Words from Official SAT Study Guide 10 Flashcards
(50 cards)
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Versatility
A
ability to do many things
2
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Prospectus
A
brochure
3
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Husbandry
A
careful management of resources
4
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Disingenuous
A
crafty
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Extirpation
A
destruction
6
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Rudimentary
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elementary; basic
7
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Exemplars
A
excellent examples of
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Vicarious
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experienced indirectly; at secondhand
9
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Tenacity
A
firmness of purpose
10
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Insipid
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flavorless; bland
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Hilarity
A
great laughter
12
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Obsequious
A
groveling
13
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Fawning
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groveling; sucking up to people
14
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Intuitions
A
gut feelings
15
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Notoriety
A
infamy
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Stipulated
A
insisted
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Fitful
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intermittent; on and off; not continuous
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Discernment
A
judgment;
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Raze
A
knock down
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Ineptitude
A
lack of ability
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Opulence
A
lavish display of wealth
22
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Lackadaisical
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lazy
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Erudition
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learning; scholarly knowledge
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Arbitration
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mediating between disputing sides
25
Cognitions
mental knowledge
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Sarcasm
mockery
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Archaic
old-fashioned
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Mandate
permission
29
Plaudits
praise
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Invocation
prayer
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Exonerated
proved not guilty
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Enigmas
puzzles
33
Lamentable
regrettable
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Pathos
sadness; stirring the emotions
35
Reprimanded
scolded
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Egotists
selfish people
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Altruism
self-sacrifice
38
Ignominy
shame
39
Gestures
signals
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Adroitness
skill
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Finesse
skill
42
Soporific
sleep-inducing
43
Irony
something unexpected; use of words to convey opposite meaning
44
Manifesto
statement of values
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Distension
swelling
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Emancipators
those who set others free
47
Aural
through the sense of hearing
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Tactile
through the sense of touch
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Modicum
tiny amount
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Rectitude
uprightness
