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
too old to be useful;outdated; obsolete
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Apathy
lack of interest or concern
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Apex
top; highest point;summit
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appease
calm; pacify
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Arbitrary
selected by random choice without solid reason
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Arcane
secret; mysterious
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Archaic
old, antiquated
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arrogant
acting superior, obnoxious, smug or rude
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Articulate
able to speak clearly and effectively
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Ascendance
domination; controlling power
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ascetic
a person who rejects physical comfort and luxury for self-discipline
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Asperity
roughness, harshness; irritability
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assail
to attack with words or force
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assiduous
persistent; hard-working; diligent; attentive to detail
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Assuage
relieve; ease;pacify
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astute
wise; insightfully clever; shrewd
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atrophy
waste away; whither
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Audacious
brazen; brash; nervy
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augment
make larger; increase
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auspicious
taking place under promising condition; likely to succeed
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Austere
stern; plain; without luxury
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Averse
feeling repelled; wanting to avoid
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Avarice
greed
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Baleful
harmful; menacing
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banal
boring;trite;insipid
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Belie
to give an impression that is the opposite of the way things really are; to misrepresent
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Belligerent
having a strong tendency to argue and fight
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Beguile
to cheat or to deceive; usually through charm; to amuse
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benediction
good wishes; a blessing
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benevolent
kind-hearted; good-natured; generous
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benign
gentle; kind-hearted; mild
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Bequeath
to leave behind or hand down through a will; transit
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blight
decay;disease; widespread death
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bolster
to support; to reinforce
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bombast
speech or writing intended to impress the audience; pompous
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brevity
briefness; conciseness
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bumptious
pushy; obnoxiously self- assertive
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cacophony
harshness of sound; opposite of harmony
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Cajole
to fool with flattery of false promises; coax; decieve
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candor
honesty; frankness
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capacious
large;roomy;spacious
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capitulate
surrender;yield
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capricious
unpredictable
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castigate
scold;punish
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caustic
burning,either with chemicals or sarcasm
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celerity
speed
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censure
to critisize
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chasten
punish;discipline; castigate
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choler
anger
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circumscribe
draw a line around;define limits;confine;restrict
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circumspect
cautious
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clemency
mercy
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coalesce
unite; grow together
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coere
to force someone by threatening or physically overpowering them
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cloister
secluded or isolated from the outside world; also, a place of seclusion
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complacent
self-satisfied; unconcerned
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compliant
following someone else's demands; conforming; obeying
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composure
calmness;equanimity
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concede
admit reluctantly; yield
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concise
short and to the point; terse
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concur
agree
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condone
to overlook, excuse, or pardon
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confound
to mix up (in one's mind); or to confuse someone else
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consonance
a blending of sounds or opinions; harmony; agreement
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consummate
to complete or make whole
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contend
to argue a point or position; to struggle for
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contingent
dependent on other circumstances; conditional
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contract
squeeze together; shrink
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contrite
sorry; penitent
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conondrum
riddle; mystery
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converge
move together to meet at a common point
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conviction
an opinion that is strongly held
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convival
fond of parties; sociable
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copious
large in quantity; abundant
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cordial
friendly; welcoming; gracious
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corporeal
having to do with the body or the physical world
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corroborate
support with evidence; tell the same story; confirm
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criteria
requirements or standards used to make a decision
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cryptic
hidden; secret; mysterious
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cupidity
greed, especially for money
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culpable
guilty; blameworthy
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cursory
quickly and incompletely done; superficial
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daunted
dismayed; disheartened discouraged
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decadence
moral decay or decline
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defame
to say things harmful to a person's reputation; malign; vilify
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deference
the act of yielding to someone else out of respect
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denounce
criticize; condemn
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depleted
emptied; drained; used up
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deplore
to express regret or disapproval; complain; critisize
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deprecate
disapprove; belittle
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deride
make fun of; ridicule
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despondent
feeling hopeless or depressed
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destitute
poor; lacking possessions
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dexterity
high level of skill; especially with the hands; adroitness
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despot
tyrant
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desultory
lacking a plan; aimless
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diatribe
a bitterly critical speech
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digress
to move away from the main topic when writing or speaking; to go off on a tangent
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dilatory
causing lateness; stalling
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Antithesis
opposite
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chastise
to scold; punish castigate
