SAT Vocabulary 15 Flashcards

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copious

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(adj.)

profuse, abundant

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cordial

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(adj.)

warm, affectionate

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coronation

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(n.)

the act of crowning

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corpulence

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(adj.)

extreme fatness

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corroborate

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(v.)

to support with evidence

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corrosive

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(adj.)

having the tendency to erode or eat away

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cosmopolitan

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(adj.)

sophisticated, worldly

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counteract

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(v.)

to neutralize, make ineffective

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coup

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  1. (n.)
    a brilliant, unexpected act
  2. (n.)
    the overthrow of a government and assumption of authority
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covet

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(v.)

to desire enviously

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covert

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(adj.)

secretly engaged in

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credulity

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(n.)

readiness to believe

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crescendo

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(n.)

a steady increase in intensity or volume

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14
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criteria

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(n.)

standards by which something is judged

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culmination

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(n.)

the climax toward which something progresses

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culpable

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(adj.)

deserving blame

17
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cultivate

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(v.)

to nurture, improve, refine

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cumulative

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(adj.)

increasing, building upon itself

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cunning

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(adj.)

sly, clever at being deceitful

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cupidity

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(n.)

greed, strong desire