SAT VOCAB P-S Flashcards by Mags Leibold

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profane

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violent; immoral

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profilgate

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wasteful; immoral

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progenitor

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ancestor; forefather

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prolific

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producing a lot of something (fruit, art, offspring)

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propensity

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a tendency to do something

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propound

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to propose

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prosaic

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ordinary; dull

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puerile

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childish; juvenile

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quagmire

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dangerous situation

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quell

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to put down; to quiet

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quiescent

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resting; dormant; temporarily inactive

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rail

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to yell at

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raiment

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clothing

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rarefy

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to make less (of a gas)

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ratify

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to take action to confirm/agree with something

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raze

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to destroy completely

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reallocation

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redistribution

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recalcitrant

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disobedient; hard to manage

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recant

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to take back a statement

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reciprocity

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mutual exchange; both sides given privileges to each other

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reconnaissance

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search or survey for information

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rectitude

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straightness; correctness

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refractory

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resistant to control; stubborn

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remission

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temporary relief; forgiveness; pardon

remonstrance

a protest

remunerative

profitable

respite

to relieve temporarily; to delay

resumption

the act of starting something again

retentive

the ability to retain something

retrenchment

a reduction; retreating back

ruffle

to annoy

saccharine

overly/falsely sweet

salient

occurring in many areas; common

salubrious

healthful

serendipity

good fortune; luck

sinuous

having many curves; indirect

slovenly

slobby; sloppy; untidy

sojourner

wanderer

solicitous

eager to help

soporific

sleep-causing; boring/dull

spate

a large amount; flood

spurn

to reject

squalid

filthy; miserable

stilted

pompous; excessively formal

stipulate

to require as a condition in making an argument

stolid

dull; boring

strident

loud; insistent

stymie

to prevent; to block

substantive

broad; real; important