Sat Words Flashcards
(78 cards)
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EXTOL
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Revere
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FALLACIOUS
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Incorrect
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FASTIDIOUS
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Demanding
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FATUOUS
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Silly
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FECUND
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Fruitful
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FERAL
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Wild
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FETID
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Having foul odor
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FLORID
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flowery
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FRACTIOUS
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Troublesome
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GARRULOUS
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Talkative
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GRANDILOQUENCE
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Lofty
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GREGARIOUS
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Sociable
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HACKNEYED
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Unoriginal
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HAPLESS
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Unlucky
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HARANGUE
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Ranting speech
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HEGEMONY
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Domination over others
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ICONOCLAST
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One who attacks common beliefs
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IGNOMINIOUS
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Disgracing , humiliating
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IMPASSIVE
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Stoic
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EXTANT
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Existing
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ABJURE
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Reject
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ABROGATE
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Abolish
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ACERBIC
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Biter
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ACRIMONY
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Bitterness
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ACUMEN
Keen insight
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ALACRITY
Eagerness
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ANATHEMA
Cursed, detested person
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ANTIPATHY
Strong dislike
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APPROBATION
Praise
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ARROGATE
Take without justification
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ASCETIC
Practice restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually religious
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ASPERSION
A curse
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ASSIDUOUS
Hard working
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BLANDISH
Coax with flattery
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BOON
Gift or blessing
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BRUSQUE
Short
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BUFFET
Strike with force
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BURNISH
Polish or shine
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BUTTRESS
Support
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DESECRATE
To violate sacredness of a thing or place
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DERIDE
To laugh at mockingly
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DEPRECATE
Belittle
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DEMURE
Quiet
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DELETERIOUS
Harmful
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DEFILE
Make unclean
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DECRY
To criticize openly
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CURSORY
Brief to the point of being superficial
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CUPIDITY
Greed
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CREDULITY
Readiness to believe
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CACOPHONY
Disharmonious sound
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CAJOLE
To urge
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CALUMNY
Attempt to spoil someone else's reputation by spreading lies
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CAPRICIOUS
Fickle
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CLEMENCY
Mercy
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COGENT
Intellectually convincing
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CONCOMITANT
Accompanying in a subordinate fashion
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CONFLAGRATION
Great fire
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CONTRITE
Eager to be forgiven
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CONUNDRUM
Puzzle or problem
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DESICCATED
Dehydrated
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DIAPHANOUS
Airy
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DIFFIDENT
Shy
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DISCURSIVE
Rambling
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Dissemble
Fake
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Dither
To be indecisive
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Ebullient
Enthusiastic
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Effrontery
Nerve
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Effulgent
Radiant
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Egregious
Extremely bad
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Enervate
Weaken, exhaust
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Ephemeral
Short lived
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Eschew
Shun
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Evanescent
Momentary
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Evince
To show or reveal
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Exculpate
Free from guilt or blame
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Execrable
Loathsome
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Expiate
To make amends for
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Expunge
Eradicate