SAT Vocab Week 1 Flashcards by Shoshana S-M | Brainscape

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giving an advantage

favorable, beneficial

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Advantageous (adj)

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to forgive, free from guilt

exculpate, pardon

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Absolve (v)

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to shake or wave menacingly

flourish, swing

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Brandish (v)

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spirit of friendship

sociability, amity

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Camaraderie (n)

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to find fault with

blame, criticize

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Censure (v)

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an irresistible impulse

urge, obligation

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Compulsion (n)

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means for transmitting or distributing

channel, pipeline

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Conduit (n)

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to make less

shorten, reduce

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Curtail (v)

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to support with evidence

verify, prove

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Corroborate (v)

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lacking originality

banal, cliche

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Derivative (adj)

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lacking self-confidence

timid, bashful

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Diffident (adj)

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to throw into confusion

unnerve, bewilder

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Disconcert (v)

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questionable

suspect, doubtful

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Dubious (adj)

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self important person

blowhard, braggart

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Egotist (n)

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feeling of great happiness

elation, ebullience

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Euphoria (n)

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the state of being irritated

irritation, frusturation

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Exasperation (n)

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currently existing

living, surviving

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Extant (adj)

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partially excusing

mitigating, qualifying

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Extenuating (adj)

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to praise highly

glorify, exalt

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Extol (v)

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state of being faithful

loyalty, devotion

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Fidelity (n)