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1
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acquit

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to declare or find not guilty

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acute

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clever; severe

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addle

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confuse or make difficult to think properly

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annex

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take by force, especially territory

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apostate

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person who gives up religion or idea

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apprehension (3 meaning)

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fear that unpleasant might happen; quickness in understanding; arresting a person

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attribute

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characteristic; ownership

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beset (2 meaning)

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to attack or cause trouble; to decorate

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caustic

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able to destroy with chemical action; very sarcastic

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chronicle

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writing of history

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constable

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high official; guard of castle; officer maintaining order

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dinghy

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inflatable rubber boat

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diversion

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act of veering away from a course

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dowry (2 meaning)

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gift that bride offers to her husband at marriage; natural talent

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embalm

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preserve

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entrails

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internal parts of animal or system

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entrench

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estabilish; fortify

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epigram

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short saying

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exigent

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urgent; critical

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expunge

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to delete, erase or destroy

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facetious

A

witty

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gala

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festival

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incumbent (3 meaning)

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currently holding power; imposed as duty; resting on something

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indelible

A

unforgettable

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lament

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express sadness

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loquacious

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tending to be talkative

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magisterial

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showing skill of a master or expert

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manifesto

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public declaration

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masquerade

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가면무도회 가면

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mitigate

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appease

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nocturnal

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relating to night

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nostalgia

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homesick

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obstinate

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stubborn; resisting to change

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odyssey

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journey

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omnipotent

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almighty

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pacifist

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파시즘

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paucity

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small number

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philologist

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a person who studies literature

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predilection

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bias

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propriety

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socially correct behavior

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pulmonary

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relating to lungs

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remonstrate

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protest

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subpoena

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written command requiring a person to appear at court

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tirade

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long emotional speech of condemnation

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translucent

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semitransparent

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trenchant

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powerfully effective; certain

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umbrage

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feeling offensed; doubtful feeling

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upbraid

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criticize severely

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waif

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homeless

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wanton

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inhumane

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adjunct

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accesory

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aghast

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horror

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alcove

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small room

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allocate

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give out for perpose

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anemometer

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instrument that checks gas speed

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arboreal

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relating to lives in a tree

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babble

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to talk rapidly without sense

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bibulous

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alcoholic/ draining liquids

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blase

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lack of interest

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buttress

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reinforcement

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carnal (2 meaning)

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relating to body; lustful

62
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cohesion

A

unity

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constellate

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unite

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contemporary

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relating to current period

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counterintuitive

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unreasonable

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delirium

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madness

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devious

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sneaky

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disparage

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degrade

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duplicitous

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dishonest

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eclectic

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diverse

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embezzle

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steal

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encyclical

A

letter sent by pope

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eponymous

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named after

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facet

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surface

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felicity

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joy

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folio

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paper

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fortuitous

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fortunate

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furrow

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depression

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harbinger

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pioneer

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inclination

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bias

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levity

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lack of seriousness

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malady

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disease; harmful condition

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meme

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trend

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ornate

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elaborate; decorate

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pantheon

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hall of hame

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pensive

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engaged in mourn

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piety

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strong belief to a religion

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plebiscite

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vote

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posterity

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offspring

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progeny

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offspring

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ravenous

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starving

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recondite

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secret

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remiss

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irresponsible

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requital

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giving good for good, bad or bad; compensation

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revocation

A

act of calling back

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ruminate

A

consider; think over

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transverse

A

extending across

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treatise

A

book describing a subject in detail

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tribulation

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hardship; trouble

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verdant (2 meaning)

A

grassy; immature

SAT CORE VOCAB (8 decks)

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