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List 36 Flashcards

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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

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n. a strong metal box with special locks, in which you keep money, jewelry, or other valuable
things

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Salient

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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

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v. to satisfy fully; to satisfy a desire

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Scab

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n. a hard dry covering that forms over a wound as it heals

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Scabbard

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n. a sheath for a sword or dagger

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Separate

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v. to set or keep apart
detach, disconnect

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Spare

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v/n/adj. lean or thin; an additional thing, for example a key; replacement, extra, standby

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Stipulation

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n. a condition or requirement that is specified or demanded as part of an agreement

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Stormy

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adj. relating to very bad weather with a lot of rain and strong winds

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Sty

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n. an enclosed place where pigs are kept on a farm.

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Thoughtful

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adj. having intellectual depth; considerate of the feelings or well-being of others; considerate and attentive

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Unimaginative

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adj. lacking in original or new ideas; boring

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Untoward

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adj. unusual and unexpected, and usually unpleasant; unfortunate, troublesome

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Usual

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adj. commonly encountered; observed frequently; normal, common, typical

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Waive

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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

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adj. similar; able to be compared

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Eccentric

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adj/n. a person who is considered by other people to be strange or unusual; strange, weird, bizarre

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Evolve

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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

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adj. talking a lot, especially about unimportant things; talkative

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Indigent

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adj. poor enough to need help from others; needy, destitute, deprived

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Ingenious

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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

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n. an illness, disorder, disease; a serious problem in society

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Anarchy

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n. a state of disorder due to no government; chaos, lawlessness, riot

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Matriarchy

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n. a society governed by women

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Parity

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n. equality, uniformity
similarity, equivalence

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Paternalism

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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

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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

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adj. acting in a secret and sneaky way

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Summit

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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

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adj. acting with stealth

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Sycophant

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n. a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage

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Tacit

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adj. understood or implied without being statedimplied by actions

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Taciturn

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adj. silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

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Avaricious

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adj. excessively greedy; greedy of gain

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Deed

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n. an official paper that is a record of an agreement, especially an agreement concerning who owns property

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Mollusk

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n. a type of sea or land animal that has a soft body covered by a hard shell; shellfish

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Piccolo

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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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