SAT Vocab 7 Flashcards

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Nemesis

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Source of harm or ruin. Opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome

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Nectar

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Sweet liquid secreted by flowers. Delicious or invigorating drink

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Nepotism

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Favoritism shown for relatives

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Niggardly

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Petty in giving or spending. Meanly small. Meager

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Noisome

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Offensive to the point of arousing disgust. Foul. Harmful or dangerous.

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Nominal.

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Consisting of names. Assigned to a persons name. Insignificantly small

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Nonplused

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To put at a loss as to what to think say or do. Bewilder

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Grotesque

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Bizarre in character or appearance. Style of art

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Habiliments

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The special dress associated with an occasion or office. Characteristic furnishings or equipment.

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Habitat.

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Area/environment where and organism lives.

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Hackneyed

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Over familiar im through overuse. Trite

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Haggard

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Worn or exhausted. Wild or distraught in appearance

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Panoramic

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Unbroken view of ab entire surrounding area. Mental vision by series of events. Comprehensive survey

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Paradox

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Statement contrary to received opinion

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Verbatim.

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Word for word

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Verbiage

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Wordiness. Expressed in words.

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Polyglot

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Person who speaks reads or writes in several languages

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Verbose

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Wordy

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Exorbitant

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Excessive

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Nomadic

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Wanderer