SSAT 3000 MEDIUM 1967-2000 Flashcards

(34 cards)

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Oblige

A

Bind by a promise, contract, duty

Impel, obligate

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Sprawl

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To toss or spread out the arms and leg

Flop,lounge

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3
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Nonsensical

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Foolish or absurd

Silly, ridiculous

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4
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Cobbler

A

A shoemaker

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5
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Emission

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Acto fo giving off

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6
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Readability

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Quality of being easy to read

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Interference

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Act or fact of getting in the way of each other

Obstruction, meddling

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8
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Amass

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To gather together

Accumulate, compile

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9
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Segregation

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Separation from others

Separation, division

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10
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Heterosexual

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Manifesting sexual feeling for a person of the opposite sex

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11
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Recoil

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To draw back

Backfire, rebound

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12
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Experiential

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Based on experience

Factual observational

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13
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Recitation

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A saying over or repeating

Narration, recounting

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14
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Upholstery

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Covering for furniture

Covering, cushioning

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15
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Unceremonious

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Informal

Abrupt, blunt

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16
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Tryst

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Appointment to meet at a certain time and place

Meeting, rendezvous

17
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Specificity

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The quality of being particular or precise

Particularity, distinction

18
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Alchemist

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A person who studies the art of changing metal into gold

Magician, sorcerer

19
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Insentient

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Unable to feel

Lifeless, inanimate

20
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Rotary

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Of circular motion

Whirling, spinning

21
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Immigrate

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Come into a foreign country or region to live there

Migrate, settle

22
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Sweltering

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Extremely or unpleasantly hot

Hot, burning

23
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Crone

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A withered old woman

Bedlam, hag

24
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Wanderlust

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A strong desire to travel

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Knurled
Having knots, gnarled
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Azure
The clear blue color of the sky Blue, cerulean
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Matinee
Dramatic or musical performance held in the early afternoon
28
Bungalow
A small house usually one story
29
Decennial
Of or for ten years
30
Mangle
To cut or tear Disfigure, maul
31
Boastful
Speaking to well about yourself Pompous, pretentious
32
Devolution
To transfer a duty to another
33
Prospective
Something that is looked forward to as likely or promised Possibility, probability
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Instrumental
Acting or serving as a means Tempting, captivating