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201-230 Flashcards

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1
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201- Amiable

A

friendly

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202- Lethargy

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laziness; sluggishness, indifference

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203- Trepidation

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fear, apprehension

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204- Desecrate

A

to pollute a holy place

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205- Sycophant

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one who sucks up to others

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206- Tenet

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a principle held as true

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207- Tenacious

A

persistent holding to a belief

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208- Furtive

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secretive

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209- Supercilious

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haughty; patronizing

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210- Verbose

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wordy; overly talkative

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211- Hackneyed

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banal; overused; trite (a cliche is a hackneyed expression)

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212- Amass

A

to accumulate

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213- Vehement

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urgent; passionate

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214- Assuage

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to soothe; to pacify; to ease the pain of; to relieve

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215- Prodigious

A

extraordinary; enormous

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216- Torpor

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sluggishness; inactivity; apathy

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217- Innocuous

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harmless; banal

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218- Pedestrian

A

common; ordinary; banal (secondary meaning)

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219- Subtle

A

not obvious; able to make fine distinctions; ingenious; crafty

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220- Prudent

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careful; having foresight

21
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221- Retract

A

to take back; withdraw; pull back

22
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222- Facilitate

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to make easier

23
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223- Diffident

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timid; lacking in self-confidence

24
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224- Nullify

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to make unimportant, cancel out

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225- Impetuous

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characterized by sudden energy or emotion

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226- Mercurial

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quick and changeable in mood

27
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227- Prerogative

A

an exclusive right, advantage

28
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228- Salubrious

A

promoting health or welfare

29
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229- Arbiter

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one who decides a disputed matter

30
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230- Anomaly

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a deviation from a rule or from expectation, an incongruity

SAT Vocab 100-230 (6 decks)

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