SAT VOCAB C, D, E Flashcards
(50 cards)
1
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corroborate
A
to strengthen, confirm
2
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consternation
A
amazement/dismay that causes confusion
3
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contentious
A
eager to argue
4
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conviction
A
strong held belief
5
Q
convivial
A
friendly
6
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credulity
A
gullibility, naive
7
Q
cursory
A
hasty, superficial
8
Q
curtail
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to shorten; to reduce
9
Q
decorum
A
good taste
10
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deference
A
willingness to agree
11
Q
degradation
A
humiliation
12
Q
denizen
A
inhabitant
13
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depose
A
to remove from power; to dethrone
14
Q
deprecate
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to protest against
15
Q
derail
A
to frustrate; to force off track
16
Q
desiccate
A
to dry up
17
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despondent
A
depressed; gloomy
18
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diatribe
A
bitter/ironic piece of writing
19
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diffidence
A
shyness
20
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dilatory
A
delaying; taking one’s time
21
Q
dilettante
A
someone who loves the arts
22
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diminution
A
reduction in size
23
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discordant
A
conflicting; not in agreement
24
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disinclination
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unwillingess
25
disingenuous
not truthful; no as it seems
26
disputatious
controversial; provoking debate (polemical?)
27
disquiet
to make anxious
28
dissipation
weakening of something
29
distend
to expand; to swell
30
divisive
splitting into two sides; creating disunity
31
duplicity
hypocritical
32
ebullient
very excited (bull=bubble)
33
edify
to teach morals
34
efface
to erase; to wipe out
35
effusive
excessively emotional/enthusiastic (fuse=to pour)
36
elegy
poem about death/sadness
37
elicit
to provoke; to draw out through discussion
38
emend
to correct
39
eminence
position of superiority/power
40
encroachment
interfering with something; going beyond the limits
41
enervate
weak (physical or mental)
ate= to make
enervate = to make weary
42
enmity
hatred
43
ephemeral
short-lasting; fleeting
44
equanimity
calmness; composure
45
equitable
fair; impartial
equi= equal
able=capable of
equitable = capable of equality
46
equivocal
intentionally misleading; ambiguous
47
erudite
scholarly; academic
48
eschew
to avoid; to shun
49
euphonious
pleasing to the ear
50
ambivalent
having mixed feelings
