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SAT (Kevin Zheng) Flashcards

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Able to be touch or felt

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Palpable

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Lacking interest or excitement;dull

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Mundane

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Very sheer and light; almost completely transparent

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Diaphanous

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Having to do with art

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Dilettante

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Deny the truth

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Contradicted

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So small or unimportant as to be not worth considering

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Negligible

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A person who sells or deals in particular goods

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Purveyor

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Deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected

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Anomalous

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To great or extreme to express in words

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Ineffable

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Likely course of a disease or ailment

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Prognosis

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A widow with a title or property derived from her late husband

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Dowager

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Using or expressed in more words than are needed

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Verbose

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Having or showing good judgement or a refined taste

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Discriminating

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Including or covering all services, facilities, or items normally expected or required

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Inclusive

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Selection of the most suitable or best qualified

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Selective

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Make something seem unimportant

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Belittle

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Very weak

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Tenuous

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Not leading to a firm conclusion; not ending doubt or dispute

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Inconclusive

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Impossible to deny or disupte

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Irrefutable

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A person who attacks cherished beliefs

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Iconoclast

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Pertaining to or having to form an ellipse (having to do with geometry)

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Elliptical

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Noticeable or prominent in an unwelcome or intrusive way

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Obtrusive

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Believing that all people are equal and deserve equal right and opportunities

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Egalitarian

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Briefly and clearly expressed

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Succinct

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To cut down or off

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Retrenchment

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The fact of surpassing all others; superiority

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Preeminence

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Leaving no doubt

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Unequivocal

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Express feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in a heartfelt manner

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Effusive

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Not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed

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Incorrigible

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make less severe, serious, or painful

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Mitigate

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very complicated or detailed

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Intricate

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characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice

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Ostentatious

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(especially of an argument, story, or sentence) extremely complex and difficult to follow

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Convoluted

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given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

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Capricious

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tending to talk a great deal; talkative

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Loquacious

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in keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained

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Decorous

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tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people

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Divisive

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to go or move in different directions; to spread apart

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Dispersive

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of or relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life

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Bucolic

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looking or sounding sad and dismal

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Lugubrious

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the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose

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Chicanery

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a wrong or inaccurate name or designation

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Misnomer

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combative and aggressive in support of a political or social cause, and typically favoring extreme, violent, or confrontational methods

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Militant

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a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy

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Lassitude

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Hate

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Abhor

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Narrow-minded; prejudice person

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Bigot

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Fake; false

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Counterfeit

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Give voting rights

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Enfranchise

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Hinder; obstruct

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Hamper

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To start a fire

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Kindle

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Calm; peaceful

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Placid

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Harmful; poisonous; lethal

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Noxious

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Payment for work done

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Renumeration

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Lucky charm

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Talisman

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interpret (something or someone) wrongly.

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Misinterpret

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be aware of beforehand; predict.

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Foresee

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holding one’s attention completely as though by magic; fascinating.

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Spellbinding

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the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning

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Ironic

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make or become liquid.

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Liquefying

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cause (something) to become thoroughly soaked with liquid so that no more can be absorbed.

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Saturating

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to defeat an opponent especially in a long or difficult contest

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Prevail

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intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.

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Esoteric

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able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection

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Tenable

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feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.

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Indignant

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Wrong; incorrect

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Erroneous

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a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing.

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Disgression

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dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of (a statement or motive); call into question.

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Impugned

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appease the anger or anxiety of (someone)

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Mollified

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floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo

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Flotsam

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clothing

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Raiment

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to destroy a large number of (plants, animals, people, etc.)

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Decimation

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food and drink regarded as a source of strength; nourishment.

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Sustenance

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subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind.

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Mercurial

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(of a person) having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition.

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Phlegmatic

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showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcibly and clearly.

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Emphatic

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having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure

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Cryptic

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having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

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Ambivalent

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old-fashioned; outdated

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Antiquated

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extremely large or great, especially in scale or degree

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Immense

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arouse the curiosity or interest of; fascinate

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Intrigued

Westwood 2021 (18 decks)

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