SAT Vocab 1-50 Flashcards by Jonathan Cronin | Brainscape

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Incongruous

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Not fitting, unsuitable

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Apathy

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Without caring or feelings; indifference

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Insinuate

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To push in or get in an indirect way; to suggest

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Audacity

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Boldness with a hint of recklessness or disregard

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Gregarious

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Fond of being with others

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Egregious

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Conspicuously bad or offensive

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Controversial

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Open to debate

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Complement

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Something that completes or makes perfect

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Fabricate

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To make with skill, build or manufacture; to lie

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Fabricated

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Made; concocted in order to deceive

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Ambiguous

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Permitting more than one interpretation

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Intransigent

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Unwilling to agree or compromise

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Gravity

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Seriousness

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Eclectic

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Selecting the best from various sources

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Aberration

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A deviation from the path; something abnormal

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Parochial

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Narrow or limited

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Provincial

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Of a province; lacking refinement or polish

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Precipitous

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Very steep

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Sacrosanct

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Very holy, most sacred, consecrated

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Paucity

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A scarcity or lack

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Misanthrope

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A person who dislikes or distrusts people in general

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Philanthropy

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Love of mankind, act of generosity

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Pejorative

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Tending to make worse; disparaging; deprecatory

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Moratorium

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A suspension of or delay in the application of a rule, often dealing with payments

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Parsimonious

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Too economical; stingy; miserly

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Aversion

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A dislike or distaste for something

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Inadvertent

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Lax, careless; without intention

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Indifferent

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Not caring either way

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Objective

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Without bias

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Discriminate

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To differentiate; to see the difference

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Denounce

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To speak out against; to condemn

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Innovate

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To be creative; to think of something new

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Novel

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New, original

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Disdain

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Arrogant scorn; contempt

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Discernment

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Insight; ability to see things clearly

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Abstract

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Theoretical; lacking substance

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Pragmatic

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Related to practice as opposed to theory

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Eccentric

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Not conventional; irregular

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Idiosyncrasy

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A trait or behavior particular to an individual

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Benevolent

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Kind; good-hearted ; generous

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Pious

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Reverent or devout (sometimes outwardly so)

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Conciliatory

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Making peace

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Resolute

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Determined; firm; unwavering

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Servile

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Submissive; subservient; like a slave

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Reticent

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Restrained; uncommunicative (situational)