sat vocab #4 Flashcards
1
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advocate
A
support
2
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brusque
A
blunt, abrupt
3
Q
espouse
A
promote, take up, support
4
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hone
A
to sharpen, increase (usually hone an ability)
5
Q
obviate
A
avoid, make unnecessary
6
Q
torpid
A
inactive, lazy, stagant
7
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aesthetic
A
concerning art or beauty
8
Q
bulwark
A
fortification, barricade
9
Q
defunct
A
no longer exisisting
10
Q
etymology
A
study of word origins
11
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odious
A
hateful
12
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posterity
A
future generations
13
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rife
A
common
14
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affable
A
friendly, easy going, social
15
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bureaucracy
A
officialdom/a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.
