PSAT--A Group Flashcards

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Abase

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To humble

To disgrace

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Abandon

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Total lack of inhibition

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Abate

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To decrease

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Abdicate

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To give up a position right or power

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Aberration

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Something different from the usual

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Abet

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To aid as a accomplice in a usually a wrongdoing

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Abhor

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To loathe, detest

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Abject

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Miserable pitiful

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Abortive

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Interrupted while incomplete

Failing to accomplish

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Abridge

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To condense or shorten

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Abrogate

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To put an end to, abolish by authority

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Abscond

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To depart secretly

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Absolve

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To forgive, free from blame

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Abstain

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To chose not to Bo something

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Accolade

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Praise distinction

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Accrue

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To accumulate grow by additions

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Acerbic

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Bitter, sharp taste or temper

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Acme

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Highest point summit

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Acquiesce

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To agree or comply quietly

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Acrid

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Harsh bitter

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Acrimony

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Bitterness animosity

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Acuity

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Sharpness

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Acumen

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Sharpness of insight

Ability to make good decisions and judgment

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Adage

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Old saying or proverb

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Adamant

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Uncompromising or unyielding

Refusing to be persuade or change ones mind.

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Adapt

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Accommodate adjust

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Adhere

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To cling/to stick

Follow without deviation

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Admonish

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To reprimand

To caution

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Adroit

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Skillful accomplished highly competent

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Adulation

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High praise

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Adumbrate

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To sketch outline in a shadowy way

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Adversarial

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Antagonistic Competitive

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Aerie

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Book or best built hight in the air

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Aesthetic

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Pertaining to beauty or art

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Affable

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Friendly easy to approach

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Affected

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Pretentious phony

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Affluent

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Rich wealthy

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Affront

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Personal offense insults

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Agenda

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Plan schedule

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Agile

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Well coordination nimble

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Agitation

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Commotion uneasiness excitement

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Agrarian

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Relating to farming or rural matters

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Alacrity

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Cheerful willingness eagerness speed

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Alias

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Assumed name

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Alienated

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Distanced estranged

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Allegory

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Symbolic representation

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Alleviate

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To relieve it to improve partially

Make less severe.

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Allure

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To entice by charm

Attract

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Allusion

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Indirect reference

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Aloof

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Detached indifferent
Distance from.
Isolated

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Altruism

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Unselfish concern for others welfare

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Ambiguous

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Uncertain

Subject to multiple interpretation