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504/ 195 DIGITAL SAT VOCABULARY Flashcards

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tact

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ability to say the right thing

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gallant

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brave; showing respect for women

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keen

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sharp; eager; intense; sensitiv

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oath

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a promise that something is true; a curse a. The president will take the oath of office tomo

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dismal

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dark and depressing

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conceal

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hide

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peril

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danger

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recline

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lie down; stretch out; lean back

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scarce

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hard to get/ rare

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devise

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think out; plan; invent

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persuade

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win over to do or believe; make willin

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blend

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mix together thoroughly; a mixture

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vapor

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moisture in the air that can be seen; fog; mist

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dense

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closely packed together; thick

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humid

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moist/damp

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descend

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go or come down from a higher place to a lower level

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burden

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what is carried/ a load

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probe

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search into; examine thoroughly; investigate

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reform

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make better; improve by removing faults

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evade

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get away from by trickery or cleverness

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deceive

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make someone believe as true something that is false; mislead

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being all that is needed; complete

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thorough

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comprehensive

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including much; covering completely

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defraud

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take money, rights, etc., away by cheating

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consent

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agree; give permission or approval

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denounce

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condemn in public; express strong disapproval of

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torrent

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any violent, rushing stream; flood

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feel injured and angered at (something

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resent

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molest

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interfere with and trouble; disturb

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bulky

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taking up much space; large

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reluctant

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unwilling

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amateur

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person who does something for pleasure, not for money or as a profession

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vicinity

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region near a place; neighborhood

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excel

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be better than; do better than

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mount

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get up on

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dread

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look forward to with fear; fear greatly; causing great fear

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menace

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threat

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tendency

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Leaning; movement in a certain directio

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solitary

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alone; single; only

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evidence

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that which makes clear the truth or falsehood of something

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hesitate

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fail to act quickly; be undecided a. Nora hesitated to acc

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absurd

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plainly not true or sensible; foolish

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fiction

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that which is imagined or made up

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ignite

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set on fire

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abolish

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do away with completely; put an end to

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urban

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·r’b´n) of or having to do with cities or towns

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FRANK

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free in expressing one’s real thoughts, opinions, or feelings; not hiding what is in one’s mind

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reveal

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MAKE KNOWN

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adequate

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as much as is needed; fully sufficient

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URGENT

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demanding immediate action or attention; important

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it does not provide a definite or decisive result or outcome.

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Inconclusive

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Unbiased

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not having any preconceived opinions, preferences, or prejudices, and being fair and impartial.

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Synchronization

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  1. Unbiased means not having any preconceived opinions, preferences, or prejudices, and being fair and impartial.
  2. Unbiased can also refer to something that is not influenced by personal feelings/external facts
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Hibernation

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Hibernation is a state of inactivity or dormancy in animals, during which their metabolic rate slows down to conserve energy, typically during the winter months

  1. Hibernation can also refer to a period of rest or withdrawal from normal activities
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Moderation

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  1. Moderation is the quality or state of being moderate, balanced, or within reasonable limits
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Repudiate

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To refuse to accept or support something, or to state that something is not true: “He repudiated all accusations of wrongdoing

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Proclaim

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To announce something publicly or officially, especially something important

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To predict or prophesy future events or outcomes

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foretell

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To publicly withdraw or take back a previously held belief, statement, or opinion, especially under pressure

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Recant

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To refuse to be connected with or to accept responsibility for something

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Repudiate

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Not able to be predicted or anticipated; uncertain or erratic in behavior or outcome

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Unpredictable

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To state or declare something in a firm and emphatic manner

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proclaim

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the act of avoiding excess or extremes

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