SAT Vocabs #1900-2000 Flashcards
(100 cards)
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Mortify
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To humiliate; to fill with embarrassment.
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Estrange
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To make hostile or indifferent, usually between two persons.
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Contravene
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To act counter to; to violate.
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Unscathed
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Unharmed.
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Flamboyant
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Extravagant; showy.
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Swagger
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To walk in an arrogant manner.
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Watershed
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A region that drains into a river, lake, or other body of water, a critical point that marks a division.
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Verbose
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Wordy.
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Ostentatious
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Showy; pretentious.
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Bill
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To swindle; to cheat.
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Oratory
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Public speaking, esp. marked by pompous rhetoric.
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Renown
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Fame or celebrity.
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Eccentric
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Unconventional; odd.
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Party
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To deflect an attack.
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Tirade
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An abusive speech.
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Auspicious
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Showing signs of a favorable outcome; marked by favorable circumstances.
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Kowtow
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To show servile deference; to touch the forehead to the ground as an act of respect.
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Hobbyhorse
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A favorite pastime; a topic with which one is obsessed.
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Flabbergast
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To overcome with astonishment.
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Dichotomy
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A division into two contrasting or non-overlapping parts.
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Impasse
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A dead-end.
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Erudite
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Well-educated.
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Hackneyed
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Made trite and commonplace by overuse; clichéd.
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Indolent
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Lazy.
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Penchant
A strong liking.
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Debacle
An overwhelming defeat or failure.
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Ascendant
In a position of power or superiority.
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Dint
Power; effort.
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Peremptory
Having the nature of a command; permitting no denial.
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Desultory
Lacking a plan or purpose; unmethodical.
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Complement
Something that completes a whole or brings to perfection.
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Apotheosis
The ideal example; the elevation of a person to the rank of a god.
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Hyperbole
Exaggeration.
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Fetter
To confine, restrain, or keep down; chains; shackles.
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Forestall
To prevent or delay beforehand.
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Exult
To rejoice greatly.
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Collaborate
To work together, esp. at an intellectual effort.
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Scourge
A cause of widespread suffering.
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Bereaved
Suffering the loss of a lover one.
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Concomitant
Accompanying (of events); existing or occurring concurrently; something that exits or occurs concurrently.
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Monopoly
Exclusive possession or control; a company or group having that control.
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Scrupulous
Conscientious and exact; having principles.
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Supercilious
Feeling or showing proud contempt; smug; arrogant.
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Manifesto
A public declaration of principles, often political.
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Gait
Manner of moving on foot; rate or manner of proceeding.
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Diligent
Painstaking and steady.
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Bifurcate
To divide into two parts.
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Vignette
A small design or portrait; a brief scene (as from a movie) or literary sketch.
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Aberration
A departure from what is right, true, or expected.
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Cameo
A medallion or other piece of jewelry with a design in relief; a brief appearance in a film, play, or novel.
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Epigram
A short, cleverly-worded statement.
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Jettison
To throw overboard; to discard or abandon something no longer wanted.
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Amble
To walk slowly or leisurely.
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Ascetic
A person who denies him- or herself luxuries and leads an austere life, especially for religious reasons; characteristics of self-denial and self-discipline.
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Obliging
Ready to do favors; helpful; courteous.
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Edict
An authoritative order issued publicly; a decree.
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Requisite
Needed; necessary.
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Intrinsic
Relating to the essential nature of a something.
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Barb
A cutting or biting remark.
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Allude
To refer to indirectly.
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Trenchant
Keen and forceful; caustic.
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Unconscionable
Beyond reason; not restrained by conscience.
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Diatribe
Prolonged and bitter speech or writing.
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Reproof
An expression of disapproval; a rebuke.
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Didactic
Intended to teach; inclined to teach excessively.
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Attire
Clothes, esp. fancy or elaborate apparel.
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Recant
To formally take back a previous statement.
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Tenure
Holding or possession of an office or property; guaranteed permanent employment, esp. as a teacher.
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Unscrupulous
Proceeding ruthlessly; without regard for right or wrong.
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Laggard
A slow person; loiterer.
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Passé
Old fashioned; out-of-style.
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Upshot
The decisive or final result.
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Transcend
To exceed; to go beyond or above the limits.
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Probity
Complete and confirmed honesty.
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Tacit
Unspoken but understood; silent.
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Aegis
A protection; sponsorship.
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Anomaly
A departure from the regular pattern.
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Fulsome
Disgusting because excessive or insincere; repulsive.
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Gainsay
To deny; to declare false.
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Lionize
To look upon or treat as a celebrity.
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Esoteric
Known by or confined to a small number of people.
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Ameliorate
To improve; to become better.
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Implacable
Unable to be pacified; relentless.
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Nefarious
Very wicked; villainous.
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Buttress
To prop up or support.
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Incisive
Keen or penetrating in thought or expression.
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Tautology
Needless reputation of an idea in different words; a statement that is logically true no matter what.
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Synthesis
The combination of separate parts into a united whole.
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Appropriate
To set apart for a specific use; to take possession of, often without permission.
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Adulation
Excessive flattery or admiration.
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Covert
Concealed or disguised; not openly practiced.
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Feat
An act or accomplishment showing skill.
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Portly
Fat, esp. of one who had a stately, imposing bearing.
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Minuscule
Very small.
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Mollify
To soothe the temper; to pacify; to appease.
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Atrophy
A wasting away, esp. of body tissue.
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Eminent
Outstanding, distinguished, towering above others.
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Callow
Inexperienced; not developed; immature.
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Malediction
Evil talk about someone; slander; a curse.
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Glean
To gather bit by bit.
