SAT vocab - 5 Flashcards

1
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atrophy

A

wasting away of the body

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2
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audacious

A

extremely bold or daring

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3
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avarice

A

miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth

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4
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avert

A

to turn away or aside

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5
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dillatory

A

procrastinate

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6
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discourse

A

conversation

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7
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discrepancy

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disagreement, inconsistent

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8
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disquiet

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anxiety, lack of peace

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9
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incontrovertible

A

not open to question or dispute

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10
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indefatigable

A

incapable of being tired out

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11
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indolent

A

slow, inactive, sluggish

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12
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ineffable

A

incapable of being expressed in words

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13
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paucity

A

smallness of quantity

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14
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penury

A

extreme poverty

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15
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perfunctory

A

performed merely as a routine duty; indifferent

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16
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pernicious

A

injurious, hurtful

17
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supplant

A

to take the place of another

18
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surfeit

A

excessive amount

19
Q

swagger

A

to walk or strut with a defiant or insolent air

20
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tantamount

A

equivalent