SAT vocab - 5 Flashcards

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atrophy

A

wasting away of the body

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audacious

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extremely bold or daring

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3
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avarice

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miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth

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4
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avert

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to turn away or aside

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5
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dillatory

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procrastinate

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discourse

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conversation

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discrepancy

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disagreement, inconsistent

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8
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disquiet

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anxiety, lack of peace

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9
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incontrovertible

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not open to question or dispute

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10
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indefatigable

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incapable of being tired out

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indolent

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slow, inactive, sluggish

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12
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ineffable

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incapable of being expressed in words

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13
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paucity

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smallness of quantity

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14
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penury

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extreme poverty

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15
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perfunctory

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performed merely as a routine duty; indifferent

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16
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pernicious

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injurious, hurtful

17
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supplant

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to take the place of another

18
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surfeit

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excessive amount

19
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swagger

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to walk or strut with a defiant or insolent air

20
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tantamount

A

equivalent