Vocab 1/24 Flashcards
SAT words to increase vocab memory and get awesome score on SAT (76 cards)
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atypical
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not typical
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evocative
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to produce / evoke
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cathartic
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pertaining to relieving emotional tension [or physical]
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enervating
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weaken
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pejorative
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negative connotation; disapproval
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disingenous
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fake; no truth
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eclectic
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from variety of different sources
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impugn
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doubt
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lampoon
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ridicule severly
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salutary
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beneficial
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equivocated
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unclear expressions
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abase
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lower in position; degrade
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abdicate
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to give up royal power
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aberration
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deviate from the right course
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abet
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to aid, promote, or encourage an offense
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abject
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sunk in a low condition
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abominate
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hate
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abridge
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to make shorter in words, leave out minor parts
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abrogate
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to abolish, repeal
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abscond
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to depart secretly, for purpose of escaping arrest
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absolution
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forgiveness, passing over of offenses
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abstinence
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self-denial
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accomplice
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an associate in wrong-doing
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accost
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to speak to; confront
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acerbity
sourness; with bitterness
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acquit
to free or clear, as from accusation
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acrid
harshly pungent or bitter
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acquiesce
to comply; submit
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acrimonious
full of bitterness
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acumen
quickness of intellectual insight; discernment
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addendum
something added, or to be added
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adhere
to stick fast or together
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admonish
reprimand; scold
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adroit
skillful in body or mental powers
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adulterate
to make impure
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advocate
one who pleads the cause of another
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affluence
wealth; riches
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aggrandize
to cause to appear greatly
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ambulate
to walk about
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altruism
benevolence to others
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ameliorate
to relieve, as from pain or hardship
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amicable
done in a friendly spirit
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anachronism
anything occurring or existing out of its proper time
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anecdote
a brief account of some interesting event or incident
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animosity
hatred
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anticlimax
a gradual or sudden decrease in importance or impressiveness of what is said; a letdown
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apathy
insensibility to emotion or passionate feeling
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apex
the highest point, as of a mountain
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apogee
the climax; highest point
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appall
to fill with dismay or horror
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archaic
old-fashioned; outdated; antiquated
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archetype
a universally understood symbol
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ardent
burning with passion; passionate
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ardor
intense passion or affection; great love
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atrocity
great cruelty or reckless wickedness
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avarice
greed
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versatile
able to adapt
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homogenous
the same kind, alike
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itinerant
traveling from place to place
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indigenous
originating from a natural place, native
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arboreal
living in trees
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sanguine
optimistic or positive
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magnanimous
very generous and giving
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derivative
Adjective
(typically of an artist or work of art) Imitative of the work of another person, and usually disapproved of for that reason.
Noun
Something that is based on another source.
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gauche
Adjective
Lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward.
Synonyms
clumsy - awkward - maladroit - ungainly - gawky - unhandy
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sublime
Of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe: "ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous".
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obstinate
Adjective
Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so.
(of an unwelcome phenomenon or situation) Very difficult to change or overcome.
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proficient
Adjective
| Competent or skilled in doing or using something.
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servile
acting like a servant; submissive
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pedestrian
adjective: dull; lacking inspiration or excitement
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extrapolating
Estimate or conclude (something) in this way: "attempts to extrapolate likely human cancers from laboratory studies".
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resiliency
an occurrence of rebounding or springing back
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munificent
Larger or more generous than is usual or necessary
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lauded
praised
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ingratiate
Verb
| Bring oneself into favor with someone by flattering or trying to please them.
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debilitate
to weaken
