collegeboard tests Flashcards by water lily

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surfeit

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a lot

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miffed

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annoy

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jaded

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tired, bored, lacking enthusiasm

typically after having had too much of something

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recrimination

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accusation bc someone else accused you

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exasperation

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irritation

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deliberation

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careful consideration

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alacrity

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cheerful readiness

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modicum

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small quantity

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glacial

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unfriendly, hostile

slow, icy

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reprieve

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cancel or postpone punishment or debt

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deferment

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postponement

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inducement

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bribe

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rebate

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partial refund

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advance

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lend $

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procurement

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obtaining

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lithe

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graceful, thin, supple

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derelict

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in poor condition bc of neglect

person w/o home, job, or property

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infusion

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introducing a new quality or element

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flotsam

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things that’ve been rejected and are seen as worthless

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raiment

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clothing

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reconnaissance

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surveying or research

military observation to locate enemy

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sustenance

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nourishment

maintaining someone or something

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verbose

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lengthy / wordy

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edify

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instruct or improve someone morally or intellectually

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enlightening

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to give knowledge

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technical

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requiring special knowledge to be understood

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aggregation

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combination of things come together

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prognosis

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forecast of likely outcome

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retrenchment

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reduce something in extent or quality

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ousted

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expel someone from a position

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deferential

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respectful ; deference

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sanctimonious

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acting morally superior

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unrelenting

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not yielding in strength or determination

not giving way to kindness

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discriminating

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refined taste / good judgement

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vitality

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strong and active ; energy

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obliterate

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destroy / wipe out

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panacea

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solution for difficulties

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conducive

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making an outcome likely

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tacit

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implied

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unqualified

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without limitation

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remonstrance

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protest

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lassitude

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lack of energy

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painstaking

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thoroughness / great care

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chicanery

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trickery to achieve a purpose

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fastidious

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attentive to detail

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petulant

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bad tempered

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mercenary

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making $$ at the expense of ethics

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sedulous

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dedication.

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treacly

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sentimental / flattery

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infelicities

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inappropriate remark

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fidelity

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faithfulness

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vacillate

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to waver

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vindication

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clear from blame / suspicion

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polarized

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divide into 2 contrasting sides

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equitable

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fair, impartial

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eulogy

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praise someone who just died

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myopic

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lacking imagination, intelligence, foresight

short sighted !!

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punctilious

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attention to detail

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rancorous

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bitterness / resentment

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officious

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haughty bc you have authority

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irresolute

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uncertain

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dispatch

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quickly or to send off

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deliberation

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long and careful discussion

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estrangement

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no longer on friendly terms with

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amalgam

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mixture

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smugness

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excessive pride