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List 35 Flashcards

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Reside

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v. to live in a particular place; to exist or be present

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Sagacity

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n. wisdom, sound judgement, intelligence

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Secure

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adj/v. safe or firm; to obtain after a lot of effort

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Sequence

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n. the order in which things happen or should happen

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Shared

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adj. hold in common,
mutual

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Soloist

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n. a musician or dancer who performs alone

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Spur

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v. to encourage somebody to do something; to incite or stimulate; an incentive

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Steel

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n. a very strong metal

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Substance

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n. a material of a particular kind; the quality of being meaningful, useful, or important; material element, ingredient

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Surrender

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v. to give up; yield

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Sweltering

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adj. extremely hot and humid; boiling, scorching

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Taboo

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n. social practice that is prohibited or restricted

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Undulate

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adj/v. adj. having a wavy surface v. to move in a smooth wavelike motion

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Upbraid

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v. express criticism towards; scold, reproach

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Verge

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n. an edge, border, brink, boundary

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Acquittal

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v. a judgment that a person is not guilty; release, discharge

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Admirable

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adj. deserving praise, admiration, commendable, worthy

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Admire

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v. adore, respect, esteem

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Antithetical

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adj. directly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible

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Barley

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n. a type of grain

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Barometer

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n. an instrument for measuring air pressure to show when the weather will change

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Bawl

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v. to cry loudly; to shout loudly in an angry way; cry, wail, weep

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Bite

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v/n. a small piece of food that you can bite from a larger piece; a small amount of food; a small meal; bit, taste, nibble

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Buoyancy

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n. ability to float; a feeling of cheerfulness

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Clam

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n. a shellfish that can be eaten; a person who does not like to talk much

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Concertmaster

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n. the first-chair violinist of a symphony orchestra

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Conductive

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adj. having the quality or power of conducting heat or electricity or sound

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Coordination

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n. The ability to use different body parts together well

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Corral

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n. a fenced area for horses, cows, etc. on a farm or ranch; cage, enclose

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Covetous

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adj. having a very strong desire to have something that someone else has

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Damage

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n/v. To damage something means to cause it to become less good, pleasant, or successful; harm, injury, impair

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Diatonic

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adj. relating to the notes of a major or minor scale

32
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Doubtless

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adj. without doubt, surely
undoubtedly

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Downplay

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v. to understate the importance of something; to make people think that something is less important than it really is

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Effusion

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n. the act of flowing out; outpouring of words or feelings; the expression of feelings in an
exaggerated way

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Emu

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n. a large Australian bird that cannot fly

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Epic

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n. a long narrative poem telling of a hero’s deeds or a nation’s history
grand, classic, heroic

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Equal

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adj/n/v. having the same value; identical, equivalent, uniform

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Erudition

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n. great academic knowledge; knowledge, sophistication

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Exact

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v/adj. to demand and get something from somebody; correct in every detail

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Excel

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v. to be very good at doing something; outshine, surpass, outdo

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Exorbitance

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n. being beyond reasonable or proper limits; excessive

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Falsehood

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n. a lie; the state of not being true or telling a lie

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Filth

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n. any very dirty and unpleasant substance

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Flare

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n. to burn brightly, but usually for only a short time or not steadily; flash, flicker, sparkle

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Fleck

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n. a small mark or spot; spot, speck, freckle

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Folklore

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n. the traditions and stories of a country or community; legend, myth, tale

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Gentle

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adj. kind, mild, and calm

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Grudge

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n/v. v. to resent for having; n. a deep-seated feeling of resentment

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Guest

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n/v. a person that you have invited to your house or to a particular event that you are paying for; visitor

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Guffaw

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n. a loud and boisterous laugh

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Hateful

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adj. extremely bad or unpleasant; detestable, repulsive, intolerable

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Hole

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n/v. an opening

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Hollow

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n/adj/v. having nothing inside; not solid

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Horseman

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n. a man who rides a horse

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Hymm

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n. a song of praise or joy

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Identify

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v. to recognize, distinguish

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Idiom

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n. a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words; proverb

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Idolatry

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n. the worship of a physical object as a god; worship, adoration, admiration

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Increase

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n/v. to make larger; to add to

SSAT Upper Prep Vocabulary (22 decks)

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