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SAT Barrons Missed > Deck 1-5 > Flashcards

Deck 1-5 Flashcards

1
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glutton

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n. someone who eats too much

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rancor

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n. bitterness; hatred

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3
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capricious

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adj. unpredictable

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hypocritical

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adj. claiming feelings or moral goodness (virtues) one does not have; deceiving

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5
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endorse

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v. approve; support

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ascetic

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adj. practicing self-denial; austere

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frivolous

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adj. lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant

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advocate

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v. urge; plead for

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archaic

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adj. antiquated; marked by characteristic of earlier period

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despondent

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adj. depressed; gloomy

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mitigate

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v. appease; moderate

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aesthetic

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adj. artistic; dealing with or capable if the beautiful

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ambivalance

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n. the state if having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes

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14
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constraint

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n. compulsion; repression of feelings

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deprecate

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v. express disapproval of; protest against; belittle

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antagonism

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n. hostility; active resistance

17
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elusive

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adj. evasive; baffling; hard to grasp

18
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duplicity

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n. double-dealing; hypocrisy

19
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disparage

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v. belittle

20
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disparity

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n. difference; condition of inequality

21
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depravity

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n. extreme corruption; wickedness

22
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altruistic

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adj. unselfishly generous; concerned for others

23
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sporadic

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adj. occurring irregularly

24
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vigor

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n. active strength or energy

25
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vindicate

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v. clear from blame; exonerate; justify or support

26
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undermine

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v. weaken; sap

27
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preclude

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v. make impossible; eliminate

28
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immutable

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adj. unchangeable

29
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corroborate

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v. confirm, support

30
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deplore

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v. regret, disapprove of

31
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digression

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n. wandering away from the subject

32
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diminution

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n. lessening; reduction in size

33
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exacerbate

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v. worsen; embitter

34
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induce

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v. persuade

35
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inundate

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v. overwhelm; flood; submerge

36
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oblivion

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n. obscurity; forgetfulness

37
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partisan

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adj. one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party

38
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presumptuous

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adj. overconfident; impertinently bold; taking liberties

39
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prodigal

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adj. wasteful; reckless with money

SAT Barrons Missed (3 decks)

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