Ingerson SAT pt 9 Flashcards by Chris Chen

reunion

coming together again

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revelation

enlightening or astonishing disclosure

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revisionists

people who rewrite or reassess

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revitalizing

tending to impart new life and vigor to

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revived

restored to consciousness or life or vigor

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rivals

competitors

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robust

strong

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rudiment

basic, essential principle, element, or skill; an imperfect or undeveloped part

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salutary

beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome

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satellites

any object that revolves around another object in space

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satirize

mock

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saturate

to soak thoroughly

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scandalous

disgraceful; shameful or shocking; improper

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scholar

a learned person

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scrupulous

exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled

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sedulous

marked by care and persistent effort

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selective

very careful about choosing

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senator

a member of a senate

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serene

calm

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servile

submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior

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setback

something that interferes with progress

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shrewd

marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

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solace

comfort in disappointment or misery

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somber

dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit

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sophisticated

wide-ranging knowledge and appreciation of many parts of the world arising from urban life and wide travel

spare

refrain from harming; extra; not many

sparse

meager; scant

specific

particular and exact

sprawling

spreading out carelessly

squander

spend thoughtlessly

stark

bare, without decoration; harsh, unrelieved, desolate; utterly

status

condition at a particular time; social position that a person holds

stipulate

specify as a condition or requirement

stirred

to affect or move somene's feelings

straightforward

direct and clear

streamlined

stripped of nonessentials

strenuous

requiring tremendous energy or stamina

strict

severe and unremitting in making demands; unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment

strident

unpleasantly loud and harsh

stylistic

the appearance or surface or way in which something is done, as opposed to the substance

substantial

large, important; major, significant

subterfuge

trickery

subvert

to undermine

sundry

Various; miscellaneous

superiority

the quality of being better than others

superstitious

having faith in magic or chance

supplant

to take the place of, supersede

surmise

infer from incomplete evidence

sustenance

nourishment; something that gives strength

symbiotic

a close relationship of mutual dependence

syncopated

abbreviated; music stressing the weak beat

synonymous

meaning the same as

synthesize

combine parts or pieces into a whole

taunted

teased; mocked

teasing

playful vexation

tedious

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

temperance

restraint or moderation

terminate

bring to an end or halt

theatricality

an artificial and mannered quality

thrive

prosper; flourish

thunderous

loud

tout

to publicly praise or promote

transgression

wrongdoing; sin

transitory

short-lived or temporary

translate

restate from one language into another language

trenchant

clearly or sharply defined to the mind

ubiquitous

present or existing everywhere

unadorned

plain, not decorated

unanticipated

unexpected

unassuming

modest; not arrogant

undertake

enter into an activity

unearthed

to uncover

unforeseen

not anticipated

unimpressive

not deserving attention, admiration, or respect

unpalatable

not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind

unparalleled

having no equal

unrelenting

never-ceasing

unstinting

very generous

unsubstantiated

not proven

utterly

completely and without qualification

vacillated

wavered; hesitated

vanquished

conquered, overpowered

variegated

having many parts or colors

vector

contributing factor

verified

proved to be true

viable

capable of life or normal growth and development; workable

vibrant

vigorous and active

vicarious

experienced secondhand

virtually

in essence or effect but not in fact; almost

visceral

instinctive

visionary

a person with unusual powers of foresight

vivid

having striking color; with the clarity and freshness of immediate experience

voracious

eager, greedy in appetite for something

wavered

move back and forth; indecisive

widespread

happening in many places or to many people

wrongheaded

misguided and stubborn

zealous

eager, earnest, devoted; fanatical

accuracy

correctness, exactness

salient

significant; relevant

shallow

lacking depth of intellect or knowledge