SSAT 3000 HARD 2934-2967 Flashcards

(34 cards)

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Potential

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Empower, strengthen

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Soothsayer

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Person who claims to foretell the future

Auger, diviner

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Scintillate

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To emit sparks

Shine, sparkle

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4
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Exfoliate

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Come off in layers

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5
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Erasure

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A removal

Deletion, eradication

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Bourgeoisie

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The middle class

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7
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Splatters

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Woman or girl who is dirty or careless

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Pilferage

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Act of practice of stealing

Theft, stealing

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Tenuity

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Lack of substance or strength

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Tenuity

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Lack of substance or strength

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Abatement

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A lessening or decrease

Decline, reduction

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Logorrhea

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Habit of talking to much

Verbosity, loquacious ness

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Concomitance

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Accompaniment

Union, correlation

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Stalagmite

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Formation of rock, shaped like a cone built up on the floor of a cave

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Syndicate

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To combine into a group

Union, association

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Eloquence

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Flow of speech that has grace and force

Fluency, poise

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Criterion

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Rule or standard for judgement

Test, benchmark

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Armorial

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Having to do with a coat of arms

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Choler

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An irritable disposition

Anger, ire

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Concrescence

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A growing together of parts

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Guttural

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Of the throat

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Pusillinamity

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Cowardliness or timidity

Cowardliness or timidity

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Dehumanize

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To deprive of human qualities

Brutalize, barbarism

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Stertorous

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Making a heavy snoring sound

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Edifice
Monument, skyscraper
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Chevron
A pattern that consists of repeated v-shaped zigzags
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Carping
A plundering Robbery, thievery
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Punctilious
Very careful and exact Meticulous, conscientious
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Circumambient
Surrounding, encircling, enclosing
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Imperceptible
That cannot be felt or perceived Facing, subtle
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Haphazard
Not planned Random, arbitrary
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Theistic
Of or having to do with belief in one god
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Prodigality
Wasteful or reckless extravagance Exorbitance, unrestraint
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Proconsulate
Position or term of a governor or military commander