sat vocab #1 Flashcards by VANESSA SU | Brainscape

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heresy

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against common opinion

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poignant

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deeply moving, emotional

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respite

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a short break or intermission

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boorish

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ill-mannered

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debility

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weakness, incapacity

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hiatus

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interruption or break

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languid

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tired, slow

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poised

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calm, collected

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terse

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concise, to the point

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lance

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spear, to cut open

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obscure

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difficult to understand, not well known

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cynical

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distrustful, believing the worst of people

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resplendent

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shining, glowing

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bourgeois

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middle class

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acrid

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sharp, pungent

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