sat vocab 6 Flashcards by VANESSA SU | Brainscape

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amorphous

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lacking in shape

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catharsis

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purging of emotions

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expedite

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make faster

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machinations

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plots and plans

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preeminent

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famous, outstanding

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sardonic

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mocking

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unalloyed

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undiluted, total

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desist

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stop, discontinute

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lummox

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clumsy person

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ostentatious

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showy

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precocious

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developing early

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despondent

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having no hope, miserable

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expatriate

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someone living away from his/her own country

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oust

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push out of position

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amity

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friendship

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castigate

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scold strongly

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overt

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obvious, not hidden

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sanguine

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optimistic, cheerful

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ubiquitous

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found everywhere, omnipresent

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turpitude

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depravity, immorality