Flashcards in SAT Vocab 5 Deck (30):
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collaborate
to work together, especially in literary, artistic, or scientific undertaking
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contrite
feeling or showing guilt or regret for sins or wrongs
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emulate
to imitate with intent to equal or surpass
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enhance
to magnify or increase the degree or value of
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enunciate
to pronounce words or state ideas in a clear and distinct manner
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evoke
to bring or call something to the conscious mind; to draw out, call up, or summon
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expatriate
one thrown out of their native country, one who lives in a foreign country
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frowzy
unkempt or untidy in appearance
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heinous
shockingly brutal or cruel; hateul
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impeccable
blameless or faultless
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impound
to take possession of and retain in legal custody
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inane
silly
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magnanimous
generous in forgiving insult or injury
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sere
dried up or withered
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unctuous
excessively suave to the point of being fake, obviously exaggerated earnestness
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acrimony
bitterness or harshness in nature, speech or disposition, nasty behavior or speech
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balk
an barrier, obstacle or hindrance causing defeat; to stop short and refuse to go on
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cajole
to influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
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dour
silently ill-humored; gloomy
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expound
to explain in detail; elucidate
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exult
to rejoice greatly; to be jubilant or triumphant
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feasible
that which may be done, performed, or effected
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fiasco
a complete or humiliating failure; a catastrophe
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fluctuate
to shift back and forth with uncertainty
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harry
to disturb or distress by repeated attacks; harass
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incognito
a person in disguise; having one's identity concealed or under disguise; with the real identity concealed
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inscrutable
difficult to understand or fathom
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lethargy
the state of being drowsy or tired, a lack of energy
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metier
a field of work that one is well suited for; a person's strong suit or specialty
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