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SAT Core List 18 Flashcards

1
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abduct

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to kidnap, take by force

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acrimony

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bitterness, discord

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alias

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a false name or identity

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annex

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to incorporate territory or space

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antiseptic

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clean, sterile

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aquatic

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relating to water

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beseech

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to beg, plead, implore

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cacophony

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tremendous noise, disharmonious sound

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9
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capacious

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very spacious

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carouse

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to party, celebrate

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11
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clamor

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loud noise

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12
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compensate

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to make an appropriate payment for something

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13
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congenial

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pleasantly agreeable

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14
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congregation

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a gathering of people, especially for religious service

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15
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debauch

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to corrupt by means of sensual pleasures

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deferential

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showing respect for another authority

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17
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demarcation

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the markings of boundaries or categories

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18
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disaffected

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resentful, resentful of authority

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19
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dispatch

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to send off to accomplish a duty

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elaborate

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complex detailed, intricate

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21
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enamor

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to fill with love, fascinate, usually used in passive form followed by “of” or “with”

22
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euphoric

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elated, uplifted

23
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excursion

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a trip or outing

24
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extraneous

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irrelevant, extra, not necessary

25
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exult

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to rejoice

26
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gregarious

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drawn to the company of others, sociable

27
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hypocrisy

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pretending to believe what one does not

28
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immerse

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to absorb, deeply involve, engross

29
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implicit

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understood but not outwardly obvious, implied

30
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ingenuous

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not devious, innocent and candid

31
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insipid

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dull, boring

32
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maelstrom

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a destructive whirlpool which rapidly sucks in objects

33
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malleable

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capable of being shaped or transformed

34
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multifarious

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having great diversity or variety

35
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munificence

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generosity in giving

36
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obstreperous

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noisy, unruly

37
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penitent

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remorseful, regretful

38
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petulance

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rudeness, irritability

39
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prescribe

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to lay down a rule

40
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profuse

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plentiful, abundant

41
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rapport

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mutual understanding and harmony

42
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replete

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full, abundant

43
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reprove

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to scold, rebuke

44
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scathing

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sharp, critical, hurtful

45
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speculative

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not based on fact

46
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subjugate

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to bring under control subdue

47
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tome

A

a large book

48
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transient

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passing through briefly, passing into and out of existence

49
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upbraid

A

to criticized or scold severely

50
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vicarious

A

experiencing through another

51
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willy

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crafty, sly

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