ACT/SAT Test 1 Flashcards by kaine newman | Brainscape

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A generous bestowal of gifts

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Largesse

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A state of flustered excitement;fear

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Dither

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intense craving

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Edacity

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Temporarily inactive

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Abeyance

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A profoundly wise person

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Sage

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Hate

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Abhor

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Harmful, poisonous, lethal

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Noxious

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Lucky charm

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Talisman

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Payment for work done

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Remuneration

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Narrow minded; a prejudiced person

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Bigot

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Cheat; defraud

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Bilk

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Going off of the main subject

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Tangent

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Unselfish concern for the welfare of others

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Altruism

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Bitter or scornful

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Sardonic

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Sharp; pungent

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Acrid

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Ill mannered

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Boorish

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Believing that people only act out of selfish manners

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Cynical

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Concise; to the point

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Terse

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A break; intermission

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Respite

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Middle class

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Bourgeois

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Noisy; attacking speech

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Harangue

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Full

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Replete

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Stubborn

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Obdurate

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Deliberately making something difficult

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Obfuscate

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Mental

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Acuity

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Medicinal; curative

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Therapeutic

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Causing debate of argument

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Polemical

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Avoid telling the truth

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Equivocate

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Cowardly; fearful

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Timorous

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Cancel; deny; repel

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Abrogate

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Indicators; bringers of warnings

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Harbingers

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Tearful; sad

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Lachrymose

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A polite phrase to cove something unpleasant

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Euphemism

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Using few words

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Laconic

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Puzzling; cryptic

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Enigmatic

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Eagerness; enthusiasm

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Alacrity

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Propose

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Postulate

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Harmful

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Deleterious

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Obedient; dutiful

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Tractable

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Polish

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Burnish

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Person who opposed orthodoxy

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Iconoclast

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Joking about serious matter

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Levity

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Related to your sense of smell

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Olfactory

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Pleasant sounds

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Euphony

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Explanation; outlining

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Delineation

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Strengthen; support

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Buttress

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Think over something; ponder

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Ruminate

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A personal peculiarity

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Idiosyncrasy