Flashcards in SAT Vocabs #951-1000 Deck (50)
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mishap
an unlucky or unfortunate accident
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mendacious
lying; false, esp. habitually
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prodigal
exceedingly or recklessly wasteful
prodigality
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proscribe
to prohibit or forbid; to denounce
proscription
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foreboding
a sense of impending evil, esp. one without definite cause
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curator
a person in charge of a museum
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sponatenous
occurring naturally or without forethought
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propagate
to multiply or reproduce; to transmit; to extend to a wider area
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infer
to reason or conclude from evidence
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bolster
to support or strengthen
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vacuous
lacking substance or intelligence
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visceral
instinctive; relating to the internal organs
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mutilate
to disfigure by damaging irreparably
mutliation
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subservient
subordinate in function; obsequious
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insouciant
calm and untroubled; carefree; indifferent
insouciance
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Precursor
Someone or something that comes before another and announces or suggests what is to come.
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Ruminate
To ponder at length.
Ruminative.
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Obscene
Offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty.
Obscenity.
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Accolade
An award or honor; a sign of great respect.
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Suffrage
The right to vote.
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Manifold
Of many kinds; numerous and varied.
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Acclimate
To make comfortable in a new environment; to adapt to.
Acclimation.
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Impostor
A person using a false identity.
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Echelon
A level within an organization.
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Quiescent
Inactive, often suggesting a temporary state.
Quiescence.
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Marquee
A sign over the entrance to a public building.
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Affront
An open insult, usually intentional.
Affront.
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Bestow
To present or give (used with "on").
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Deign
To stoop to a level considered beneath one's dignity.
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Leviathan
Something enormous and powerful; a sea monster.
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Gaudy
Characterized by tasteless or showy colors.
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obsolescent
becoming out-of-date; going out of use
obsolescence
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feisty
irritable; quarrelsome; full of spirit
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onerous
burdensome, hard to bear
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threadbare
old and worn out
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metamorphosis
a transformation, as by magic; a marked change in appearance or function
metamorphose
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renege
to fail to carry out a promise
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humbug
something done to trick or deceive
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counsel
advice or guidance
to give guidance to
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adhere
to stick to; to be a firm follower
adhesion; adherent
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iniquity
extreme immorality or injustice; wickedness
inquitious
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obituary
a newspaper account of a person's death, usually including biological information
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sleuth
a detective
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fecund
producing offspring; fruitful; intellectually productive
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progeny
children or descendants
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proficient
very skillful, esp. through training
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lurid
causing shock or horror; tastelessly vivid; glowing like fire through a haze
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grueling
exhausting
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farce
a comedy based on crudely humorous, unlikely situations; something absurd or ridiculous, as an obvious pretense
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