SAT Definitions #4 Flashcards by Diana Quiroz | Brainscape

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Blunderbuss

A

a clumsy person

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Cringe

A

shy away

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Envenom

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to cause bitterness and bad feeling

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Hedonism

A

pleasure-seeking

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Laconic

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using few words; brief; to the point

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Oblique

A

slanting

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Plumage

A

feathers of a bird

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Resignation

A

acceptance of fate

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Tenacious

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stubborn

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Accolade

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tribute; honor

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Bolster

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support; prop up

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Cryptic

A

puzzling

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Ephemeral

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short-lived

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Hedonist

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a pleasure seeker

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Lamentation

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expression of regret or sorrow

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Obliterate

A

destroy; demolish

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Plummet

A

fall suddenly and steeply

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Resolution

A

determination

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Tentative

A

not certain

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Abstruse

A

difficult to understand