PSAT List 2 1-50 Flashcards by Madison Milligan | Brainscape

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Renounce, Abstain

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Abjure

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Abolish, Annul

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Abrogate

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Moderate in Drinking and Eating

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Abstemious

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Bitter

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Acrimonious

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Aegis

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Shield

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Alacrity

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Brisk and cheerful readiness

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Ameliorate

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To make better

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Anathema

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A curse, something detested

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Artifice

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Strategy; Trickery

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Asperity

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Harshness of temper

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Assiduous

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Constant, Devoted

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Attenuated

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Weakened in effect; unnaturally thinned

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Au Courant

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Current, in fashion

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Avarice

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greed

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Dupe

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to fool

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Bagatelle

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A trifle

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Banal

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Trite; stale

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Bereft

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Deprived

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Brigand

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Theif

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Cacophony

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Dissonance; harsh sounds all mixed together

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Callow

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Inexperienced, immature

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Calumny

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Vicious, false, defamatory statements

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Canard

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Rumor; hoax

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Cant

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insincere speech

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Celerity

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Speed; swiftness

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Chicanery

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Trickery; Underhandness

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Cogent

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Convincing; persuasive

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Complicity

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Involvement in

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Concomitant

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Accompanying

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Duplicity

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Deceitfulness

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Connubial

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Related to marraige

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Copious

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Lengthy, large ammount

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Coterie

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small group with something in common

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Culpable

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Deserving Blame

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Cupidity

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Greed

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Curry

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To seek or gain favor by fawning or flattery

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Cursory

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Hasty, not thorough

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Deleterious

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Harmful

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Deride

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To ridicule or scoff at

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Desultory

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Occuring by chance

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Dilettante

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A person who claims an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge

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Disparate

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Very different

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Dulcet

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Sweet or melodious sounding

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Duress

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Compulsion; force

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Efficacy

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Power to produce

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Effrontery

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Boldness, audacity

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Egregious

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Remarkably bad

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Elucidate

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to enlighten

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Eminent

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Of high reputation

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Encomium

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High praise