SAT Vocab Semester 1 Flashcards
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honesty, frankness
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candor
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to humiliate, degrade
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abase
2
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straying from the proper course
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errant
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very hairy
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hirsute
4
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lacking enthusiasm and determination; lazy
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lackadaisical
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to confront verbally
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accost
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to agree without protesting
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acquiesce
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keen insight
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acumen
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freedom from blame, guilt, sin
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absolution
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reserved, distant
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aloof
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to give up a position, usually one of leadership
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abdicate
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hard to comprehend
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abstruse
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being out of correct chronological order
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anachronistic
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a short humorous account
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anecdote
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a strong dislike, repugnance
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antipathy
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marked by goodness or doing good
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benevolent
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something of tremendous power or size
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behemoth
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to pass on, give
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bequeath
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to trick or deceive
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beguile
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excessively confident, pompous
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bombastic
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a meeting usually held by people working to achieve the same goal
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caucus
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to urge, coax
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cajole
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a steady increase in intensity or volume
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crescendo
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to party, celebrate
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carouse
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an event with disastrous consequences
calamity
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a disastrous failure, disruption
debacle
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aggressively and arrogantly certain about unapproved principles.
dogmatic
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upset, not content
disgruntled
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sleeping, temporarily inactive
dormant
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intimidating, causing one to lose courage
daunting
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to annoy, pester
carp
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marked off, bounded
circumscribed
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to criticize severely
chastise
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related to the intellect
cerebral
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to charge, inspire
catalyze
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to confuse or annoy
vex
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experiencing through another
vicarious
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wordy, impaired by wordiness
verbose
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to avenge, set free from allegation
vindicate
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watchful, alert
vigilant
40
lofty, grand, exalted
sublime
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sickeningly sweet
saccharine
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immature, uninformed
sophomoric
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painstaking, careful
scrupulous
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giving a hypocritical appearance of piety
sanctimonious
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a notice of approval or recognition
commendation
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characteristic of informal conversation
colloquial
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to get around
circumvent
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logically consistent, intelligible
coherent
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mercy
clemency
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excessive
exorbitant
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ambiguous, uncertain, undecided
equivocal
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to charm, hold spellbound
enthrall
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very thin, enfeebled looking
emaciated
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bubbly, lively
effervescent
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forbidden, not permitted
illicit
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1) one who holds an office 2) obligatory
incumbent
57
harmless, inoffensive
Innocuous
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rude, arrogant, overbearing
insolent
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peculiar to one person, highly individualized
idiosyncratic
60
to scold, criticize
rebuke
61
negligent, failing to take care of
remiss
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deserving rebuke
reprehensible
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to take back, repeal
rescind
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1) to vomit 2) to throw back exactly
regurgitate
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loyalty, devotion
fidelity
66
strength, guts
fortitude
67
astounded
flabbergasted
68
incorrect, misleading
fallacious
69
to understand, comprehend
fathom
70
drawn to the company of others, sociable
gregarious
71
varied, diverse in character
heterogeneous
72
the act of placing two things next to each other for implicit comparison
juxtaposition
73
the solemn sound of a bell, often indicating a death
knell
74
one who attacks common beliefs or institutions
iconoclast
75
abase
to humiliate, degrade
76
candor
honesty, frankness
77
errant
straying from the proper course
78
hirsute
very hairy
79
lackadaisical
lacking enthusiasm and determination; lazy
80
accost
to confront verbally
81
acquiesce
to agree without protesting
82
acumen
keen insight
83
absolution
freedom from blame, guilt, sin
84
aloof
reserved, distant
85
abdicate
to give up a position, usually one of leadership
86
abstruse
hard to comprehend
87
anachronistic
being out of correct chronological order
88
anecdote
a short humorous account
89
antipathy
a strong dislike, repugnance
90
benevolent
marked by goodness or doing good
91
behemoth
something of tremendous power or size
92
bequeath
to pass on, give
93
beguile
to trick or deceive
94
bombastic
excessively confident, pompous
95
caucus
a meeting usually held by people working to achieve the same goal
96
cajole
to urge, coax
97
crescendo
a steady increase in intensity or volume
98
carouse
to party, celebrate
99
calamity
an event with disastrous consequences
100
debacle
a disastrous failure, disruption
101
dogmatic
aggressively and arrogantly certain about unapproved principles.
102
disgruntled
upset, not content
103
dormant
sleeping, temporarily inactive
104
daunting
intimidating, causing one to lose courage
105
carp
to annoy, pester
106
circumscribed
marked off, bounded
107
chastise
to criticize severely
108
cerebral
related to the intellect
109
catalyze
to charge, inspire
110
vex
to confuse or annoy
111
vicarious
experiencing through another
112
verbose
wordy, impaired by wordiness
113
vindicate
to avenge, set free from allegation
114
vigilant
watchful, alert
115
sublime
lofty, grand, exalted
116
saccharine
sickeningly sweet
117
sophomoric
immature, uninformed
118
scrupulous
painstaking, careful
119
sanctimonious
giving a hypocritical appearance of piety
120
commendation
a notice of approval or recognition
121
colloquial
characteristic of informal conversation
122
circumvent
to get around
123
coherent
logically consistent, intelligible
124
clemency
mercy
125
exorbitant
excessive
126
equivocal
ambiguous, uncertain, undecided
127
enthrall
to charm, hold spellbound
128
emaciated
very thin, enfeebled looking
129
effervescent
bubbly, lively
130
illicit
forbidden, not permitted
131
incumbent
1) one who holds an office 2) obligatory
132
Innocuous
harmless, inoffensive
133
insolent
rude, arrogant, overbearing
134
idiosyncratic
peculiar to one person, highly individualized
135
rebuke
to scold, criticize
136
remiss
negligent, failing to take care of
137
reprehensible
deserving rebuke
138
rescind
to take back, repeal
139
regurgitate
1) to vomit 2) to throw back exactly
140
fidelity
loyalty, devotion
141
fortitude
strength, guts
142
flabbergasted
astounded
143
fallacious
incorrect, misleading
144
fathom
to understand, comprehend
145
gregarious
drawn to the company of others, sociable
146
heterogeneous
varied, diverse in character
147
juxtaposition
the act of placing two things next to each other for implicit comparison
148
knell
the solemn sound of a bell, often indicating a death
149
iconoclast
one who attacks common beliefs or institutions
