SAT Vocab Shit Flashcards
(76 cards)
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Obdurate
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Stubbornly refusing to change
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Nefarious
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Wicked or criminal
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Obsequious
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Very obedient or attentive
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Officious
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Assertive of authority
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Ostentatious
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Flashy showy
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Paltry
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Small, meager
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Parochial
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Relating to church parish
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Pedantic
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Scholarly
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Penchant
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Fondness or inclination
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Perfunctory
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Automatic, unthinking, apathetic
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Pernicious
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Having harmful effect esp. in gradual way
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Ascetic
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- suggesting practice of self-discipline
- Spartan-like
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Astute
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-shrewd, sharp, acumen
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Deference
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- humble submission and respect
- obsequiousness
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Banal
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Lacking originality
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Depravity
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Corruption, wickedness
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Deprecate
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To express disapproval of
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Diffuse
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Spread or cause to spread over wide area
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Enervate
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Weaken, exhaust
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Ephemeral
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Lasting a very short time
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Erudite
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Scholarly, educated
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Fastidious
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Very attentive to detail; meticulous finicky
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Fortuitous
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Lucky
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Frugality
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Prudence with money
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Garrulous
Talkative
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Gregarious
Sociable, affable
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Hedonist
Person who is devoted to pursuit of pleasure
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Hiatus
A break, interruption, respite
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Incorrigible
Bad beyond correction
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Imperious
Domineering in a haughty manner; overbearing
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Impecunious
Having little or no money; poor
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Inimical
Hostile, harmful, detrimental
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Innocuous
Not harmful, safe
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Insipid
Bland, tasteless
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Insurgent
Rebellious
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Intermittent
Irregular
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Irascible
Irritable, hot tempered
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Jocular
Funny
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Laconic
Lacking elaboration
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Lassitude
Lack of energy, fatigue
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Levity
Vivacious, lacking seriousness
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Loquacious
Talkative, garrulous
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Magnanimous
Generous, munificent
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Maladroit
Clumsy, unskilled
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Myriad
Very great number of persons of things
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Nefarious
Wicked or criminal
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Obdurate
Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion
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Obsequious
Obedient or attentive to and excessive or servile degree
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Officious
Assertive of authority in an annoyingly domineering way, especially with regard to petty or trivial manners
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Ostentatious
Characterized by vulgar a pretentious display, design to impress or attract notice
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Paltry
Small or meager
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Parochial
Of or relating to a church parish
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Pedantic
Concerned with minor details, meticulous
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Penchant
Tendency to do something
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Perfunctory
Carried out w minimal effort or reflection
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Pernicious
Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way
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Pithy
concise, terse, to the point
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Pragmatic
Practical, sensible
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Precipitous
On the edge
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Predilection
Something you have a bias towards
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Profane
Corrupt
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Provincial
Narrow minded, nonsophisticated
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Recalcitrant
Resisting authority or control
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Relish
To take pleasure in; enjoy
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Renegade
A person who deserts a cause for another, traitor, deserter
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Resplendent
Shining, glorious, magnificent
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Reticent
Silent, quiet
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Surupulous
Diligent, attentive to details, meticulous
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Spurious
Inauthentic
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Strident
Having a harsh sound
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Supercilious
Haughtily disdainful
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Sycophant
Brown noser
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Tenacity
Persistence, determination
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Vacillate
To waver
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Vindicate
Clear from blame, exonerate, justify
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Zealot
Fanatic, excessive enthusiasm, associated with religion
