CB SAT 6 Flashcards

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Jaded

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Worn out, wearied, overworked or overused

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Penurious

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Extremely poor; destitute; indignent

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Vigilant

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Ever awake and alert; sleeplessly watchful

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Conciliatory

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To overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over

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Phlegmatic

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Not easily excited to action or hostility of; placate; win over

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6
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Modicum

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A moderate or small amount

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Surfeit

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Excess; an excessive amount

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Juxtaposition

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An act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast

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Encroach

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To advance beyond proper, established, or usual limits

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Negation

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The act of denying

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Arbitrate

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To decide as arbitrator or arbiter; determine

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Formidable

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Causing fear, apprehension or dread

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Delineate

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To portray in word; describe or outline with precision

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Exacerbate

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To increase the severity, bitterness, or violence (disease, ill feeling) ; aggravate

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Alacrity

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Cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness

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Recrimination

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The act of recriminations, or countercharging; to accuse in return

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17
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Mitigate

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To make less severe

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Eradicate

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To remove or destroy utterly, extirpate

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Tangential

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Divergent or digressive, as from a subject under consideration

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Exorbitant

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Exceeding bounds of custom, propriety or reason, especially in amount or extent; highly excessive

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Indiscernible

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That cannot be seen or perceived clearly; imperceptible

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Aesthete

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A person who has or professes to have refined sensitivity toward the beauties of art or nature

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Pragmatic

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Or of pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations

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Unprecedented

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Without previous instance; never before known or experienced; unexampled or unparalleled

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Imperative
Absolutely necessary or required; unavoidable
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Undermine
To weaken
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Decimate
T destroy a great number or proportion of
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Capricious
Fickle; subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim; Erratic
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Incongruous
Not harmonious in character, in consonant, lacking harmony of parts
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Flout
To treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at, mock
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Impermanent
Not permanent or enduring; transitory
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Acumen
Keen insight, shrewdness
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Deferment
The act of deferring or putting off; postponement
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Inducement
Something that induces, persuades, or motivates
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Reprieve
A respite from impending punishment, as from execution of a sentence of death
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Lithe
Bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible
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Tremulous
Of persons, the body | Characterized by trembling from fear, nervousness or weakness
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Fickle
Likely to change, especially due to caprice, irresolution
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Emphatic
Uttered or to be uttered, with emphasis; strongly expressive
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Nondescript
Of no recognized, definite, or particular type or kind
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Scouring
To clear or rid of what is undesirable
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Venerable
Commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity; worthy of veneration or reverence As because of high office or noble character
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Raze
To tear down, demolish; level to the ground
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Placid
Pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled, tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed