Ingerson SAT pt 11 Flashcards
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remunerative
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profitable
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sophistry
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a deliberately deceptive or misleading argument
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admonish
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to warn sternly
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apprise
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to inform
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appropriating
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take without permission
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assail
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to attack either in speech or action
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bashful
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shy
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censor
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to remove offensive material from; a person in charge of removing offensive material from
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cite
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make reference to
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cocksureness
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arrogant confidence
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commemorate
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honor the memory of
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compelling
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forceful and convincing
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compliant
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easily influenced or imposed on
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complicated
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hard to understand; elaborate; complex; intricate
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conflated
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combined
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congregate
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to come together
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delectable
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delicious
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dependent
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relying on someone or something else for support
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dismal
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causing gloom or misery
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empiricism
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the view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should, therefore, rely on observation and experimentation
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enervated
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lacking energy, weakened, exhausted
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entrenched
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firmly established
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exhaust
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to tire (verb); gases ejected from an engine as waste products (noun)
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faculty
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mental or bodily powers; teaching staff
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fervor
passion
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fluid
subject to change (adj); a continuous amorphous substance that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas (noun)
27
gregarious
sociable; enjoying the company of others
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imperious
arrogantly domineering or overbearing
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incredulous
disbelieving, skeptical
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intellectualism
belief in the superiority of behaving in a deliberate, rational manner dictated by thought, not emotion
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intelligible
understandable
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investigating
look closely at someone or something to gain information
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lacking
needing something that is absent or unavailable
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maladroit
clumsy; not skillful; awkward
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malicious
wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
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maudlin
overly sentimental
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naive
lacking experience of life
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narcissist
conceited, self-absorbed person;
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probity
complete honesty and integriity
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proficient
quite capable; expert
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rationalism
belief in reason and logic as the primary source of knowledge
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recondite
exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding
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rectitude
moral uprightness
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semantics
the study of meaning in language
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serendipity
luck
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temper
(noun) capacity for anger; (verbs) make more moderate; change through the application of heat
47
simulator
a machine that simulates an environment for the purpose of training or research
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soothe
cause to feel better
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spiritualism
the practice of communicating with the dead through mediums; the belief in the reality of a religious or afterlife realm
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stagnant
motionless; stale; dull
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timorous
timid, shy, full of apprehension
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aberrant
markedly different from an accepted norm
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abstemious
sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
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abundant
present in great quantity
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accomodate
help out; oblige
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adversity
hardship
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aerodynamics
The study of forces and the resulting motion of objects through the air.
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aesthetic
concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
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affable
friendly
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allegiance
loyalty
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anarchy
chaos resulting from a lack of governing authority
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animosity
strong dislike; bitter hostility
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antibiotics
compounds that block the growth and reproduction of bacteria
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apocalyptic
(adj.) predicting or presaging universal destruction
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approachable
easy to meet or converse or do business with; easily to understand, with a written work
66
archaic
so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
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architect
designer of buildings; to be the creator of
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aroused
keenly excited
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artifacts
objects made and used by early humans, usually dug up by archaeologists
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assiduous
persistent, attentive, diligent
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assimilate
become similar to one's environment; incorporate into
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asthmatic
marked by wheezing, coughing, or difficult breathing
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baffle
to bewilder or confuse
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balm
soothing, healing influence; soothing, healing lotion
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bearable
endurable; tolerable
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bewildering
confusing
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bibliography
the written list of all the sources used in a report or book
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blithe
carefree, happy and lighthearted
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canvassed
surveyed; examined
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carbonaceous
relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon
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cautious
unwilling to take risks
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cavalier
carefree, happy; without regard to consequences
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clarify
make clear and (more) comprehensible
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colloquialism
informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing
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collusion
conspiracy
86
commensurate
equal to
87
commentator
expert who analyzes, explains and gives opinions on events
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compilation
an accumulation
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console
furniture or container for electronic instruments, as radio or television; to comfort
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credulous
trusting; gullible
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curtail
to cut short or stop
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daunting
intimidating; challenging
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decorative
ornamental
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defy
refuse to obey
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demolition
intentional destruction
96
devotion
commitment
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dilapidated
falling apart or ruined, run-down
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disavowed
to deny responsibility for or connection with
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discounts
reductions in price (noun); to partially doubt
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discreet
careful about what is said or done
