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

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strongly perceived, as though actually felt through the senses

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panacea

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cure-all

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paragon

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a model of excellence or perfection

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paramount

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chief in importance, above all others

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pedantic

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tending to show off one’s learning

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peeved

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annoyed

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perfunctory

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acting routinely with little interest or care

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perpetuate

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to make permanent or long lasting

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perservere

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to refuse to give up despite difficulties.

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perspective

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point of view

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pertain

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relate to; have to do with

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perused

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examined; looked over carefully

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pervasive

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widespread

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physiological

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having to do with an organism’s physical processes

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platitudes

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a flat, dull, or trite remark, uttered as if it were fresh or profound

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plight

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predicament

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poignant

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deeply affecting, touching

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political

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relating to social relationships involving authority or power

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politicized

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made partisan

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polluting

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contaminating

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popular

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appealing to many people

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portent

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a sign of something about to happen

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precede

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come before

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predecessor

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someone or something that came before another

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predilection

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a preference toward someone or something

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preeminence

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fame; top position

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premature

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too soon or too hasty

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prescience

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foresight

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prescriptive

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giving directives or rules

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primarily

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mainly

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prodigious

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great in size or degree

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prodigy

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an unusually gifted or intelligent young person

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productive

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marked by great fruitfulness

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profitable

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bringing advantage or monetary gain

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profiteer

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person who takes advantage of a crisis to make money

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progenitor

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ancestor

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prognosis

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a prediction of the course of a disease

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progressive

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moving forward; a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties

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proliferation

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rapid growth; spread

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propensity

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a natural inclination

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prophetic

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foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention

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proposals

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ideas to consider

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proposed

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suggested

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prospectus

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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

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lacking sophistication, narrow-minded

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punctilious

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too much careful attention paid to every small exact detail

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purveyor

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supplier; seller

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quarrel

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an angry dispute

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raiment

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especially fine or decorative clothing

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rancor

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bitter resentment or ill-will

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random

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by chance, not planned or prearranged; irregular

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rarefied

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of high moral or intellectual value

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recalcitrance

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having a stubborn or uncooperative attitude

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recant

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to withdraw or to repudiate a statement or belief

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reclusive

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seeking or preferring seclusion or isolation

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recognition

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approval; remember; reward

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recollected

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remembered

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reconnaissance

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preliminary inspection or examination

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recounted

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told in detail; narrated

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recrimination

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blame

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regal

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royal; splendid

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regulate

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to control with rules

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rehabiliation

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a program of care to restore or improve

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reinforced

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to strengthen

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relative

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not absolute or complete; person of the same family

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relinquish

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to let go; give up

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renowned

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well-known, famous, celebrated

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repetitive

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over and over again

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repressive

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keeping down or holding back

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reprimand

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rebuke formally

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reputable

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respectable; well thought of

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resenting

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feeling bitterness

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resolute

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firm in purpose or belief

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resolve

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bring to an end; reach a decision

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resuscitate

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to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence

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retrenchment

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curtailment; reduction; retreat to reassess