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Flashcards in SAT Vocabulary List 3 Deck (20)
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Induce

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To cause to happen

Generate, cause

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Laud

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To praise

Extol

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Abridge

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To shorten or condense

Reduce

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Bucolic

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Charmingly rural

Rustic

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Belabor

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To go over repeatedly to an absurd extent

Pummel; repeat

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Anarchy

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Lawlessness; an absence of control

Disorder

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Gullible

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Easily deceived

Credulous

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Discrete

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Unconnected; separate; distinct

Unrelated

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Discreet

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Showing self-restraint

Careful, restrained

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Strident

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Shrill, high pitched

Grating

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Soporific

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Causing sleep, very boring

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Reiterated

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To repeat; to say again

Repeat; review

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Convivial

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I’m at fond of parties or social events

Social

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Fabricate

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To lie

Embellish, invent (a lie)

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Malleable

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Easy to shape or bend

Moldable

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Ludicrous

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Absurd, ridiculous

Preposterous, silly

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Nonchalant

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Not showing concern or worry

Indifferent

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Pretentious

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Making ridiculous claims,boastful

Ostentatious

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Gesticulate

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To make gestures, especially when speaking

Motion, gesture

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Conflagration

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A huge fire; inferno