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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

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passion

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fluid

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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)

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gregarious

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sociable; enjoying the company of others

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imperious

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arrogantly domineering or overbearing

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incredulous

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disbelieving, skeptical

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intellectualism

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belief in the superiority of behaving in a deliberate, rational manner dictated by thought, not emotion

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intelligible

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understandable

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investigating

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look closely at someone or something to gain information

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lacking

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needing something that is absent or unavailable

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maladroit

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clumsy; not skillful; awkward

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malicious

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wishing or appearing to wish evil to others

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maudlin

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overly sentimental

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naive

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lacking experience of life

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narcissist

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conceited, self-absorbed person;

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probity

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complete honesty and integriity

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proficient

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quite capable; expert

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rationalism

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belief in reason and logic as the primary source of knowledge

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recondite

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exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding

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rectitude

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moral uprightness

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semantics

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the study of meaning in language

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serendipity

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luck

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temper

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(noun) capacity for anger; (verbs) make more moderate; change through the application of heat

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simulator

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a machine that simulates an environment for the purpose of training or research

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soothe

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cause to feel better

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spiritualism

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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

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motionless; stale; dull

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timorous

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timid, shy, full of apprehension

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aberrant

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markedly different from an accepted norm

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abstemious

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sparing in eating and drinking; temperate

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abundant

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present in great quantity

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accomodate

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help out; oblige

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adversity

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hardship

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aerodynamics

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The study of forces and the resulting motion of objects through the air.

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aesthetic

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concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste

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affable

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friendly

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allegiance

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loyalty

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anarchy

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chaos resulting from a lack of governing authority

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animosity

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strong dislike; bitter hostility

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antibiotics

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compounds that block the growth and reproduction of bacteria

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apocalyptic

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(adj.) predicting or presaging universal destruction

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approachable

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easy to meet or converse or do business with; easily to understand, with a written work

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archaic

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so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period

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architect

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designer of buildings; to be the creator of

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aroused

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keenly excited

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artifacts

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objects made and used by early humans, usually dug up by archaeologists

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assiduous

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persistent, attentive, diligent

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assimilate

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become similar to one’s environment; incorporate into

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asthmatic

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marked by wheezing, coughing, or difficult breathing

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baffle

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to bewilder or confuse

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balm

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soothing, healing influence; soothing, healing lotion

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bearable

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endurable; tolerable

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bewildering

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confusing

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bibliography

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the written list of all the sources used in a report or book

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blithe

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carefree, happy and lighthearted

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canvassed

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surveyed; examined

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carbonaceous

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relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon

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cautious

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unwilling to take risks

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cavalier

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carefree, happy; without regard to consequences

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clarify

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make clear and (more) comprehensible

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colloquialism

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informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing

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collusion

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conspiracy

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commensurate

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equal to

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commentator

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expert who analyzes, explains and gives opinions on events

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compilation

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an accumulation

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console

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furniture or container for electronic instruments, as radio or television; to comfort

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credulous

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trusting; gullible

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curtail

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to cut short or stop

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daunting

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intimidating; challenging

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decorative

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ornamental

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defy

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refuse to obey

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demolition

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intentional destruction

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devotion

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commitment

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dilapidated

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falling apart or ruined, run-down

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disavowed

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to deny responsibility for or connection with

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discounts

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reductions in price (noun); to partially doubt

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discreet

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careful about what is said or done

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