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#5 The 1000 Most Common SAT Words Flashcards

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eloquent

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expressive, articulate, moving

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elucidate

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to clarify, explain

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elude

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to evade, escape

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emaciated

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very thin, enfeebled looking

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embellish

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  1. to decorate, adorn
  2. to add details to, enhance
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embezzle

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to steal money by falsifying records

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emend

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to correct or revise a written text

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eminent

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  1. distinguish, prominent, famous
  2. conspicuous
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emollient

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soothing

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emote

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to express emotion

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empathy

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sensitivity to another’s feelings as if they were one’s own

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empirical

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  1. based on observation or experience
  2. capable of being proved or disproved by experiment
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emulate

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to imitate

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enamor

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to fill with love, fascinate, usually used in passive form followed by “of” or “with”

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encore

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the audience’s demand for a repeat performance; also the artist’s performance in response to that demand

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encumber

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to weigh down, burden

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enervate

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to weaken, exhaust

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enfranchise

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to grant the vote to

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engender

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to bring about, create, generate

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enigmatic

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mystifying, cryptic

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enmity

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ill will, hatred, hostility

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ennui

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boredom, weariness

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entail

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to include as a necessary step

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enthrall

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to charm, hold spellbound

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ephemeral

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short-lived, fleeting

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epistolary

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relating to or contained in letters

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epitome

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a perfect example, embodiment

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equanimity

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composure

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equivocal

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ambiguous, uncertain, undecided

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erudite

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learned

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eschew

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to shun, avoid

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esoteric

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understand by only a select few

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espouse

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to take up as a cause, support

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ethereal

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heavenly, exceptionally delicate or refined

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etymology

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the history of words, their origin and development

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euphoric

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elated, uplifted

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evanescent

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fleeting, momentary

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evince

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to show, reveal

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exacerbate

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to make more violent, intense

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exalt

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to glorify, praise

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exasperate

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to irritate, irk

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excavate

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to dig out of the ground and remove

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exculpate

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to free from guilt or blame, exonerate

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excursion

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a trip or outing

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execrable

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loathsome, detestable

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exhort

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to urge, prod, spur

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exigent

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urgent, critical

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exonerate

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to free from guilt or blam

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exorbitant

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excessive

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expedient

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advisable, advantageous, serving one’s self-interest

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expiate

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to make amends for, atone

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expunge

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to obliterate, eradicate

53
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expurgate

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to remove offensive or incorrect parts, usually of a book

54
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extant

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existing, not destroyed or lost

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extol

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to praise, revere

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extraneous

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irrelevant, extra, not necessary

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extricate

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to disentangle

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exult

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to rejoice

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fabricate

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to make up, invent

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facade

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the wall of a building

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facile

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easy, requiring little effort

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fallacious

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incorrect, misleading

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fastidious

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meticulous, demanding, having high and often unattainable standards

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fathom

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to understan, comprehend

65
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fatuous

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silly, foolish

66
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fecund

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fruitful, fertile

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felicitous

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  1. well suited, apt
  2. delightful, pleasing
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feral

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wild, savage

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fervent

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ardent, passionate

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fetid

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having a foul odor

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fetter

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to chain, restrain

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fickle

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shifting in character, inconstant

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fidelity

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loyalty, devotion

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figurative

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symbolic

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flabbergasted

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astounded

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flaccid

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limp, not firm or strong

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flagrant

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offensive, egregious

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florid

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flowery, ornate

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flout

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to disregard or disobey openly

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foil

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to thwart, frustrate, defeat

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forage

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to graze, rummage for food

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forbearance

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patience, restraint, toleration

83
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forestall

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to prevent, thwart, delay

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forlorn

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lonely, abandoned, hopeless

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forsake

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to give up, renounce

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fortitude

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strength, guts

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fortuitous

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happening by chance, often lucky or fortunate

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forum

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a medium for lecture or discussion

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foster

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to stimulate, promote, encourage

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fractitious

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troublesome or irritable

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fraught

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(usually used with “with”) filled or accompanied with

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frenetic

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frenzied, hectic, frantic

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frivolous

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of little importance, trifling

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frugal

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thrifty, economical

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furtive

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secretive, sly

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garish

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gaudy, in bad taste

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garrulous

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talkative, wordy

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genial

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friendly, affable

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gluttony

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overindulgence in food or drink

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goad

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to urge, spur, incite to action

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