Misanthrope

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A person who dislikes or distrusts people in general

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Philanthropy

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Love of mankind, act of generosity

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Pejorative

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Tending to make worse; disparaging; deprecatory

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Moratorium

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A suspension of or delay in the application of a rule, often dealing with payments

Parsimonious

Too economical; stingy; miserly

Aversion

A dislike or distaste for something

Inadvertent

Lax, careless; without intention

Indifferent

Not caring either way

Objective

Without bias

Discriminate

To differentiate; to see the difference

Denounce

To speak out against; to condemn

Innovate

To be creative; to think of something new

Novel

New, original

Disdain

Arrogant scorn; contempt

Discernment

Insight; ability to see things clearly

Abstract

Theoretical; lacking substance

Pragmatic

Related to practice as opposed to theory

Eccentric

Not conventional; irregular

Idiosyncrasy

A trait or behavior particular to an individual

Benevolent

Kind; good-hearted ; generous

Pious

Reverent or devout (sometimes outwardly so)

Conciliatory

Making peace

Resolute

Determined; firm; unwavering

Servile

Submissive; subservient; like a slave

Reticent

Restrained; uncommunicative (situational)