SAT Vocab Flashcards
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the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval (think: approve)
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approbation
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to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench (think: usage)
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assuage
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a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
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coalition
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decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay (think: decrease)
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decadence
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to draw forth
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elicit
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to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision to earnest reasoning
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expostulate
7
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used so often as to lack freshness or originality
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hackneyed
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a gap, opening, break
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hiatus
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a hint, indirect suggestion, reference
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innuendo
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to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement (think: interrupt)
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intercede
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wearied, worn-out, dulled
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jaded
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causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint
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lurid
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worthy, deserving recognition and praise
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meritorious
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peevish, annoyed by trifles
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petulant
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special right or privilege
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prerogative
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pertaining to an outlying area; local (think: province)
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provincial
17
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to make a pretense of, imitiate
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simulate
18
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to rise above or beyond, exceed
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transcend
19
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shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade (think: certain Harry Potter character)
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umbrage
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excessively smooth or smug; trying hard to impress
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unctuous
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to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
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ameliorate
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poise, assurance, great self-confidence
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aplomb
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pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
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bombastic
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without experience; immature, not fully deveolped; lacking sophistication and poise; w/o feathers
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callow
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n: saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense
v: to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense; to waste or fritter away foolishly
drivel
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a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
epitome
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to urge strongly, advise earnestly
exhort
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by virtue of holding a certain office
ex officio
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to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
infringe
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to make oneself agreeable and thus favor or acceptance by others
ingratiate
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one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder
interloper
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belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part
intrinsic
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to make a violent attack in words; express strong disapproval
inveigh
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weariness of body or mind; lack of energy (think: lazy attitude)
lassitude
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period of one thousand years; a period of great joy
millenium
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n: mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view, not detectable by ordinary means
v: matters involving the supernatural
occult
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to spread through, penetrate, soak through
permeate
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v: to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to
adj: characterized by excessive haste
n: moisture; the product of an action or process
precipitate
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strict, severe, rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste
stringent
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v: to think or believe without certain supporting evidence to conjecture or guess
n: likely idea that lacks definite proof
surmise
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to have an intense dislike or hatred for
abominate
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the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contract with those of another; the resultant blend (think: culture)
acculturation
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resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential
adventitious
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to assign or refer to, attribute
ascribe
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roundabout, not direct
circuitous
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to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress (think: "co" then misery)
commiserate
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to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit
enjoin
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to make easy, cause to progress faster
expedite
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to make amends, make up for; to avert
expiate
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n: a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence
v: to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action
ferment
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resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental
inadvertent
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existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously
nominal
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not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no
noncommittal
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to steal something that has been given into one's trust; to take improrperly for one's own use
peculate
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a natural or habitual inclination or tendency
proclivity
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composure or coolness, especially in trying to circumstance
sangfroid
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resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government (think: sedate)
seditious
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thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness of slight importance or significance
tenuous
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bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting
vitriolic
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to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end
wheedle
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courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
affable
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to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater
aggrandize
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shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity or cohesion
amorphous
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that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality
aura
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n: illegal traffic, smuggled goods
adj: illegal, prohibited
contraband
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scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
erudite
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adj: thin, light, delicate, unsubstantial
n: a very thin, light cloth
gossamer
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find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply
infer
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incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically
inscrutable
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relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
insular
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incapable of being changed or called back
irrevocable
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natural inclination or predilection toward
propensity
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peevish, complaining, fretful
querulous
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to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to
remonstrate
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to disown, reject, deny the validity of
repudiate
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able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly
resilient
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to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly
reverberate
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coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (esp. in language), foul-mouthed
scurrilous
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persistent, showing industry and determination
sedulous
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thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable
sleazy
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a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution
amnesty
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self-government, political control
autonomy
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self-evident, expressing a university accepted principle or rule
axiomatic
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to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely
blazon
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a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior
caveat
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fair, just, embodying principle of justice
equitable
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to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort
extricate
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to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts
filch
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to mock, treat with contempt
flout
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fractious
tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable
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a rule of conduct or action
precept
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beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome
salutary
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bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm
scathing
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v: to whip, punish severly
n: a cause of affliction or suffering; a source or severe punishment or criticism
scourge
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funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal
sepulchral
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adj: tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy
n: something that induces sleep
soporific
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extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical
straitlaced
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adj: lasting only a short time, fleeting
n: one who stays only a short time
transient
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not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity
unweildy
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dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force
vapid
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abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual
anomalous
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a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slander or defaming
aspersion
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extremely strange, unsual, atypical
bizarre
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abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
brusque
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to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises
cajole
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to punish severely; to criticize severely
castigate
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to plan with ingenuity, invert, to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan
contrive
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a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
demagogue
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to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking
disabuse
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weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom
ennui
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n: a chain or shackle placed on the feet (often used in plural); anything that confines or restrains
v: to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotent
fetter
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very wicked, offensive, hteful
heinous
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not subject to change, constant
immutable
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n: one who rebels or rises against authority
adj: rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on
insurgent
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a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far excess in reality
megalomania
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a position requiring little or no work; an easy job
sinecure
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stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud
surreptitious
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to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law
transgress
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to change from one nature, substance, or form to another
transmute
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performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another
vicarious
