SSAT 3000 MEDIUM 1101-1133 Flashcards

(35 cards)

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Indecorous

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Not in accordance with proper behavior

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Indecorous

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Not in accordance with proper behavior

Rude, improper

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Resilience

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Power of springing back

Elasticity, pliancy

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Guarantee

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Promise to do something

Pledge, assurance

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Hostility

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Unfriendliness, enmity, bitterness

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Touche

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Exclamation of acknowledging in an effective point in an argument or a clever reply

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Dalliance

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Flirtation

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Restoration

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A bringing back or establishing again

Recovery, revival

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Stimulate

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To spur or rouse to go on

Arouse, excite

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Apologetic

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Offering words of regret for an offense

Regretful, remorseful

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Intrusion

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Act of forcing oneself into somewhere without permission

Encroachment, imposition

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Uncivilized

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Barbarous

Boorish, wild

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Artillery

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Rockets or guns manned by a crew

Spear, lance

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Javelin

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A light spear thrown by hand

Spear, lance

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Fringe

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Border,

Brink, edge

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Piazza

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A large porch along one or more sides of the house

Veranda, patio

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Dissection

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Act of cutting apart to examine the structure

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Glisten

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Shine with a twinkling light

Glitter, sparkle

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Essence

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That which makes a thing what it is

Aspect, characteristic

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Immaturity

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An undeveloped condition or quality

Inexperience, incompleteness

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Frustration

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A feeling of anger or annoyance caused by being unable to do something

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Excavate

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Make by digging

Uncover, unearth

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Decentralize

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To spread or distribute into smaller groups

Disperse, distribute

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Gurney

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Cart for moving patients in a hospital

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Repose
Resto or sleep Inactivity, stillness
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Parishioner
An inhabitant or member of a district that has its own church and clergyman
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Variant
Trending to alter or change Alternative, differing
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Illiterate
Unable to read and write Ignorant, uneducated
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Illiterate
Unable to read and write Ignorant, uneducated
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Renegotiate
To compromis again or anew, especially a contract
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Unaccountable
That cannot be fully explained Arcane, inexplicable
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Copious
More than enough Ample lavish
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Anthem
Song of praise or patriotism
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Interval
Period of time between Interim, interlude
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Emphatic
Said or done with force or stress Forceful, vehement