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Deck 6-8 Flashcards

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seclusion

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n. isolation; solitude

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exonerate

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v. acquit; exculpate; free from guilt

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repel

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v. drive away; disgust

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repudiate

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v. disown; disavow

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remorse

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n. guilt; self-reproach

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disclose

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v. reveal

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discount

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v. disregard; dismiss

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exploit

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v. make use of (sometime unjustly)

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expedient

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adj. suitable; practical; politic

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exhilarating

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adj. invigorating and refreshing; cheering

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fervor

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n. glowing ardor; intensity of feeling

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haughtiness

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n. pride; arrogance

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hedonist

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n. one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life

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inconsequential

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adj. insignificant; unimportant

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incisive

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adj. cutting sharp

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insularity

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n. narrow-mindedness; isolation

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innocuous

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adj. harmless

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obstinate

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adj. stubborn; hard to control or threat

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profound

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adj. deep; not superficial; complete

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profusion

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n. overabundance; lavish expenditure; excess

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pervasive

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adj. spreading throughout every part; pervading

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opulence

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n. extreme wealth; luxuriousness; overabundance

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dissert

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v. agree

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exhaustive

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adj. thorough; comprehensive

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incongruous

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adj. not fitting; absurd

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insipid

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adj. lacking flavor; dull

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opaque

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adj. dark; not transparent

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opportunist

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n. individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by twking advantage of circumstances

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abate

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v. subside; decrease; lessen

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aggregate

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v. gather; accumulate

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acrid

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adj. sharp; bitterly pungent

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acrimonious

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adj. bitter in words or manner

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blighted

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adj. suffering from a disease; destroyed

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corrugated

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adj. wrinkled; ridged

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discourse

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n. formal discussion; conversation

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deleterious

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adj. harmful

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equitable

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adj. fair; impartial

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expedite

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v. accelerate

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fallow

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n. uncultivated land

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florid

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adj. ruddy; reddish; flowery

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impregnable

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adj. invulnerable

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insolvent

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adj. bankrupt; unable to pay one’s debts

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lassitude

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n. languor; weariness

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mercurial

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adj. capricious; changing; fickle

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profilgate

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adj. dissipated; wasteful; wildly immoral

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resplendent

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adj. dazzling; glorious; brilliant

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savory

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adj. tasty; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable

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spurious

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adj. false; counterfeit; forged; illogical

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tenacity

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n. firmness; persistence

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unprecedented

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adj. novel; unparalleled

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ebullient

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adj. showing excitement; overflowing enthusiasm

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assuage

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v. ease or lessen (pain), satisfy (hunger), soothe (anger)

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avent

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v. prevent; turn away

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foolhardy

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adj. rash (acting or tensing to act too hastily without consideration)

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impecunious

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adj. without money

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odious

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adj. hateful; vile

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nuance

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n. shade or difference in meaning or color; subtle distinction

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trifling

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adj. trivial; unimportant

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parsimony

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n. stinginess; excessive frugality

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pernicious

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adj. very destructive

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laconic

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adj. brief and to the point

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incidental

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adj. not essential; minor

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efface

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v. rub out

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depose

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v. dethrone; remove from office

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converge

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v. approach; tend to meet; come together

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bequeath

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v. leave to someone by will; hand down

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accolade

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n. award of merit

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arable

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adj. fit for growing crops

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assiduous

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adj. diligent

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beguile

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v. mislead or delude; pass time

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coalesce

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v. combine; fuse

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colloquial

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adj. pertaining to conversational or common speech

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confluence

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n. flowing together; crowd

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debunk

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v. expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.; ridicule

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discrepancy

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n. lack of consistency; difference

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elicit

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v. draw out by discussion

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edify

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v. instruct; correct morally

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inexorable

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adj. relentless; unyielding; implacable

78
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lampoon

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v. ridicule

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misnathrope

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n. one who hates mankind

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mercenary

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adj. interested in money or gain

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mollify

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v. soothe

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perfunctory

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adj. superficial; not thorough; lacking interest; care or enthusiasm

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pithy

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adj. concise; meaningful; substantial; meaty

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remission

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n. temporary moderation of disease; cancellation of debt; forgiveness or pardon

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replete

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adj. filled to the brim or to the point if being stuffed; abundantly supplied

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surfeit

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v. satiate; stuff; indulge to excess in anything

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acquiesce

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v. assent; agree without protesting

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apocryphal

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adj. untrue; made up

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atrophy

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v. waste away

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circumlocution

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n. indirect or roundabout expression

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culpable

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adj. deserving blame

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debilitate

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v. weaken; enfeeble

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diffidence

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n. shyness

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eucidate

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v. explain; enlighten

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iconoclastic

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adj. attacking cherished traditions

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lithe

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adj. flexible; supple

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munificient

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adj. very generous

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precarious

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adj. uncertain; risky

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respite

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n. interval of relief; time for rest; delay in punishment

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spurn

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v. reject; scorn

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strident

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adj. large and harsh; insistent

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sycophant

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n. servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man

SAT Barrons Missed (3 decks)

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