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SAT Vocabs #1251-1300 Flashcards

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Apprehend

A

To become aware of through the senses.

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Rotund

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Rounded in figure; plump.

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Idiosyncrasy

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A particular, peculiar, or eccentric trait.

Idiosyncratic.

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Apprehension

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Worry or unease.

Apprehensive.

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Strident

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Loud, shrill, or harshly grating; forcefully assertive or harshly critical.

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Rampant

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Unrestrained.

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Acquit

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To declare free of guilt; to clear.

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Supplant

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To take the place of.

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Tortuous

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Winding, twisted.

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Ilk

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Kind; sort; class.

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Debunk

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To expose the falsehood of.

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Folly

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An act of foolishness.

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Impetus

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An impelling or originating force.

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Cache

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A hiding place for storage of provisions or valuables.

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Sensuous

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Appealing to the senses, esp. those involved in appreciating beauty.

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Congeal

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To solidify by or as if by freezing.

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Transpose

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To change the relative position or order of.

Transportation.

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Gratis

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Free of charge.

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Martinet

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One who is strict in discipline, and enjoys authority too much.

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Appall

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To horrify.

Appalling.

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Scenario

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An outline for a planned series of events, either real or imagined; a summary of a work of fiction.

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Plight

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Sad situation.

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Oligopoly

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Domination or a market by only a few businesses.

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Shambles

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Utter disorder

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Exorbitant

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Excessive.

Exorbitance.

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Stratum

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A level or layer.

Strata.

Stratify.

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Paradox

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A statement or situation that appears contradictory.

Paradoxical.

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Utilitarian

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Stressing practical use over other values.

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Vestige

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A trace of something that once existed but has disappeared.

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Denizen

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An inhabitant; one who is often found in a particular place.

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Parlay

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To use success in one thing to achieve greater success in further things; to transform a gain into something of greater value.

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Dispatch

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To send off promptly.

Efficient speed; a message, esp. official or from a journalist.

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Malcontent

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A dissatisfied person.

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Usurp

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To take by force or without legal authority.

Usurpation.

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Oblique

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Not straight to the point; indirect.

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Insensible

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Not able to feel or perceive; unresponsive.

Insensibility.

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Uproarious

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Extremely funny.

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Consign

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To give to the care of another; to set apart.

Consignment.

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Complicity

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Association or participation in a wrongful act.

Complicitous.

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Whimsical

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Not able to be predicted; constantly changing.

Whimsy.

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Caustic

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Capable of burning or corroding by chemical action; bitingly sarcastic, cutting.

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Truncate

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To cut short.

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Inscribe

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To write, carve or engrave words or letters on or in a surface.

Inscription.

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Impertinent

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Rude.

Impertinence.

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Municipal

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Relating to a city, town, village, or the like with local self-government.

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Margin

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A border or edge; a limit in condition or ability; an amount or degree of difference.

Marginal.

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Subsidize

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To assist financially or pay for, esp. by the government.

Subsidy.

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Sporadic

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Occurring irregularly.

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Dislodge

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To force out of a concealed position.

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Decisive

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Conclusive; beyond doubt; showing determination.

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