sat vocab set #3 Flashcards by VANESSA SU | Brainscape

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adroit (adj)

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skillful

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brevity

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being brief

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decorum

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dignified, decent behavior

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auspicious

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favorable, promising to turn out well

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intransigence

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stubbornness

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largess

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generosity

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modicum

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small amount

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pontificate

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speak pompously

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reticent

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restrained, uncommunicative

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tirade

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stream of verbal abuse

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adulation

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strong admiration, worship

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bristle

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to show irratation

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perfunctory

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superficial, cursory

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erratic

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wandering, irregular

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histrionic

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theatrical, exaggerated

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laud

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praise

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obstreperous

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nosiy and boisterous

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portend

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foretell

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retraction

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withdrawal, cancellation of a statement

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stoic

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known for fortitude, indifferent to pleasure or pain