Ingerson SAT pt 12 Flashcards

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disproportionate

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not in correct relation or balance

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dissipation

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wasteful spending, squandering; to spread out and become less concentrated

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distressed

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upset; financial property that is selling at a loss; to make furniture look older and more worn down

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4
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disturbing

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upsetting; bothering

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5
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diverted

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pleasantly occupied; turned away

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6
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downplay

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de-emphasize; make light of

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dubbed

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named or called; a movie in which the original actors’ voices have been replaced with other actors speaking another language

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8
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ecologist

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a biologist who studies the relation between organisms and their environment

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economy

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the system of production and distribution and consumption of goods and services; efficiency

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10
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electrify

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supply electricity to; to excite

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11
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eminent

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well-known due to expertise

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12
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emissions

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gases released into the air, especially by cars and factories

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13
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endangered

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in unsafe conditions; for a species, subject to possible extinction

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14
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endearing

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lovable especially in a childlike or naive way

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enthusiastic

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having or showing great excitement and interest

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16
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envision

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imagine

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17
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estimable

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deserving of respect or high regard

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18
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exaltation

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to glorify; to hold in esteem

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19
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exemplify

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illustrate

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20
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exhibit

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to show or demonstrate

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21
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extemporize

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perform without preparation

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22
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exuberance

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joyful enthusiasm

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23
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factual

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actual, real, truthful

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24
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fanciful

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imaginary

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ferocity
fierceness
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fervid
exhibiting strong emotions
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figurative
not actual -- symbolic
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filthy
not clean, dirty; obscene
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flexible
able to adjust readily to different conditions
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foolhardy
unwise; not carefully thought through
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foreshadows
indication of future events
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forthright
honest
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geology
a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
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gestured
made a motion to express thought or emphasize speech; action that indicates an emotion
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grandiloquent
using big and fancy words when speaking for the purpose of impressing others
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grandstanding
showing off
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guardian
a person who cares for persons or property
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habitual
usual
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harbinger
predictor of the future
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harbors
to give shelter; protected body of water
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heckling
to embarrass and annoy a speaker or performer
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heritage
practices that are handed down from the past by tradition
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hesitated
waited or stopped because of uncertainty
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hone
make perfect or complete
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ignore
give no attention to
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immodest
boastful; offending accepted practices of revealing specific parts of the body in public
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immune
secure against; specifically, with regard to disease caused by organisms
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imperturbable
in capable of being upset or thrown off balance emotionally
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impractical
unrealistic
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incontrovertibly
not open to question or dispute
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incriminating
showing guilt
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indefatigably
tirelessly
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indicative
demonstrates
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inexact
not precise
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ingratiating
calculated to please or gain favor
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inhibit
restrain; prohibit
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inimical
hostile, unfriendly
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inordinate
far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive
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instill
to fill with, as with a certain quality
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interminable
endless
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invariable
unchanging
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investor
person who puts money into a project to earn a profit
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invidious
offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment
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invulnerable
not able to be wounded or hurt
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ire
anger
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irrational
not functioning based on reason; emotionally out of control
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isolation
separation from others; aloneness
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libel
written falsehoods about someone
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lifelike
giving the appearance of being similar to a living thing
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magnate
wealthy business owner
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mediate
negotiate (verb)
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malignant
dangerous and harmful
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manifestation
outward demonstration; indication; something which comes into being
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memento
souvenir
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mercilessly
without pity or remorse
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mimic
to imitate the behavior of someone
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misanthrope
person who dislikes humanity
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mismanagement
careless, inefficient planning; running business incompetently
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monarch
government by one ruler
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mordant
bitingly sarcastic
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morose
being sullen or gloomy
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motives
the needs, wants, interests, and desires that cause people's behaviors
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mudslinging
The use of insults to attack an opponent's reputation
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multicultural
including many ethnic groups
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narrow-minded
unwilling to accept or try to understand ideas that are new or different
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negligence
carelessness
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nimble
agile; capable of moving quickly and deftly
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noble
having high moral qualities; member of the ruling class who inherits that status
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nonplussed
perplexed
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nourishment
literally food; metaphorically, something that sustains someone's spirit or energy
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novella
short novel; longer than a short story
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nuclear
of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom
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obdurate
stubborn
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occult
supernatural
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ominous
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
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originality
freshness; novelty; inventiveness
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ostensibly
supposedly; purportedly; allegedly
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outrageous
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
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outwitted
defeated by someone else's cleverness
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parallel
matching; comparable; a line of latitude