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Solace

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n/v. n. comfort in sorrow; v. to console, as in trouble

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Consolation

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n. something that makes you feel better when you are sad or disappointed

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Pulsate

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v. expand and contract with strong regular movements

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Provoke

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v. o say or do something to annoy someone so that they react in an angry way; annoy, irritate, aggravate

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Clamor

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n. a loud noise, shouting, uproar

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Incite

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v. to move to action; stir up

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Fury

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n. a state of being extremely angry about something; indignation, rage

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Pungent

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adj. having a strong taste or smell

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Placate

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v. to soothe, appease

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Pugnacious

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adj. combative in nature; aggressive

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Instigate

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v. to make something bad to happen; stir up

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Vex

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v. to annoy, irk, exasperate, irritate, upset

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Incentive

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n. something that encourage you to do something; inspiration, motivation

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Piquant

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adj. having a pleasantly strong or spicy taste ; exciting and interesting; flavorful, tasty

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Poignant

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adj. emotionally moving

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Petulant

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adj. Irritable, bad-tempered, choleric

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Incensed

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adj. very angry, enraged
furious, infuriated

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Badger

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v. to pester, annoy persistently

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Pique

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n. a state of anger, irritation

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Complacent

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adj. self-satisfied, content

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Boisterous

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adj. noisy, lively, and full of energy

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Incendiary

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adj/n. a substance or weapon (as a bomb) used to start fire; a person who commits arson; inflammable

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Satiate

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v. to satisfy (a need, desire) fully

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Vie

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v. to compete, rival, compete

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Satisfy

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v. to make pleased by giving what is wanted; please, fulfill, content

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Turbulent

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adj. violently agitated or disturbed

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Improvised

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adj. made or said without previous preparation; Unprepared, spontaneous

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Abbreviate

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v. to shorten, condense

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Fickle

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adj. changeable, unstable, changing often and suddenly, unpredictable

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Unswerving

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adj. strong and not changing or becoming weaker

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Withstand

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v. to stand up against; resist, endure, tolerate

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Adamant

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adj. unyielding; firm in opinion

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Lapse

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n. a small mistake; a period of time between two things that happen; interruption, interval

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Sporadic

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adj. occurring at irregular intervals;
irregular, random

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Perpetuate

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v. to make permanent or long lasting

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Cursory

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adj. done very quickly without much attention to details

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Myopic

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adj. not able to see clearly things that far way; near-sighted

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Remote

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adj. (of a place) situated far from the main centers of population; distant, isolated

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Aloof

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adj. reserved, distant, not friendly or interested in other people

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Excursion

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n. a short trip or outing

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Purloin

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v. to steal

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Plagiarism

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n. the practice of using or copying someone else’s idea or work and pretending that you thought of it or created it; copy, thievery

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Larceny

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n. theft, robbery, stealing, embezzlement

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Authentic

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adj. genuine, true, real
trustworthy, reliable, dependable

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Feint

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v. a movement or an attack that is intended to deceive an opponent; trick

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Mimic

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v. to copy the way somebody speaks, moves, behaves, etc., especially in order to make other people
laugh; imitate, copycat, impersonate

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Dupe

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n/v. a person who is tricked or cheated; to trick, cheat, fool, deceive

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Mendacity

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n. untruthfulness, dishonesty, deception

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Fallacious

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adj. wrong, incorrect, misleading; based on a false idea

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Smear

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v. damage the reputation of (someone) by false accusations; slur, smudge, stain

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Precipitous

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adj. very steep and dangerous; sudden and unpleasant; done very quickly, without enough thought or care

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Canine

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adj. relating to dogs

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Deluge

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n. a great flood

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Canyon

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n. a long, narrow valley with very steep sides

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Blizzard

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n. a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds; snowstorm

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Oasis

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n. A fertile or green spot in a desert or wasteland, made so by the presence of water.

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Meadow

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n. a field with wild grass and flowers; grassland

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Seal

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n. to close an entrance or a container with something that stops air, water etc from coming in or out of it; a large sea animal that eats fish and lives around coasts; closure, cover, cap

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Boulder

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n. a large rounded mass of rock lying on the surface of the ground; rock, stone

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Cataract

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n. a large waterfall; clouding of the lens of the eye

SSAT Upper Prep Vocabulary (19 decks)

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