#3 The 1000 Most Common SAT Words Flashcards
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chronological
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arranged in order of time
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circuitous
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roundabout
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circumlocution
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indirect and wordy language
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circumscribed
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marked off, bounded
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circumspect
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cautious
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circumvent
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to get around
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clairvoyant
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able to perceive things that normal people cannot
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clamor
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- loud noise
- to loudly insist
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clandestine
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secret
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cleave
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- to divide into parts
- to stick together firmly
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clemency
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mercy
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clergy
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members of Christian holy orders
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cloying
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sickeningly sweet
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coagulate
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to thicken, clot
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coalesce
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to fuse into a whole
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cobbler
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a person who makes or repairs shoes
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coerce
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to make somebody do something by force threat
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cogent
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intellectually convincing
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cognizant
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aware, mindful
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coherent
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logically consistent, intelligible
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collateral
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- secondary
- security for a debt
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colloquial
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characteristic of informal conversation
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collusion
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secret agreement, conspiracy
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colossus
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a gigantic statue or thing
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combustion
the act or process of burning
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commendation
a notice of approval or recognition
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commensurate
corresponding in size or amount
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commodious
roomy
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compelling
forceful, demanding attention
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compensate
to make appropriate payment for something
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complacency
self satisfied ignorance of danger
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complement
to complete, make perfect
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compliant
ready to adapt oneself to another's wishes
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complicit
being an accomplice in a wrongful act
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compliment
an expression of esteem or approval
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compound
1. to combine parts
2. a combination of different parts
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comprehensive
including everything
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compress
including everything
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compress
to apply pressure, squeeze together
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compunction
distress caused by feeling guilty
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concede
to accept as valid
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conciliatory
friendly, agreeable
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concise
brief and direct in expression
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concoct
to fabricate, make up
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concomitant
accompanying in subordinate fashion
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concord
harmonious agreement
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condolence
an expression of sympathy in sorrow
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condone
to pardon, deliberately overlook
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conduit
a pipe or channel through which something passes
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confection
a person entrusted with secrets
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conflagration
great fire
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confluence
a gathering together
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conformist
one who behaves the same as others
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confound
to frustrate, confuse
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congeal
to thicken into a solid
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congenial
pleasantly agreeable
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congregation
a gathering of people, especially for religious services
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congruity
the quality of being in agreement
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connive
to plot, scheme
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consecrate
to dedicate something to a holy purpose
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consensus
an agreement of opinion
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consign
to give something over to another's care
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consolation
an act of comforting
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consonant
in harmony
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constituent
an essential part
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constrain
to forcibly restrict
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construe
to interpret
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consummate
to complete a deal; to complete a marriage ceremony through sexual intercourse
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consumption
the act of consuming
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contemporaneous
existing during the same time
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contentious
having a tendency to quarrel or dispute
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contravene
to contradict, oppose, violate
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contrite
penitent, eager to be forgiven
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contusion
bruise, injury
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conundrum
puzzle, problem
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convene
to call together
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convention
1. an assembly of people
2. a rule, custom
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convivial
characterized by feasting, drinking merriment
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convoluted
intricate, complicated
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copious
profuse, abundant
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cordial
warm, affectionate
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coronation
the act of crowning
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corpulence
extreme fatness
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corroborate
to support with evidence
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corrosive
having the tendency to erode or eat away
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cosmopolitan
sophisticated, worldly
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counteract
to neutralize, make ineffective
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coup
1. a brilliant, unexpected act
2. the overthrow of the government and assumption of authority
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covet
to desire enviously
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covert
secretly engaged in
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credulity
readiness to believe
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crescendo
a steady increase in intensity or volume
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criteria
standards by which something is judged
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culmination
the climax toward which something progresses
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culpable
deserving blame
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cultivate
to nurture, improve, refine
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cumulative
increasing, building upon itself
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cunning
sly, clever at being deceitful
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cupidity
greed, strong desire
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cursory
brief to the point of being superficial
