SAT Vocab 130 - 230 Flashcards

Question

154-Dictatorial

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domineering; oppressively overbearing

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attended by favorable circumstances

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all powerful

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accidental; occurring by chance

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intricate, complex

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tending to delay, not prompt

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to take the strength out of, to weaken

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causing sleep or sleepiness

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to make (something bad) worse; to irritate; to exasperate

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extra, unnecessary

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allowed by law, valid

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treating in a condescending manner

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thoughtful

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to support with proof

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stubborn, defiant of authority

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to free from guilt or blame

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worthy of honor, usually because of age or distinguished experience

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convincing; reasonable

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emotionally expressive, gushy

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flowing; extravagant

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hard to understand

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not migratory, settled

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given freely; unearned; unwarranted

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correctness of behavior

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arrogantly overbearing, dictatorial

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destroy completely

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extremely stubborn

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having a harmful effect; injurious

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impulsive and unpredictable

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devoid of matter; empty

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showing of great wealth

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abundant, plentiful

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a sentimental desire to return to an earlier place or time

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easily understood; clear

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in an original, pure, unsullied state

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quick to evaporate, unstable, explosive

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unimportant

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pleasure seeking; indulgent

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a peculiar expression

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a generous donor

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unable to be altered or persuaded

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to fuse; to unite; to come together

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masterful musician; expert of any field

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resentment, hostility, ill will

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to use up, reduce, lessen

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friendship

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laziness, sluggishness, indifference

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fear, apprehension

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to pollute a holy place

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one who sucks up to others

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a principle held as true

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persistent holding to a belief

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haughty; patronizing

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wordy; overly talkative

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banal; overused; trite (a clich? is a hackneyed expression)

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to accumulate

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urgent; passionate

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to soothe; to pacify; to ease the pain of; to relieve

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extraordinary; enormous

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sluggishness; inactivity; apathy

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harmless; banal

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common; ordinary; banal (secondary meaning)

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not obvious; able to make fine distinctions; ingenious; crafty

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careful; having foresight

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to take back; withdraw; pull back

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to make easier

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timid; lacking in self confidence

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to make unimportant

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characterized by sudden energy or emotion

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quick and changeable in mood

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an exclusive right, advantage

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promoting health or welfare

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one who decides a disputed matter

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a deviation from a rule or from expectation, an incongruity

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hard to understand; peculiar

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irrelevant; extra; unimportant

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like acid; corrosive

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thorough, complete

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to go off the subject

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to soothe; to pacify by giving in

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not serious; without merit

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to provoke; to stir up

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wise; sage

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forerunner; someone who came before another

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novel; happening for the first time

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touchable; palpable

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lenient; yielding to desire

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sadness; regret

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crucial; very important

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hesitant for ethical reasons; strict; careful

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to disprove

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to disprove or expose as false

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a rest; a period of relief

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indifferent to pleasure and pain (or any emotion)

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clearness in thought or expression

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to formally give up power

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