Words from Official SAT Study Guide 8 Flashcards

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Wrath

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anger

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Miffed

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annoyed

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Bypasses

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avoids; finds a way around

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Recrimination

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blame

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Censures

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blames

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Cumulative

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building up

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Phlegmatic

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calm; imperturbable

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Salvageable

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can be saved

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Deliberation

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careful thought

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Wary

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cautious

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Scouring

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cleaning thoroughly; thorough searching

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Solace

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comfort

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Convergence

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coming together

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Razing

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cutting down

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Waning

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declining

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Grimy

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dirty

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Frugal

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economical

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Surfeit

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excess

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Exorbitant

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excessive

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Lithe

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flexible

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Amiable

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friendly; lovable

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Exasperation

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frustration and annoyance

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Embittered

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full of bitter feelings

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Nondescript

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having no special qualities; ordinary

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Tremulous
hesitant
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Integrity
honesty
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Glacial
icy; unfriendly
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Discrepancy
inconsistency
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Infusion
influx
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Apathetic
lacking energy or interest
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Reprieve
let off (at least temporarily)
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Secluded
lonely; isolated
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Exacerbates
makes worse
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Penurious
miserly
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Temper
moderate
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Mitigator
moderator
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Indiscernible
not easy to see
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Unyielding
not giving up
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Tangential
off the point; irrelevant
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Delineates
outlines
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Foil for
person that shows another to advantage
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Juxtaposition
placing two thing nest to each other
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Deferment
putting off
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Derelict
rundown; abandoned
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Conciliatory
seeking compromise
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Flabbergasted
shocked; speechless
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Alacrity
speed and eagerness
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Rousing
stirring
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Squelch
suppress; crush
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Stifling
suppressing
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Modicum
tiny amount
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Jaded
tired; bored
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Encroaching
trespassing
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Warped
twisted; distorted
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Inconsequential
unimportant
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Vigilant
wary; watchful
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Capricious
whimsical; changeable
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Eradicate
wipe out
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Negate
wipe out