Ingerson SAT pt 8 Flashcards
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multifarious
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having great variety; numerous and diverse
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muted
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toned down or silenced
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myopic
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lacking foresight
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myriad
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a large indefinite number
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mystical
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a spiritual sense beyond human understanding
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nascent
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coming into existence; emerging
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nebulous
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vague
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nomads
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people who wander from place to place
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nostalgia
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longing for the past
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obliterated
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destroyed
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obsequious
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overly submissive and eager to please
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observable
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capable of being seen or noticed
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obstinacy
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stubbornness
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obtuse
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slow to learn or understand
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offset
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to balance, counteract or compensate for
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onerous
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burdensome
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oppose
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be against
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optimism
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hope or cheerfulness
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opulence
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extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance
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ossified
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become fixed and rigid
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outlook
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point of view
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overweening
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arrogant
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pacifists
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people opposed to the use of violence
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painstaking
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characterized by extreme care and great effort
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palpable
strongly perceived, as though actually felt through the senses
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panacea
cure-all
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paragon
a model of excellence or perfection
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paramount
chief in importance, above all others
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pedantic
tending to show off one's learning
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peeved
annoyed
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perfunctory
acting routinely with little interest or care
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perpetuate
to make permanent or long lasting
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perservere
to refuse to give up despite difficulties.
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perspective
point of view
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pertain
relate to; have to do with
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perused
examined; looked over carefully
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pervasive
widespread
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physiological
having to do with an organism's physical processes
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platitudes
a flat, dull, or trite remark, uttered as if it were fresh or profound
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plight
predicament
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poignant
deeply affecting, touching
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political
relating to social relationships involving authority or power
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politicized
made partisan
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polluting
contaminating
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popular
appealing to many people
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portent
a sign of something about to happen
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precede
come before
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predecessor
someone or something that came before another
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predilection
a preference toward someone or something
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preeminence
fame; top position
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premature
too soon or too hasty
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prescience
foresight
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prescriptive
giving directives or rules
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primarily
mainly
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prodigious
great in size or degree
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prodigy
an unusually gifted or intelligent young person
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productive
marked by great fruitfulness
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profitable
bringing advantage or monetary gain
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profiteer
person who takes advantage of a crisis to make money
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progenitor
ancestor
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prognosis
a prediction of the course of a disease
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progressive
moving forward; a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
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proliferation
rapid growth; spread
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propensity
a natural inclination
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prophetic
foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention
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proposals
ideas to consider
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proposed
suggested
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prospectus
document issued to possible buyers of a stocks and bonds outlining the financial condition of the company issuing those securities
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provincial
lacking sophistication, narrow-minded
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punctilious
too much careful attention paid to every small exact detail
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purveyor
supplier; seller
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quarrel
an angry dispute
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raiment
especially fine or decorative clothing
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rancor
bitter resentment or ill-will
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random
by chance, not planned or prearranged; irregular
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rarefied
of high moral or intellectual value
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recalcitrance
having a stubborn or uncooperative attitude
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recant
to withdraw or to repudiate a statement or belief
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reclusive
seeking or preferring seclusion or isolation
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recognition
approval; remember; reward
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recollected
remembered
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reconnaissance
preliminary inspection or examination
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recounted
told in detail; narrated
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recrimination
blame
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regal
royal; splendid
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regulate
to control with rules
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rehabiliation
a program of care to restore or improve
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reinforced
to strengthen
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relative
not absolute or complete; person of the same family
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relinquish
to let go; give up
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renowned
well-known, famous, celebrated
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repetitive
over and over again
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repressive
keeping down or holding back
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reprimand
rebuke formally
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reputable
respectable; well thought of
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resenting
feeling bitterness
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resolute
firm in purpose or belief
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resolve
bring to an end; reach a decision
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resuscitate
to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence
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retrenchment
curtailment; reduction; retreat to reassess
