ACT/SAT Words Of The Day #3 Flashcards by Olivia Maurer | Brainscape

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Acuity

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Mental or visual sharpness

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Therapeutic

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Medicinal; creative

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Polemical

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Causing debate or argument

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Equivocate

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Avoid telling the truth

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Timorous

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Cowardly; fearful

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Abrogate

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Cancel; deny; repeal

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Harbingers

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Indicators, bringers of warnings

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Lachrymose

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Tearful, sad

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Euphemism

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A polite phrase to cover something unpleasant

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Laconic

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Using few words

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Enigmatic

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Puzzling, cryptic

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Alacrity

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Eagerness, enthusiasm

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