SAT Test 5 Flashcards

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Unprecedented

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never before known or experienced

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Assiduous

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working devotedly and carefully

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Fervor

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intense emotion

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Diffident

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timid, lacking self-confidence`

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5
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Extrinsic

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not essential; from the outside

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Exonerate

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to free from blame

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Abet

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to encourage, urge on

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Aggregate

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to collect; to bring together

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Rescind

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to repeal, cancel

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10
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Derivative

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copied or adapted from others

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Insipid

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dull, interesting

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Engender

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to produce; to bring into existence

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Melancholy

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sad, depressed

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Turbulent

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violently agitated, disturbed

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Obtrusive

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obvious, highly noticeable

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Understate

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to express less strongly than appropriate

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Ungainly

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clumsy, awkward

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Mercurial

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given quick to changes of mood

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Cantankerous

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quarrelsome, ill-tempered

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perceptive

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having keen understanding

21
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contract

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to make or become smaller

22
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meek

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spineless, giving in easily

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conciliate

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to calm, comfort

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Illicit

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illegal

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Trepidation

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fear, anxiety

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Preeminent

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superior to all others