SAT VOC Group 1 Flashcards

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1 abstruse

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difficult to understand

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2 apt

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appropriate, inclined

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3 cajole

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coax

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4 compendious

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succinct

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5 concur

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agree

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6 delineate

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list, explain

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7 digress(ion)

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stray from the subject at hand

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8 elucidate

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clarify

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9 embroil(ed)

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involve in an argument or conflict

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10 empiric(al)

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based on observation and experiment (not theory)

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11 enumerate

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list

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12 epitome, epitomize

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representative example

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13 equivocal

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ambiguous

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14 exemplar

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representative example

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15 exhort

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encourage

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16 expedient

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useful

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17 fathom (verb)

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understand

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18 flagrant

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evident, obvious

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19 florid(ity)

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flushed, flowery

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20 incongruity, incongruous

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inappropriateness, discrepancy

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21 ineffable

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impossible to express in words

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22 innuendo

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implicit suggestion

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23 laconic

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concise

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24 lucid

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clear, easily understood

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25 nebulous

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vague

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26 nuance

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subtle difference

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27 paradigm

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clear example

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28 prattle

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babble

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29 pronouncement

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formal declaration

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30 proponent

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supporter

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31 prosaic

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lacking imagination, dull

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32 rebuttal

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defense, counterargument

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33 recant

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reject

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34 repudiate

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reject

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35 rescind

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annul, retract

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36 rhetoric(al), rhetorician

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(related to) elegant speech/writing, elegant speaker/writer

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37 scrutinize, scrutiny

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examine carefully

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38 simile

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comparison

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39 tangential

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digressive, irrelevant

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40 treatise

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extensive written argument about some topic

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41 verbose

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wordy, long-winded

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42 aura

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air, feeling

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43 bombastic

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pompous

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44 buoyant

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cheerful, floating

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45 callous

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insensitive

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46 cantankerous(ness)

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irritable

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47 capricious

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fickle

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48 caustic

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bitter

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49 convivial

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sociable, lively

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50 demonstrative

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openly emotional