sat vocab Flashcards

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hindered

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make it difficult to someone to do sth

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persistent

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continuous

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postulate

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suggest; hypothesize

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lament

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оплакивать; compain

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Advent

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he arrival or creation of something

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Abate

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to become less active

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Adversarial

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relating to hostile opposition

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Advocate

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. someone who promotes or defends something

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Allude

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to make a secretive mention of something

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Altercation

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noisy argument or confrontation

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Ambiguous

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adj. unclear or vague in meaning

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Annihilate

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to destroy or cause devastating destruction

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Antipathy

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n. a strong feeling of dislike

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Apex

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n. the highest point of something

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Apprehension

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n. fearful expectation of something

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Articulate

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v. to clearly express in words

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Austere

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строгий
суровый
extremely plain

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Avid

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adj. actively interested in or enthusiastic about something

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Bear

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. to have as a characteristic
v. to have (a child)
v. to bring forth
v. to put up with

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Benevolent

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adj. kind, generous

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Bolster

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v. to support, strengthen, or fortify

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Bittersweet

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tinged with a feeling of sadness

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Brawl

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n. an intense, loud fight

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brevity

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n. the quality of being brief or terse

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Candor
the trait of being honest and frank
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Candid
direct
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Complacent
adj. satisfied, with no desire to change or improve
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Coincide
v. to happen at the same time
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Capitalize
to use to your advantage
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Civic
adj. relating to the city or citizens
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Clout
n. special advantage or power
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Conceive
v. to imagine or come up with
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Concede
v. to be forced to agree or surrender
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