sat vocab Flashcards

Question

accord

Answer 1

an agreement

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to confront verbally

Answer 3

slow growth in size or amount

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biting, bitter in tone or taste

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to agree without protesting

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bitterness, discord

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keen insight

Answer 8

impervious, immovable, unyielding

Answer 9

extremely skilled

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to stick to something

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to caution, criticize, reprove (adMONish -> mom always criticize you)

Answer 12

to decorate

Answer 13

skillful, dexterous adroit journal -> smarty-pants

Answer 14

extreme praise

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to sketch out in a vague way (dumb)

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antagonistic, unfavorable, dangerous

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to argue in favor of something

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somehow related to the air

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artistic, related to the appreciation of beauty

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friendly, amicable

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a spontaneous feeling of closeness

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rich, wealthy

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to increase or make greater

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a whole or total

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distressed, wronged, injured

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quick, nimble

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believing the existence of God cannot be proven or disproven

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a passageway between rows of seats

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eagerness, speed

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a false name or identity

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to soothe or ease

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to assert without proof (dogs on the street do this)

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to relieve, make more bearable

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to distribute, set aside

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reserved, distant (past me)

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a dispute, fight

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to bring together, unite

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uncertain, variable interpretable

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having opposite feelings

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to improve (amelia earhart wanted to ameliorate the field of air travel)

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willing, compliant The church-goers were amenable because they were willing to wait for the preacher to say 'amen.'

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an item that increases comfort

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without definite shape or type

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showing love

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being out of correct chronological order

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something that reduces pain

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similar to, so an analogy can be drawn

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one who wants to eliminate all government

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a cursed, detested person

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a short, humorous account

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loss of sensation

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extreme sadness, torment

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to incorporate territory or space

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to make void or invalid

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something that doesn't fit into the normal order

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being unknown, unrecognized

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something that came before

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a selected collection or writing, songs

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a strong dislike, repugnance

Answer 60

old, out of date

Answer 61

clean, sterile

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lacking concern, emotion

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the absolute opposite

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fictitious, false, wrong

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inspiring shock, horror, disgust

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to calm, satisfy

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to assess the worth or value of

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to seize, arrest to perceive, understand, grasp

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to take, make use of

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relating to water

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suitable for growing crops

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one who can resolve a dispute, make a decision

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based on factors that appear random

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the process or act of resolving a dispute

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of or relating to trees

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the most representative or typical example of something

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of, or relating to an earlier period of time, outdated

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obscure, secret, only known by a few

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excessively dry

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to take without justification

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extreme vigor, energy, enthusiasm

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a remaining piece from an extinct culture or place

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a craftsman

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to perceive, learn

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practicing restraint as a means of self-discipline

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a curse, expression of ill-will

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to assign, credit, attribute to

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to long for, aim toward

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to evaluate

Answer 90

hard-working, diligent

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ease, pacify

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very clever, crafty

Answer 93

a place of refuge, protection

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to repent, make amends

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to wither away, decay

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to arrive at, achieve

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to credit, assign a quality of something

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not typical, unusual

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excessively bold

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able to be heard

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to add to, expand

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favorable, indicative of good things

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very bare, bleak

Answer 104

excessive greed

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to seek revenge

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a particular dislike for something

Answer 107

to stop, block abruptly, hestitate

Answer 108

a love song

Answer 109

dull, commonplace

Answer 110

poet, singer

Answer 111

shy, excessively timid

Answer 112

a device that generates power assault

Answer 113

to trick, deceive

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something of tremendous power/size

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marked by goodness, doing good

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favorable, not threatening, mild

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to pass on, give

Answer 118

to scold vehemently (forcefully)

Answer 119

devoid of, without

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to beg, plead, implore

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tendency, inclination, prejudice

Answer 122

cheat, defraud (trick someone for personal gain)

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coax using flattery

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an imperfection, flaw

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plague, disease

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loud and full of energy

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excessively confident, pompous

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a gift or blessing

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a middle class person, capitalist

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excessively bold, brash

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short, abrupt, dismissive

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to strike with force lots of food

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to polish, shine

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tremendous noise, disharmonious sound

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a rhythm, progressional of sound

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to urge, coax

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an event with disastrous consequences

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to set, standardize

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harsh, cold, unfeeling

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an attempt to ruin someone else's reputation by spreading lies

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brotherhood, jovial unity

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honesty, frankness

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shrewd, careful

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a piece of cloth on which an artist paints

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very spacious

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to surrender

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subject to whim, fickle

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to party, celebrate

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to list, enter into a list

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to annoy, pester

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to charge, inspire

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a meeting held by people working toward the same goal

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bitter, biting, acidic

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to leap around, behave boisterously

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harsh criticism to rebuke formally

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to criticize severely

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to voice disapproval

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roundabout

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indirect and wordy language

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marked off, bounded

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to get around

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able to perceive things that normal people cannot

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to divide into parts to stick together firmly

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members of Christian order

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sickeningly sweet

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to thicken, clog

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to fuse into a whole

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a person who makes or repairs shoes

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intellectually convincing

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aware, mindful

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logically consistent, intelligible

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1. secondary 2. security for a debt

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informal conversation

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secret agreement, conspiracy

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a gigantic statue or thing

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a notice of approval or recognition

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corresponding in size or amount

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self-satisfied ignorance of danger

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being an accomplice in a wrongful act

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including everything

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distress caused by feeling guilty

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to accept as valid

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friendly, agreeable

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to fabricate, make up

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accompanying in a subordinate fashion

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expression of sympathy in sorrow

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to pardon, deliberately overlook

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a pipe or channel through which something passes

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a person entrusted with secrets

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great fire

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gathering together

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one who behaves the same as others

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to frustrate, confuse

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to thicken into a solid

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pleasantly agreeable

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plot, scheme

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to dedicate something to a holy purpose

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an act of comforting

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to give something over to another's care

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in harmony

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an essential part

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to forcibly restrict

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to interpret

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to complete a deal

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existing during the same time

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having a tendency to quarrel or dispute

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to contradict, oppose, violate

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penitent, eager to be forgiven

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bruise, injury

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characterized by feasting, drinking, merriment

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intricate, complicated

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profuse, abundant

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warm, affectionate

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extreme fatness

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to support with evidence

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having the tendency to erode or eat away

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sophisticated, worldly

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to neutralize, make ineffective

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a brilliant, unexpected act

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to desire enviously

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secretly engaged in

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readiness to believe

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a steady increase in intensity or volume

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standards by which something is judged

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deserving blame

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to nurture, improve, refine

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increasing, building upon itself

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greed, strong desire

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brief to the point of being superficial

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abruptly and rudely short

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to lessen, reduce

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intimidating, causing one to lose courage

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a lack, scarcity

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a disastrous failure, disruption

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to lower the quality or esteem of something

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to corrupt by means of sensual pleasures

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to expose the falseness of something

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socially proper, appropriate

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to criticize openly

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to ruin or injure something's appearance

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to postpone something, yield to another's wisdom

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showing respect for another's authority

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skillful, capable

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to make unclean, impure

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a leader who appeals to people's prejudices

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the marking of boundaries or categories

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to lower the status or stature of something

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quiet, modest, reserved

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to belittle, diminish the opinion of

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to feel or express sorrow

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wickedness

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to belittle, depreciate

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abandoned, run-down

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to laugh at mockingly, scorn

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dried up, dehydrated

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feeling depressed, discouraged, hopeless

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impoverished, utterly lacking

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one who has total power and rules brutally

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to discourage, prevent from doing

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not straightforward, deceitful

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light, airy, transparent

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intended to instruct overly moralistic

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shy, quiet, modest

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failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate

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tending to delay, causing delay

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small or miniature

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a mournful song, especially for a funeral

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rebellious, resentful or authority

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to deny knowledge of or responsibility for

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to reveal, make public

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make someone feel uneasy or embarrassed

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not agreeing, not in harmony with

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the quality of being reserved in speech or action; good judgement

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rambling, lacking order

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to scorn, hold in low esteem

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upset, not content

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to criticize or speak ill off

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sharply differing, containing sharply contrasting elements

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to send off to accomplish a duty

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to drive away, scatter

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a state of being held in low regard

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to conceal, fake

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to spread widely

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lack of harmony or consistency

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persuade someone not to do something

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to swell out

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to be indecisive

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to reveal something secret

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easily taught or trained

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aggressive and arrogantly certain about unproved principles

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stern, joyless

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doubtful, of uncertain quality

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crafty dishonesty

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hardship, threat

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actively changing

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extremely lively, enthusiastic

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diverse variety of elements

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intensely and overpowering happy

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an order, decree

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to wipe out, obliterate, rub away

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bubbly, lively

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impudence, nerve, insolence

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radiant, splendorous

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extremely bad

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a speech given in honor of a dead person

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to bring forth, draw out, evoke

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to clarify, explain

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evade, escape

Answer 309

decorate, adorn add details to, enhance

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steal money by falsifying records

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to correct or revise a written text

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distinguished, prominent, famous

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based on observation or experience

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to imitate

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to fill with love (I grew enamored of that boy)

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the audience's demand for a repeat performance

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to weigh down, burden

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to weaken, exhaust

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grant voting right

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to bring about, create, generate

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mystifying, cryptic

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ill will, hatred, hostility

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boredom, weariness

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to include as a necessary step

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short-lived, fleeting

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relating to or contained in letters (messages)

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a perfect example, embodiment

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ambiguous, uncertain, undecided

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learned (wise)

Answer 330

to shun, avoid

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understood by only a few

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to take up as a cause, support

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the history of words, origin & development

Answer 334

elated, uplifted

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fleeting, momentary

Answer 336

to show Christopher’s hand-wringing and nail-biting evince how nervous he is about the upcoming English test

Answer 337

to make more violent, intense

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to glorify, praise

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to irritate, irk

Answer 340

to free from guilt or blame, exonerate

Answer 341

to free from guilt, blame

Answer 342

loathsome, detestable

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to urge, prod, spur

Answer 344

urgent, critical

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advisable, advantage, serving one's self-interest

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postpone consideration of

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to make amends for, atone

Answer 348

combine two things

Answer 349

to obliterate, eradicate

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to remove offensive or incorrect parts

Answer 351

being an early indicator of

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supporting with proof

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solidifying

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attempting to avoid notice or attention

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existing, not destroyed or lost

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to praise, revere Even her competitors extolled Simone Biles due to her amazing performance.

Answer 357

irrelevant, extra, not necessary

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to disentangle, to take a step back I extricated myself from the drama with my friends because I wanted some peace.

Answer 359

to rejoice

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to make up, invent

Answer 361

the wall of a building a deceptive appearance or attitude

Answer 362

easy, requiring little effort superficial, achieved with minimal thought or care

Answer 363

incorrect, misleading

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meticulous, demanding, having high and often unattainable standards The fastidious girl studied for hours on end without realizing how ambitious her goals were.

Answer 365

to understand, comprehend

Answer 366

silly, foolish

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fruitful, fertile

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well suited, apt delightful, pleasing

Answer 369

wild, savage

Answer 370

ardent, passionate

Answer 371

having a foul odor When I went to work, I often smelt a fetid smell coming from me.

Answer 372

to chain, restrain the dog was fettered to the parking meter

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shifting in character, inconstant

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loyalty, devotion

Answer 375

limp, not firm or strong

Answer 376

offensive, egregious

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flowery, ornate

Answer 378

to disregard or disobey openly I flouted the school's dress code by wearing a tank top

Answer 379

the thwart, frustrate, defeat

Answer 380

to graze, rummage for food

Answer 381

patience, restraint, toleration

Answer 382

to prevent, thwart, delay

Answer 383

to give up renounce My New Year’s resolution is to forsake smoking and drinking.

Answer 384

strength, guts

Answer 385

happening by chance, often lucky or fortunate

Answer 386

a medium for lecture or discussion

Answer 387

to stimulate, promote, encourage

Answer 388

troublesome or irritable

Answer 389

filled or accompanied with Her glances in his direction were fraught with meaning, though precisely what meaning remained unclear.

Answer 390

frenzied, hectic, frantic

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of little importance, trifiling Someday, all that anxiety about whether your zit will disappear before the prom will seem totally frivolous

Answer 392

thrifty, economical

Answer 393

secretive, sly

Answer 394

gaudy, in bad taste (Mrs. Watson has poor taste and covers every object in her house with a garish gold lamé.

Answer 395

talkative, wordy

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friendly, affable

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overindulgence in food or drink

Answer 398

to urge, spur, incite into action Jim may think he’s not going to fight Billy, but Billy will goad Jim on with insults until he throws a punch.

Answer 399

someone fond of eating and drinking My parents, who used to eat little more than crackers and salad, have become real gourmands in their old age.

Answer 400

lofty, pompous language

Answer 401

on a magnificent or exaggerated scale

Answer 402

uncalled for, unwarranted

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drawn to the company of others, sociable

Answer 404

injurious, hurtful; serious or grave in nature

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deceitful, cunning, sly behavior

Answer 406

unoriginal, trite

Answer 407

revered, consecrated

Answer 408

a ranting speech to give such a speech

Answer 409

robust, capable of surviving through adverse conditions

Answer 410

greatly distressing, vexing

Answer 411

disdainfully proud

Answer 412

one who believes pleasure should be the primary pursuit of humans

Answer 413

domination over others

Answer 414

shockingly wicket, repugnant

Answer 415

varied, diverse in character

Answer 416

standing out; obvious

Answer 417

causing disagreement

Answer 418

vulnerable, uncertain

Answer 419

pretending to believe something that one doesn't actually believe in (being a hypocrite)

Answer 420

something assumed true, but not proven

Answer 421

one who attacks common beliefs or institutions

Answer 422

peculiar to one person; highly individualized the rug girl on YouTube is idiosyncratic in her choice of hobby

Answer 423

excessive worship of object or person swifties are idolatrous

Answer 424

humiliating, disgracing it was ignominious to be told to fold neater, since I was already trying my best

Answer 425

not changeable

Answer 426

stoic, not susceptible to suffering (me when people insult me at school)

Answer 427

commanding, domineering

Answer 428

rude, insolent

Answer 429

incapable of being affected

Answer 430

rash, hastily done

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