SAT Vocab Flashcards

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extol

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praise highly

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tout

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to publicly brag

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quell

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to calm, pacify

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brawn

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muscular strength

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efface

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to erase; rub out

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hinder

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to slow or impede the progress of

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hiatus

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to take a break or vacation

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kindle

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to start a fire; ignite; arouse

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copious

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abundant; plentiful

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artisan

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a person who is skillful with his/her hands

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enhance

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to intensify; improve

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glutton

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someone who consumes too much food or drinks

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obscure

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dark; unknown; hard to understand

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engender

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to create, to cause

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delineate

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to describe accurately

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nefarious

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extreme wickedness

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querulous

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grumbling; grumpy

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obliterate

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to destroy completely

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vernacular

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everyday speech; slang

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pugnacious

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eager to fight