SAT Vocab 9 and 10 Flashcards

1
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Beseech

A

To address an earnest or urgent request

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2
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Blandishment

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The act of coaxing by flattery or wheedling

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3
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Cajole

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To coax gently and persistently

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4
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Elicit

A

To bring out; evoke

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5
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Enjoin

A

To direct with authority and emphasis; command

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6
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Exigent

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Requiring immediate attention or remedy; urgent

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7
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Imperious

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Arrogantly domineering or overbearing

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8
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Injunction

A

A command, directive, or order

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9
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Mendicant

A

A beggar

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10
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Query

A

A question; inquiry

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11
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Avert

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To turn away or aside

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12
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Diversify

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To give a variety to; vary

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13
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Diversion

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Something that relaxes or entertains;recreation

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14
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Inadvertent

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Accidental; unintentional

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15
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Incontrovertible

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Indisputable; unquestionable

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16
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Invert

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To turn upside down

17
Q

Irreversible

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Incapable of being reversed

18
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Revert

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To return to a former condition, practice, or belief

19
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Versatile

A

Capable of doing many things competently

20
Q

Vertigo

A

The sensation of dizziness and the feeling that oneself or one’s environment is whirling about