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SAT HIT PARADE (PG-239,240) Flashcards

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animosity

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resentment; hostility; ill will

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deplete

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to use up; to reduce; to lessen

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stringent

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strict; restrictive

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lethargy

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sluggishness; laziness; drowsiness

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amity

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friendship

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voluminous

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very large; spacious

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hackneyed

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banal; overused

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fickle

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capricious; whimsical; unpredictable

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auspicious

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favorable; promising; pointing to good result

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amass

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to accumulate

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willful

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deliberate; obstinate

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trepidation

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fear; apprehension; nervous trembling

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bastion

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stronghold; fortress

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desecrate

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to profane a holy place

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vehement

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urgent; passionate

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fortuitous

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accidental; ocuring by chance

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assuage

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to soothe; to pacify

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prodigious

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extraordinary; enormous

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torpor

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sluggishness; inactivity

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furtive

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secretive

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supercilious

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haughty; patronizing

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prudent

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careful; having foresight

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verbose

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wordy; overly talkative

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pedestrian

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common; ordinary; banal

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innocuous

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harmless; banal

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fanatic

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one who is extremely devoted to a cause or idea

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enhance

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to make better; to augment

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retract

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to take back; to withdraw

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ambiguous

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unclear in meaning; confusing

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paucity

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scarcity

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rescind

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to repeal; to take back formally

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subtle

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not obvious

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zealous

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fervent; enthusiastically devoted to something

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compliant

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yielding; submissive

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benign

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gentle; not harmful

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emulate

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to strive to equal or excel

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innumerable

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too many to number or count; many

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meander

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to wander slowly

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authoritarian

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like a dictator

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brawn

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bulk; muscles

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contrite

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deeply apologetic; remorseful

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exemplify

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to serve as an example of

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facilitate

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to make easier

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hypothetical

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uncertain; unproven

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recalcitrant

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stubbornly defiant of authority or control

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ambulatory

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able to walk; walking

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diffident

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timid; lacking in self confidence

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nullify

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to make unimportant

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drone

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to talk on an on in a dull way

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gullible

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overly trusting; willing to believe anything

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marred

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damaged; bruised

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parsimony

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stinginess

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propriety

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properness; good manners

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rejuvenate

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to make young and strong again

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skeptical

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doubting

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tenacious

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tough; hard to defeat

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animated

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alive; moving

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authentic

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real

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bias

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prejudice; tendency; tilt

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blithe

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carefree; cheerful

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dearth

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to lack of; scarcity

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divert

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to change the direction of; to amuse

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enthrall

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to thrill

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heed

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to listen to

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hindrance

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an obstruction; an annoying delay

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irascible

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irritable

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merger

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a joining or marriage

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nostalgia

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a sentimental longing for the past; homesickness

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pretentious

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pompous; self important

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saccharine

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sweet; excessively or disgustingly sweet

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stanza

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a section of a poem; a verse

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venerate

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to revere;

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vilify

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to say vile things about; to defame

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