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ENGLISH SAT #1 Flashcards

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Abstract

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theoretical; not concrete

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Abstruse

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hard to understand

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accolade

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an award or praise

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Acclaim

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praise; applaud

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Acquiescent

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reluctantly agreeable; compliant

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Acrimony

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words or behavior filled with harshness or anger

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adamant

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refusing to change; stubborn; unyielding

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adroit

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skillful in physical activity or in handling difficult situations

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advocate

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support; plead for;speak on behalf of

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affable

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friendly; easygoing

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Affirmation

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positive statement;assertion; agreement

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alienate

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to push someone away, or cause them to separate from people

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aloof

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detached;apart;indifferent

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Altruistic

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unselfish;caring

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Ambidextrous

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able to use both hands with equal skill

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ambiguous

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unclear;vague;having several possible interpretations

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ambivalence

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indecision; feeling of being pulled in two directions

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Ameliorate

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to make an unpleasant situation better; to improve

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Amity

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Friendship

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Amorphous

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without form or shape

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Analogous

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similar

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Anarchy

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lack of order; chaos

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Anathema

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religious course; or think or person being cursed

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Antagonistic

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in hostile competition; opposing

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Antiquated

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too old to be useful;outdated; obsolete

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Apathy

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lack of interest or concern

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Apex

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top; highest point;summit

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appease

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calm; pacify

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Arbitrary

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selected by random choice without solid reason

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Arcane

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secret; mysterious

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Archaic

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old, antiquated

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arrogant

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acting superior, obnoxious, smug or rude

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Articulate

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able to speak clearly and effectively

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Ascendance

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domination; controlling power

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ascetic

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a person who rejects physical comfort and luxury for self-discipline

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Asperity

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roughness, harshness; irritability

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assail

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to attack with words or force

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assiduous

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persistent; hard-working; diligent; attentive to detail

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Assuage

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relieve; ease;pacify

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astute

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wise; insightfully clever; shrewd

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atrophy

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waste away; whither

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Audacious

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brazen; brash; nervy

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augment

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make larger; increase

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auspicious

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taking place under promising condition; likely to succeed

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Austere

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stern; plain; without luxury

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Averse

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feeling repelled; wanting to avoid

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Avarice

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greed

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Baleful

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harmful; menacing

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banal

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boring;trite;insipid

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Belie

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to give an impression that is the opposite of the way things really are; to misrepresent

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Belligerent

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having a strong tendency to argue and fight

52
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Beguile

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to cheat or to deceive; usually through charm; to amuse

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benediction

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good wishes; a blessing

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benevolent

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kind-hearted; good-natured; generous

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benign

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gentle; kind-hearted; mild

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Bequeath

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to leave behind or hand down through a will; transit

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blight

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decay;disease; widespread death

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bolster

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to support; to reinforce

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bombast

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speech or writing intended to impress the audience; pompous

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brevity

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briefness; conciseness

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bumptious

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pushy; obnoxiously self- assertive

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cacophony

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harshness of sound; opposite of harmony

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Cajole

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to fool with flattery of false promises; coax; decieve

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candor

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honesty; frankness

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capacious

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large;roomy;spacious

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capitulate

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surrender;yield

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capricious

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unpredictable

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castigate

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scold;punish

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caustic

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burning,either with chemicals or sarcasm

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celerity

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speed

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censure

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to critisize

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chasten

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punish;discipline; castigate

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choler

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anger

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circumscribe

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draw a line around;define limits;confine;restrict

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circumspect

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cautious

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clemency

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mercy

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coalesce

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unite; grow together

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coere

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to force someone by threatening or physically overpowering them

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cloister

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secluded or isolated from the outside world; also, a place of seclusion

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complacent

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self-satisfied; unconcerned

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compliant

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following someone else’s demands; conforming; obeying

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composure

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calmness;equanimity

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concede

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admit reluctantly; yield

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concise

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short and to the point; terse

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concur

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agree

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condone

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to overlook, excuse, or pardon

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confound

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to mix up (in one’s mind); or to confuse someone else

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consonance

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a blending of sounds or opinions; harmony; agreement

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consummate

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to complete or make whole

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contend

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to argue a point or position; to struggle for

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contingent

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dependent on other circumstances; conditional

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contract

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squeeze together; shrink

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contrite

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sorry; penitent

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conondrum

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riddle; mystery

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converge

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move together to meet at a common point

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conviction

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an opinion that is strongly held

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convival

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fond of parties; sociable

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copious

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large in quantity; abundant

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cordial

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friendly; welcoming; gracious

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corporeal

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having to do with the body or the physical world

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corroborate

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support with evidence; tell the same story; confirm

102
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criteria

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requirements or standards used to make a decision

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cryptic

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hidden; secret; mysterious

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cupidity

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greed, especially for money

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culpable

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guilty; blameworthy

106
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cursory

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quickly and incompletely done; superficial

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daunted

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dismayed; disheartened discouraged

108
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decadence

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moral decay or decline

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defame

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to say things harmful to a person’s reputation; malign; vilify

110
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deference

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the act of yielding to someone else out of respect

111
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denounce

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criticize; condemn

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depleted

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emptied; drained; used up

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deplore

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to express regret or disapproval; complain; critisize

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deprecate

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disapprove; belittle

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deride

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make fun of; ridicule

116
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despondent

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feeling hopeless or depressed

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destitute

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poor; lacking possessions

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dexterity

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high level of skill; especially with the hands; adroitness

119
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despot

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tyrant

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desultory

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lacking a plan; aimless

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diatribe

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a bitterly critical speech

122
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digress

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to move away from the main topic when writing or speaking; to go off on a tangent

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dilatory

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causing lateness; stalling

124
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Antithesis

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opposite

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chastise

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to scold; punish castigate

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