sat vocab #2 Flashcards

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acuity

A

sharpness, mental or visual

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epitome

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typical of, characterized by

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languish

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to fade away, grow weaker

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obsequious

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servile, submissive

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polemical

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causing debate or argument

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adamant

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forceful, inflexible

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brawny

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muscular

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equivocate

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speak ambiguously, avoid telling the truth

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ponderous

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weighty (mentally, not physically)

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timorous

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cowardly, fearful

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circumvent

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to go around, avoid

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flagrant

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clearly wrong

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partisan

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biased, one-sided

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vapid

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dull, uninspiring

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arbitrary

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random, no definite reason

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infallible

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perfect, flawless

17
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variegated

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multicolored, speckled

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abhor

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hate, despise

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nuance

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subtle, fine shade of meaning

20
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tangent

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going off the main subject