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SAT Barron's > Deck 21 > Flashcards

Deck 21 Flashcards

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abyss

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n. enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit

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adherent

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n. supporter; follower

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agility

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n. nimbleness

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alloy (n)

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n. a mixture as of metals

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5
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annotate

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v. comment; make explanatory notes

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apparatus

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n. equipment

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arid

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adj. dry; barren

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autocratic

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adj. having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial

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barb

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n. sharp projection from fishhook, etc. ; openly cutting remark

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beneficiary

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n. person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will

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bloated

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adj. swollen or puffed as with water or air

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bristling

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adj. rising like bristles; showing irritation

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calorific

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adj. heat-producing

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cater to

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v. supply something desired (whether good or bad)

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charisma

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n. divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of a political leader

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collate

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v. examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order

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17
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context

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n. writings preceding and following the passage quoted

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deify

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v. turn into a god; idolize

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depredation

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n. plundering

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20
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diagnosis

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n. art of identifying a disease; analysis of a condition

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discomfit

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v. put to rout; defeat; disconcert

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dutiful

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adj. respectful; obedient

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endemic

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adj. prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country

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epitaph

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n. inscription in memory of a dead person

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fluency

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n. smoothness of speech

26
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fraudulent

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adj. cheating; deceitful

27
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garbled

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adj. mixed up; jumbled; distorted

28
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gloss over

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v. explain away

29
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gruesome

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adj. grisly; horrible

30
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heyday

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n. time of greatest success; prime

31
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imprudent

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adj. lacking caution; injudicious

32
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incense

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v. enrage; infuriate

33
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incontinent

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adj. lacking self-restraint; licentious

34
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inhibit

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v. restrain; retard or prevent

35
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infernal

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adj. pertaining to hell; devilish

36
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invocation

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n. prayer for help; calling upon as a reference or support

37
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intricate

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adj. complex; knotty; tangled

38
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jocose

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adj. given to joking

39
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knave

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n. untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel

40
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lugubrious

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adj. mournful

41
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maladroit

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adj. clumsy; bungling

42
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maternal

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adj. motherly

43
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meditation

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n. reflection; thought

44
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metaphysical

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adj. pertaining to speculative philosophy

45
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outmoded

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adj. no longer stylish; old-fashioned

46
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partial

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adj. incomplete; having a liking for something

47
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monosyllabic

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adj. having only one syllable

48
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precise

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adj. exact

49
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practitioner

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n. someone engaged in a profession (law, medicine)

50
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purveyor

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n. one who furnishes foodstuffs; caterer

51
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recast

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v. reconstruct (a sentence, story, etc.); fashion again

52
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smirk

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n. conceited smile

53
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stilted

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adj. bombastic; inflated

54
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tedious

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adj. boring; tiring

55
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timidity

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n. lack of self-confidence or courage

56
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traumatic

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adj. pertaining to an injury caused by violence

57
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unbridled

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adj. violent

58
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vignette

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n. picture; short literary sketch

59
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veracity

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n. truthfulness

60
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worldly

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adj. engrossed in matters of this earth; not spiritual

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