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Deck 26 Flashcards

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Pristine

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adj. extremely clean or new; not changed in any way and left in its original condition; pure, unspoiled

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Hackneyed

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adj. not interesting, funny etc, because of being used too often; cliche

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Chaff

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n. the outer part of grain such as wheat; something comparatively worthless; waste, leftover

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Natal

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adj. relating to the place or time of one’s birth; referring to birth, genetic, biological

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Rancid

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adj. having the disagreeable odor or taste; stinking, sour, rotten

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Congregation

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n. a group of people assembled for religious worship; gathering, assembly, flock

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Patronize

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v. to give money or support to (someone or something); to talk to someone in a way that shows that you believe you are intelligent or better than other people; support

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Compatriot

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n. a person from your own country

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Paternal

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adj. of or like a father; protective, fatherly, patriarchal

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Patriarchy

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n. A form of social organization in which males dominate females

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Perceptive

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adj. having the ability to achieve understanding

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Precise

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adj. clear, accurate
exact, specific

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Conjecture

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v. guess, estimate, speculate

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Naive

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adj. lack experience and so expect things to be easy or people to be honest or kind; innocent, trusting, childlike

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Gullible

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adj. easily tricked because they are too trusting; naïve

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Imperious

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adj. unpleasantly proud and expecting to be obeyed; arrogant, commanding, domineering

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Preposterous

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adj. ridiculous, absurd, outrageous, unreasonable, foolish

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Bolster

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n/v. n. a long pillow or cushion; v. to support

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Affront

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v. To insult intentionally, especially openly; offend, outrage

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Pompous

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adj. arrogant or conceited.

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Baffle

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v. To frustrate or check (a person) as by confusing or perplexing; mystify, puzzle, bewilder

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Deception

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n. a trick to deceive someone; the act of deceiving someone; trickery, fraud, dishonesty

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Deceive

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v. to make someone believe something that is not true; mislead, lie

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Hypocrisy

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n. falseness; the practice of professing beliefs, or virtues that one does not hold

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Ruse

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n. a trick intended to deceive someone

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Sham

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n. fake, deception, imitation

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Fraudulent

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adj. intended to deceive people in an illegal way, in order to gain money, power; deceitful, dishonest, fake

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Dissemble

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v. v.to hide your real feelings or intentions, often by pretending to have different ones; disguise

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Delusion

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n. a false belief, opinion, illusion, misbelief, misconception

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Incisive

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adj. very clear, direct, keen, sharp, perceptive

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Judicious

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adj. harp; showing the ability to think and express ideas clearly, briefly, and forcefully

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Astute

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adj. showing shrewdness
shrewd, smart, perceptive

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Gawky

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adj. tall, awkward, clumsy

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Inept

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adj. having or showing no skill; clumsy

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Condone

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v. accept and allow (behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive) to continue; pardon, disregard, forgive

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Feasible

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adj. possible, able to be done, achievable, viable

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Entreat

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v. to beg, implore, ask earnestly, plead

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Soluble

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adj. can be dissolved in a liquid; can be solved

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Amnesty

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n. an official pardon granted to a group of prisoners by the state; pardon

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Solution

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n. a liquid in which something is dissolved; a way of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult
situation; answer, resolution, key

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Apt

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adj. suitable, appropriate; having a natural tendency

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Quixotic

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adj. exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical

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Anthropologist

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n. an expert or student in the study of human societies and cultures and their development.

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Democracy

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n. Government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives; people power

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Cardiologist

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n. a doctor who specializes in heart diseases

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Dermatology

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n. study of skin diseases

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Photography

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n. the art or practice of taking and processing photographs; shooting, cinematography, filmmaking

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Entomology

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n. the scientific study of insects

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Inauspicious

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adj. not favorable, ominous, unpromising, discouraging

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Auspicious

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adj. showing signs that success is likely; favorable, promising, fortunate

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Omen

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n. an event regarded as a portent of good or evil

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Ominous

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adj. making you feel that something bad is going to happen

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Portent

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n. a sign or warning of something is going to happen in the future

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Prophecy

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n. prediction, forecast, foretelling

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Oracle

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n. a prediction or a person who makes a prediction; prophecy

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Herald

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n/v. a messenger; to announce; to be a sign that sth is going to happen

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Prognostication

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n. a prediction, foretelling

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Sinister

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adj. seeming evil or dangerous; making you think something bad will happen; threatening, menacing

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Anticipate

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v. regard as probable; expect or predict

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Inconsolable

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adj. very sad and unable to be comforted

SSAT Upper Prep Vocabulary (19 decks)

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