#7 The 1000 Most Common SAT Words Flashcards
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invective
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an angry verbal attack
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inveterate
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stubbornly established by habit
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inviolable
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secure from assault
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irascible
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easily angered
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iridescent
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showing rainbow colors
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irreverance
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disrespect
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irrevocable
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incapable of being taken back
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jubilant
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extremely joyful, happy
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judicious
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having or exercising sound judgement
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juxtaposition
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the act of placing two things next to each other for implicit comparison
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knell
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the solemn sound of a bell, often indicating a death
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kudos
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praise for an achievement
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laceration
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a cut, tear
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laconic
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terse in speech or writing
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languid
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sluggish from fatigue or weakness
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larceny
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obtaining another’s property by theft or trickery
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largess
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the generous giving of lavish gifts
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latent
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hidden, but capable of being exposed
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laudatory
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expressing admiration or praise
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lavish
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- given without limits
- to give without limits
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legerdemain
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deception, slight of hand
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lenient
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demonstrating tolerance or gentleness
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lethargic
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in a sate of sluggishness or apathy
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liability
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- something for which one is legally responsible, usually involving a disadvantage or risk
- a handicap, burden
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libertarian
advocating principles of liberty and free will
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licentious
displaying a lack of moral or legal restraints
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limpid
clear, transparent
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linchpin
something that holds separate parts together
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lithe
graceful, flexible, supple
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litigant
someone engaged in a lawsuit
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lucid
clear, easily understandable
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luminous
brightly shining
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lurid
ghastly, sensational
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maelstrom
a destructive whirlpool which rapidly sucks in objects
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magnanimous
noble, generous
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malediction
a curse
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malevolent
wanting harm to befall others
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malleable
capable of being shaped or transformed
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mandate
an authoritative command
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manifest
1. easily understandable, obvious
2. to show plainly
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manifold
diverse, varied
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maudlin
weakly sentimental
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maverick
an independent, nonconformist person
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mawkish
characterized by sick sentimentality
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maxim
a common saying expressing a principle of conduct
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meager
deficient in size or quality
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medley
a mixture of differing things
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mendacious
having a lying, false character
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mercurial
characterized by rapid change or temperamentality
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meritorious
worthy of esteem or reward
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metamorphosis
the change of form, shape, substance
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meticulous
extremely careful with details
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mitigate
to make less violent, alleviate
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moderate
1. not extreme
2. one who expresses moderate opinions
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modicum
a small amount of something
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modulate
to pass from one state to another, especially in music
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mollify
to soften in temper
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morass
a wet swampy bog; figuratively, something that traps and confuses
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mores
the moral attitudes and fixed customs of a group of people
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morose
gloomy or sullen
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multifarious
having great diversity or variety
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mundane
concerned with the world rather than with heaven, commonplace
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munificence
generosity in giving
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mutable
able to change
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myriad
consisting of a very great number
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nadir
the lowest point of something
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nascent
in the process of being born or coming into existence
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nebulous
vaguely defined, cloudy
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nefarious
heinously villainous
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negligent
habitually careless, neglectful
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neophyte
someone who is young or inexperienced
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nocturnal
relating to or occurring during the night
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noisome
unpleasant, offensive, especially to the sense of smell
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nomadic
wandering from place to place
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nominal
trifling, insignificant
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nonchalant
having a lack of concern, indifference
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nondescript
lacking a distinctive character
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notorious
widely and unfavorably known
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novice
a beginner, someone without training or experience
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noxious
harmful, unwholesome
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nuance
a slight variation in meaning, tone, expression
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nurture
to assist the development of
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obdurate
unyielding to persuasion or moral influences
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obfuscate
to render incomprehensible
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oblique
diverging from a straight line or course, not straightforward
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oblivious
lacking consciousness or awareness of something
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obscure
unclear, partially hidden
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obsequious
excessively compliant or submissive
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obsolete
no longer used, out of date
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obstinate
not yielding easily, stubborn
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obstreperous
noisy, unruly
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obtuse
lacking quickness of sensibility or intellect
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odious
instilling hatred or intense displeasures
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officious
offering one's service when they are neither wanted nor needed
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ominous
foreboding or foreshadowing evil
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onerous
burdensome
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opulent
characterized by rich abundance verging on ostentation
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oration
a speech delivered in a formal or ceremonious manner
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ornate
highly elaborate, excessively decorated
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orthodox
conventional, conforming to established protocol
