SAT vocab-4 Flashcards

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arable

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suitable for farming

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ardent

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passionate

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assiduous

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constant

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4
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assuage

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to make milder or less severe

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deleterious

A

injurious to health

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depose

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to remove from office or position

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desicate

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to dry thoroughly

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diffidence

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lacking self confidence

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illicit

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unlawful

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impecunious

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having little or no money

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impregnable

A

strong enough to resist an attack

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incidental

A

happening or likely to happen in an unplanned conjunction with something else

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13
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ornate

A

showy

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pariah

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an outcast

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parody

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a humorous imitation of a serious piece of literature

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parsimony

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stinginess

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steadfast

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fixed in direction; steadily directed

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stolid

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unemotional

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strident

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making or having a harsh sound

20
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stupefy

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to put into a state of little or no sensibility