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profane

A

irreverent for religion

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renegade

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someone who deserts a cause, disloyal, not trustworthy

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sacrilegious

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disrespecting something sacred

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sacrosanct

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sacred

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seditious

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provoking rebellion against established authority

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solemnize

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perform a formal ceremony, make serious or grave

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sovereign

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self-governing, independent

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aspersion

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disparaging remark, slander

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caluminate

A

belittle

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carping

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nagging, critical

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decry, decried

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condemn

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diatribe

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critical speech

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eschew

A

avoid, shun

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excoriate

A

belittle (most extreme)

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haranguing

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ranting

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malign

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to vilify, speak evil of someone or something

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plaudit

A

enthusiastic praise

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reprove

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criticize, admonish

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sardonic

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scornfully mocking

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upbraid

A

belittle

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vilify

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spread negative information about, defame

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bravado

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swagger, outward display of self-confidence

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effrontery

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excessively bold behavior, presumptuousness

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grandiloquent

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pompous, using pretentious language

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impertinent

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haughty

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intractable

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stubborn, difficult to influence

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magisterial

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commanding, authoritative

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narcissist

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conceited person

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ostentatious

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showy, pretentious

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unassuming

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modest, not arrogant

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arid

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dry

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conducive

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inducive, tending to bring about

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conflate

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combine, fuse

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corollary

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natural consequence

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desiccate

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dry out

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drought

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prolonged period of time with no rainfall

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engender

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produce

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metamorphose

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transform

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osmosis

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gradual absorption

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ossify

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harden, become rigid

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salutary

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favorable to heath, beneficial

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contiguous

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sharing a border

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distend, distension

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swell

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emanciated

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very thin

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endemic

A

native to a region

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epidemic

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spread of disease in an area

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excise

A

remove

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flag

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weaken or lessen

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itinerant

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traveling

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juxtaposition

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the act of positioning things close together

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localize

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restrict to a particular place

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myriad

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vast number, innumerable

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paltry

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insignificant, meager

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pandemic

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widespread disease

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populous

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having a large population

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rarefy

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make thin or less compact

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replete

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abundantly supplied

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seclusion

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privacy, isolation

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spareness

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the state of being sparse or scanty

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stratified

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layered, hierarchial

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winnow

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sorting, filtering

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zenith

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highest point

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corpulence

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obesity

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membranous

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thin and flexible, like a membrane

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abstemious

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eating and drinking in moderation

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acrid

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pungent, bitter

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amorphous

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shapeless, unstructured

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aural

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relating to the ear, hearing

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denuded

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stripped, bare

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hedonist

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someone driven by pleasure

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imbue

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permeate, soak

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pallid

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pale, wan

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undefiled

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immaculate, pure

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unsightly

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ugly

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verve

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flamboyant style

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evanescent

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tending to vanish, not permanent

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expedite

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speed up, accelerate

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extemporize

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impromptu, spoken or performed without preparation

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perennial

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long-lasting, continual

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premonition

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a feeling of evil to come, foreboding

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prescient

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psychic

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synchrony

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coincidence in time

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apocryphal

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dubious, erroneous

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conspicuous

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clearly visible, obcious

85
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demagouge

A

a leader who influences his followers with emotions

86
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dissembler

A

liar

SAT vocab (10 decks)

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