PSAT Lesson 32 Flashcards

1
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amenity

A

agreeable ways or manners; the quality of being agreeable or pleasant

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2
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anathema

A

a vigorous denunciation; one who is intensely

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3
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atypical

A

unusual or abnormal; odd

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4
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balky

A

refusing to proceed in an expected direction

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5
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bourgeois

A

a person with the traits or viewpoints of the bourgeoisie

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6
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concert

A

agreement in purpose or feeling, consensus

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7
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confluence

A

a coming together

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8
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corpulence

A

state of being very fat

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9
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dirge

A

funeral hymn, lament

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10
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disconcerting

A

upsetting, frustrating

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11
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endemic

A

peculiar to or a trait of a group or area

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12
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focus

A

to concentrate

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13
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hilarity

A

boisterous merriment, mirth

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14
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indict

A

to charge or to accuse

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15
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latent

A

not visible, dormant

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16
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monumental

A

massive, very great, very important

17
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myriad

A

a very large and indefinite number

18
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oscillating

A

moving back and forth, swinging varying

19
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pithy

A

concise and meaningful

20
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premeditated

A

thought out beforehand

21
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presage

A

something that foreshadows a future event; foreknowledge of the future

22
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quixotic

A

idealistic but impractical

23
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reserve

A

self-restraint

24
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stasis

A

motionlessness, stagnation

25
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warranted

A

justified