SSAT 3000 HARD 2468-2500 Flashcards

(33 cards)

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Divulgence

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Act of making something known

Admission, admittance

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Paradoxical

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Involving a paradox

Perplexing, convoluted

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Caper

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Prank, mischief, trick

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Roughage

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Coarser kinds of foods that stimulate digestion

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Submergence

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A being put underwater

Plunge, dip

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Epidemic

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The rapid spread of disease

Contagious, infectious

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Decibel

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Unit for measuring the intensity of sounds

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Lyceum

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Lecture hall

Auditorium, theater

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Uxorious

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Foolishly fond of one’s wife

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Leonine

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Of or like a lion

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Ophidien

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Like a snake

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Compulsion

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Being driven or urged with force

Coercion

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Patrimony

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Property inherited from one’s father or ancestors

Legacy, inheritance

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Utopia

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An ideal place or state

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Aberrance

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A feeling of extreme hatred

Hatred, abhorrence

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Condescension

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An attitude of being superior

Patronizing, haughtiness

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Vesper

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Evening, twilight, dusk

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Atonement

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To make amends

Penance, redemption

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Enviable

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Desirable, advantageous

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Primordial

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Existing at the very beginning

Primitive, primal

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Testacy

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The leaving of a will at death

Legacy

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Coalescence

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Growing together, clotting, clumping

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Insatiate

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Never satisfied

Greedy, selfish

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Cachet

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A private seal or stamp

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Reprehensible
Deserving blame or rebuke Disgraceful, culpable
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Repertoire
List of specific skills, abilities, or techniques used by a person in an area or endeavor Collection, range
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Battery
A set of similar or connected things Array, bunch
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Meliorate
Improve, better, amend
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Scrupulous
Very careful to do what is right Precise, meticulous
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Commencement
A beginning or start Initiation, convocation
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Prolongation
A lengthening in time or space Extension, broadening
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Tandem
One behind the other
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Dynamo
Achiever, go-getter