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Indirect

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adj. not direct

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Inertia

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n. a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged

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Lack

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n. to be without; absence

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Larva

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n. an insect at the stage when it has just come out of an egg and looks like a short fat worm

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Lithe

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adj. moving and bending easily and gracefully; flexible, agile, easily bent

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Lubricate

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v. to put a substance such as oil on something to make it smooth
grease, loosen, smooth

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Merge

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v. to combine or come together to make one whole thing; join, combine, unite

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Miser

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n. a person who loves money and hates spending it

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Noble

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adj. belonging to a family of high social rank; having high moral principles that people admire and respect

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Normal

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adj/n. being approximately average or within certain limits in intelligence and development regular, typical, common

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Penetrating

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adj. having clear insight; able to make a way into something; to go through something

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Erosion

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n. the process by which rock or soil is gradually destroyed by wind, rain, or the sea

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Phantom

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n. ghost, specter, spirit

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Pit

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n. a large deep hole in the ground; the large hard seed of a fruit or vegetable

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Procrastinator

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n. one who delays or puts off

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Protocol

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n. a code of correct conduct; a system of rules about the correct way to act in a formal situation; procedure, practice, etiquette

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Quiet

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adj/n/v. silent, peaceful

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Rancor

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n. a feeling of bitterness and anger

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Recede

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v. to move away gradually; to become gradually weaker or smaller; withdraw, retreat, fade

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Reduce

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v. to make smaller
diminish, decrease, shrink

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Reiterate

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v. to say or do repeatedly

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Remit

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v. to free someone from a debt, duty, guilt or punishment; to send money to a person or place

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Repressive

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adj. controlling people by force and restricting their freedom; oppressive, brutal

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Reveal

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v. to make something known to somebody; disclose, expose

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Safe
n. a strong metal box with special locks, in which you keep money, jewelry, or other valuable things
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Salient
adj/n. adj. most noticeable or important; If something stands out in a very obvious way, it can be called salient; n. a projecting angle or part; striking, noticeable, prominent
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Sate
v. to satisfy fully; to satisfy a desire
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Scab
n. a hard dry covering that forms over a wound as it heals
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Scabbard
n. a sheath for a sword or dagger
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Separate
v. to set or keep apart detach, disconnect
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Spare
v/n/adj. lean or thin; an additional thing, for example a key; replacement, extra, standby
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Stipulation
n. a condition or requirement that is specified or demanded as part of an agreement
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Stormy
adj. relating to very bad weather with a lot of rain and strong winds
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Sty
n. an enclosed place where pigs are kept on a farm.
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Thoughtful
adj. having intellectual depth; considerate of the feelings or well-being of others; considerate and attentive
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Unimaginative
adj. lacking in original or new ideas; boring
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Untoward
adj. unusual and unexpected, and usually unpleasant; unfortunate, troublesome
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Usual
adj. commonly encountered; observed frequently; normal, common, typical
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Waive
v. to give up; to choose not to demand something in a particular case, even though you have a legal or official right to do so
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Comparable
adj. similar; able to be compared
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Eccentric
adj/n. a person who is considered by other people to be strange or unusual; strange, weird, bizarre
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Evolve
v. to develop gradually; to change or develop slowly often into a better, more complex, or more advanced state; to develop by a process of evolution; progress, grow
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Garrulous
adj. talking a lot, especially about unimportant things; talkative
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Indigent
adj. poor enough to need help from others; needy, destitute, deprived
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Ingenious
adj. clever and good at inventing things; very suitable for a particular purpose and resulting from; clever new ideas creative, inventive, original
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Malady
n. an illness, disorder, disease; a serious problem in society
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Anarchy
n. a state of disorder due to no government; chaos, lawlessness, riot
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Matriarchy
n. a society governed by women
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Parity
n. equality, uniformity similarity, equivalence
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Paternalism
n. he system in which a government or an employer makes all the decision for the people who are governed or employed so that they cannot or do not have to make their own decisions.
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Articulate
v/adj. able to speak clearly and expressively; to express clearly; to express or explain your thoughts; or feelings clearly in words
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Stealthy
adj. acting in a secret and sneaky way
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Summit
n. the highest point of something, especially the top of a mountain; a meeting at which the leaders of two or more countries discuss important matters; peak
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Surreptitious
adj. acting with stealth
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Sycophant
n. a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
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Tacit
adj. understood or implied without being statedimplied by actions
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Taciturn
adj. silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little
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Avaricious
adj. excessively greedy; greedy of gain
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Deed
n. an official paper that is a record of an agreement, especially an agreement concerning who owns property
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Mollusk
n. a type of sea or land animal that has a soft body covered by a hard shell; shellfish
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Piccolo
n. a small flute sounding musical instrument, with woodwind group, like a small flute that plays high notes

SSAT Upper Prep Vocabulary (22 decks)

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