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Mortify

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To humiliate; to fill with embarrassment.

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Estrange

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To make hostile or indifferent, usually between two persons.

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Contravene

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To act counter to; to violate.

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Unscathed

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Unharmed.

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Flamboyant

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Extravagant; showy.

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Swagger

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To walk in an arrogant manner.

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Watershed

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A region that drains into a river, lake, or other body of water, a critical point that marks a division.

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Verbose

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Wordy.

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Ostentatious

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Showy; pretentious.

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Bill

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To swindle; to cheat.

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Oratory

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Public speaking, esp. marked by pompous rhetoric.

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Renown

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Fame or celebrity.

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Eccentric

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Unconventional; odd.

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Party

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To deflect an attack.

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Tirade

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An abusive speech.

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Auspicious

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Showing signs of a favorable outcome; marked by favorable circumstances.

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Kowtow

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To show servile deference; to touch the forehead to the ground as an act of respect.

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Hobbyhorse

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A favorite pastime; a topic with which one is obsessed.

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Flabbergast

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To overcome with astonishment.

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Dichotomy

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A division into two contrasting or non-overlapping parts.

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Impasse

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A dead-end.

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Erudite

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Well-educated.

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Hackneyed

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Made trite and commonplace by overuse; clichéd.

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Indolent

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Lazy.

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Penchant

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A strong liking.

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Debacle

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An overwhelming defeat or failure.

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Ascendant

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In a position of power or superiority.

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Dint

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Power; effort.

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Peremptory

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Having the nature of a command; permitting no denial.

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Desultory

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Lacking a plan or purpose; unmethodical.

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Complement

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Something that completes a whole or brings to perfection.

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Apotheosis

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The ideal example; the elevation of a person to the rank of a god.

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Hyperbole

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Exaggeration.

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Fetter

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To confine, restrain, or keep down; chains; shackles.

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Forestall

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To prevent or delay beforehand.

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Exult

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To rejoice greatly.

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Collaborate

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To work together, esp. at an intellectual effort.

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Scourge

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A cause of widespread suffering.

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Bereaved

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Suffering the loss of a lover one.

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Concomitant

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Accompanying (of events); existing or occurring concurrently; something that exits or occurs concurrently.

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Monopoly

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Exclusive possession or control; a company or group having that control.

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Scrupulous

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Conscientious and exact; having principles.

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Supercilious

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Feeling or showing proud contempt; smug; arrogant.

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Manifesto

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A public declaration of principles, often political.

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Gait

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Manner of moving on foot; rate or manner of proceeding.

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Diligent

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Painstaking and steady.

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Bifurcate

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To divide into two parts.

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Vignette

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A small design or portrait; a brief scene (as from a movie) or literary sketch.

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Aberration

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A departure from what is right, true, or expected.

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Cameo

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A medallion or other piece of jewelry with a design in relief; a brief appearance in a film, play, or novel.

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Epigram

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A short, cleverly-worded statement.

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Jettison

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To throw overboard; to discard or abandon something no longer wanted.

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Amble

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To walk slowly or leisurely.

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Ascetic

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A person who denies him- or herself luxuries and leads an austere life, especially for religious reasons; characteristics of self-denial and self-discipline.

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Obliging

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Ready to do favors; helpful; courteous.

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Edict

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An authoritative order issued publicly; a decree.

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Requisite

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Needed; necessary.

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Intrinsic

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Relating to the essential nature of a something.

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Barb

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A cutting or biting remark.

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Allude

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To refer to indirectly.

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Trenchant

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Keen and forceful; caustic.

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Unconscionable

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Beyond reason; not restrained by conscience.

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Diatribe

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Prolonged and bitter speech or writing.

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Reproof

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An expression of disapproval; a rebuke.

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Didactic

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Intended to teach; inclined to teach excessively.

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Attire

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Clothes, esp. fancy or elaborate apparel.

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Recant

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To formally take back a previous statement.

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Tenure

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Holding or possession of an office or property; guaranteed permanent employment, esp. as a teacher.

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Unscrupulous

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Proceeding ruthlessly; without regard for right or wrong.

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Laggard

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A slow person; loiterer.

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Passé

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Old fashioned; out-of-style.

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Upshot

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The decisive or final result.

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Transcend

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To exceed; to go beyond or above the limits.

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Probity

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Complete and confirmed honesty.

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Tacit

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Unspoken but understood; silent.

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Aegis

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A protection; sponsorship.

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Anomaly

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A departure from the regular pattern.

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Fulsome

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Disgusting because excessive or insincere; repulsive.

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Gainsay

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To deny; to declare false.

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Lionize

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To look upon or treat as a celebrity.

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Esoteric

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Known by or confined to a small number of people.

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Ameliorate

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To improve; to become better.

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Implacable

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Unable to be pacified; relentless.

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Nefarious

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Very wicked; villainous.

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Buttress

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To prop up or support.

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Incisive

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Keen or penetrating in thought or expression.

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Tautology

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Needless reputation of an idea in different words; a statement that is logically true no matter what.

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Synthesis

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The combination of separate parts into a united whole.

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Appropriate

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To set apart for a specific use; to take possession of, often without permission.

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Adulation

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Excessive flattery or admiration.

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Covert

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Concealed or disguised; not openly practiced.

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Feat

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An act or accomplishment showing skill.

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Portly

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Fat, esp. of one who had a stately, imposing bearing.

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Minuscule

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Very small.

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Mollify

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To soothe the temper; to pacify; to appease.

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Atrophy

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A wasting away, esp. of body tissue.

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Eminent

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Outstanding, distinguished, towering above others.

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Callow

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Inexperienced; not developed; immature.

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Malediction

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Evil talk about someone; slander; a curse.

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Glean

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To gather bit by bit.

SAT Vocabs Pt. 2 (19 decks)

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