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ostentatious

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gaudy, showy, pretentious, bombastic

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milieu

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environment, background (social background). Testing

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loquacious

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garrulous, talkative, chatty

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decorous

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proper, polite, formal, seemly

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dispassionate

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detached, impartial

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visceral

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instinctive, emotional, “deep down inside”

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mitigate

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alleviate, reduce

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jingoism

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extreme patriotism

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ossify

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calcify, turn to bone, harden, stagnate

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dictum

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proverb, maxim, axiom

In an oft quoted dictum he said…

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respite

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rest, repose, lull

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equivocate

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dodge the question, be evasive, vacillate

Quiver, equiAVOIDcate

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pedestrian

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(adj) dull, mundane, humdrum, unimaginative

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inept

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unskillful, maladroit

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viable

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feasible, attainable, practical, useable

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pugnacious

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belligerent, aggressive, truculent, contentious

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cryptic

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enigmatic, mysterious, arcane, origins are obtruse

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aspersion

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slander, malign, vilify

No one dared to cast aspersion on his perfect facade.

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perfidy

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treachery, deceit, duplicity, infidelity

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palpable

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tangible, obvious, manifest

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diaphanous

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sheer, chuffing, gossamer

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variegated

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multicolored, prismatic, polychromatic, striated, dappled, kaleidoscopic

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egalitarian

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believes all people are equal

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dowager

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a widow w/title or property derived from her late husband

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iconoclast

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a dissident, renegade, infidel

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purveyor

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seller, vendor, retailer, trader

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dilettante

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dabbler, amateur, not a specialist

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irascible

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irritable, dyspeptic, petulant, tetchy

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laconic

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terse, succinct, pithy, brief

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phlegmatic

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calm, composed

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esoteric

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only people with specialized knowledge would understand

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tenable

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justifiable, reasonable

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erroneous

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wrong, inaccurate, fallacious

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impugn

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challenge, dispute

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mollify

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pacify, calm (down), allay

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raiment

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flotsam

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detritus, debris, dross

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decimate

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kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage of

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jettison

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discard, dump

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Indigence (n.)

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A severe level of poverty and hardship

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Supposition (n.)

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Something that is supposed

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Apparition (n.)

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An unusual or unexpected sight

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Obtrusive (adj.)

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Forward in manner; protruding

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Disrepute (n.)

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Lack or decline of good reputation; a state of being held in low self-esteem

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Profligacy (n.)

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The state of being wildly extravagant

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Sully (v.)

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To make soiled or tarnished; defile

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Trifled (n.)

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Something of little value or importance

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Mendicancy (n.)

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The state of being a beggar

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Tenable (adj.)

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Capable of being held or defended

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Impugned (v.)

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To attack by words; attack as false

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Reconnaissance (n.)

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A survey to gain information

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Sustenance (n.)

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Means of support or subsistence

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Contemptuous (adj.)

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Showing contempt, disapproval, or deep hatred

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Tentative (adj.)

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Not fully worked out; hesitant; uncertain

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Remiss (adj.)

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Careless; negligent

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Prognosis (n.)

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The prospect of recovery

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Retrenchment (n.)

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Reduction; cutting of expenses

I.e. downsizing

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Tenuous (adj.)

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Not dense; rare; slender; weak; flimsy

If a person is TENUOUS, you might be able to see their TENDONS

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Incorrigible (adj.)

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Incapable of being corrected; unruly; unalterable

Antonym of DOCILE

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Assent (v.)

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To agree, especially after thoughtful consideration

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Curative (adj.)

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Tending to cure

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Bucolic (adj.)

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Relating to or typical of rural life

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Sundry (adj.)/(n.)

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Adj.- Of various kinds

N.- many items not important enough to be mentioned individually

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Remonstrance (n.)

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An earnest presentation of reasons for opposition or grievance

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Lassitude (n.)

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Weariness or debility; fatigue; languor

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Languor (adj.)

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The state of feeling, often pleasant, or tiredness; weakness; weariness

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Pedagogy (n.)

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The art of science or teaching

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Foisted (v.)

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To introduce deceitfully; to pass off as genuine or worthy

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Irresolute (adj.)

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Showing or feeling hesitant; uncertain; indecisive

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Reverential (adj.)

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Respectful; deferential

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Deft (adj.)

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Characterized by facility and skill

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Antipodes (n.)

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The direct opposite of something else

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Bifurcation (n.)

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Division into two branches or parts

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Filial (adj.)

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Of or due from a son or daughter

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Avuncular (adj.)

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Relating to an uncle; kindness towards a less experienced person

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Funerary (adj.)

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Relating to a funeral or the commemoration of the dead

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Abashed (v.)

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Cause to feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed

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Conviction (n.)

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A firmly held belief or opinion

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Equitable (adj.)

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Fair and impartial

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Kindred (adj.)

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Similar in kind; related

KINDRED spirits

RLC SAT Vocabulary (5 decks)

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