SAT vocab #14 Flashcards

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(adj.) believing that the existence of God cannot be proven or disproven

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Agnostic

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(adj.) without definite shape or type

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amorphous

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(n.) a remaining piece from an extinct culture or place

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Artifact

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(v.) to credit, assign

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attribute

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(adj.) excessively confident, pompous

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bombastic

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(adj.) very spacious

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capacious

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(n.) a written history

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chronicle

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(adj.) able to perceive things that normal people cannot

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clairvoyant

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(v.) to divide into parts

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cleave

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(v.) to call together

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convene

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(v.) to criticize openly

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decry

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(adj.) harmful

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deleterious

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(v.) to correct or revise a written text

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emend

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(v.) to charm, hold spellbound

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enthrall

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(adj.) greatly distressing, vexing

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harrowing

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(n.) one who holds an office

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incumbent

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(adj.) practical

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pragmatic

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(v.) to scold, protest

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rail

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(v.) to enjoy intensely

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revel

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(adj.) sitting, settled

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sedentary