SAT 9 Flashcards

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n. apathy, emotional detachment

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INDIFFERENCE

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2
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at a distance, especially in feeling or interest; apart:

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aloof

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3
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randomly; with little or no distinction

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indiscriminately

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4
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to give into; to satisfy or gratify

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INDULGE IN: My friend loves to indulge in cheesy romance movies.

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to guess, conclude, or derive by reasoning

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to infer (You can infer from this quotation that the writer didn’t care for “pretty” language.)

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6
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can’t be satisfied

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insatiable

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7
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a reversal; the act of changing or making something change to its opposite.

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an inversion (The culture’s norms were an inversion of our own.) Spain-Sweden

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v. to call on; to appeal to (e.g., a higher power)

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INVOKE (The shaman tried to INVOKE a demon)

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9
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Oförenliga skillnader

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irreconcilable differences

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v. to feel sorrow for; to mourn (to express sadness and feeling sorry about something:)

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to lament (The poem opens by lamenting (over) the death of a young man.)

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n. movement (Galen rörelse =D ) the ability to move

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locomotion (Physics involves the study of locomotion.)

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12
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särskilt lönsam

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particularly lucrative (Writing books isn’t a particularly lucrative career, unless you’re J.K. Rowling.)

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13
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adj. harmful, spiteful MUHAHAHAH

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malicious

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easily influenced, trained, or controlled: (Barns hjärnor är formbara)

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malleable (Children’s minds are malleable)

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15
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adj. extravagant or exaggerated; next level dramatic

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melodramatic

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adj. simple and humble

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modest (They moved into a modest house in the countryside.)

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adj. small in size or amount. lite pengar

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modest (I received a modest sum of money for my help at the company event.)

18
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v. to change, alter, or tweak

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modify

19
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adj. historically significant

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momentous (Her win in the election was momentous.)

20
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adj. new, innovative; ny idé

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a novel idea

21
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a reversal; the act of changing or making something change to its opposite.

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an inversion (The culture’s norms were an inversion of our own.) Spain-Sweden

22
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v. to call on; to appeal to (e.g., a higher power)

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INVOKE (The shaman tried to INVOKE a demon)

23
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Oförenliga skillnader

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irreconcilable differences

24
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v. to feel sorrow for; to mourn (to express sadness and feeling sorry about something:)

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to lament (The poem opens by lamenting (over) the death of a young man.)

25
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n. movement (Galen rörelse =D ) the ability to move

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locomotion (Physics involves the study of locomotion.)

26
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särskilt lönsam

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particularly lucrative (Writing books isn’t a particularly lucrative career, unless you’re J.K. Rowling.)

27
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adj. harmful, spiteful MUHAHAHAH

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malicious

28
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easily influenced, trained, or controlled: (Barns hjärnor är formbara)

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malleable (Children’s minds are malleable)

29
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adj. extravagant or exaggerated; next level dramatic

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melodramatic

30
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adj. simple and humble

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modest (They moved into a modest house in the countryside.)

31
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adj. small in size or amount. lite pengar

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modest (I received a modest sum of money for my help at the company event.)

32
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v. to change, alter, or tweak

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modify

33
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adj. historically significant

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momentous (Her win in the election was momentous.)

34
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adj. new, innovative; ny idé

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a novel idea