SAT Vocab Words Flashcards

1
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Alleviate

A

to make better, to ease

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2
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Malignant

A

causes harm

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3
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Benine

A

harmless

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4
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Molodorous

A

something having bad odor

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5
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Phosphorescent

A

something that gives off light

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6
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Tenaciousness

A

to have a firm hold, to stick with things

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7
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Voracious

A

having a big or active appetite

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8
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Audacity

A

to be bold

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9
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Amiability

A

friendly

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10
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Complacency

A

comfortable, happy, pleased

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11
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Circumvent

A

circle around something, not doing it directly

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12
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Denounced

A

to put down

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13
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Delineate

A

to specify

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14
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Munificence

A

to be generous

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15
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Benevolent

A

to be generous

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16
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Alacrity

A

to do something quickly

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17
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Deference

A

yielding opinion or judgement

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18
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Perseverance

A

a purpose

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19
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Vigilance

A

watchfulness

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20
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Bombastic

A

overblown

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21
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Erudite

A

intellectual

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22
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superannuated

A

to old for use, work

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23
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Austere

A

simple, without any adornment

24
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Vernacular

A

the way people typically speak in a certain place or area

25
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Digressive

A

departing from the main subject

26
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Cursory

A

a quick glance, surface

27
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Ephemera

A

not long lasting, temporary

28
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Convoluted

A

indirect or complicated

29
Q

Jargon

A

everyday words

30
Q

Frenetic

A

quick and busy

31
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Platitude

A

overly nice

32
Q

Polemical/polemics

A

things with two opposite polls

33
Q

Recondite

A

obscure

34
Q

Inchoate

A

just beginning

35
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Detested

A

dislike intensely

36
Q

Protean

A

changeable

37
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quixotic

A

impulsive and rash

38
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eclectic

A

a group of things that vary

39
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mercurial

A

changeable

40
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MAGNANIMOUS

A

to be BIG, generous of spirit

41
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taciturn

A

quiet, reserved

42
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DOCILE

A

tamed, quiet (animals)

43
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cathartic

A

soothing

44
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pedantic

A

someone overly intellectual teaching someone

45
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flippant

A

not taking something seriously

46
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reticent

A

to be reserved

47
Q

profound

A

deep, intellectual meaning

48
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loquacious

A

to talk a lot

49
Q

alacrity

A

to do something swiftly

50
Q

querulous

A

to question

51
Q

languor

A

to linger

52
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decorum

A

to be polite, proper

53
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diffident

A

timid, shy, lack of confidence

54
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renunciation

A

to criticize something

55
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indispensable

A

something useful

56
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DISSEMINATION

A

to spread a message

57
Q

vacuous

A

empty, vacuum