SAT Vocabulary Flashcards by Hyolim LEE | Brainscape

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flaunt

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show off

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skirt

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go around

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munificence

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generosity

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alacrity

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brisk and cheerful readiness

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vigilance

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watchfulness; attentiveness

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sullen

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bad-tempered, sulky

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vernacular

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dialect spoken by regular people

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superannuated

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outdated; obsolete

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bombastic

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high sounding but little meaning

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austere

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severe and strict in manner/attiture; ascetic

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erudite

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learned and educated

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cursory

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hasty, not detailed, superficial

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ephemera

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lasting for only a short time

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frenetic

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wild, hectic

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platitudes

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a remark with moral content but cliche

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polemics

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strong verbal written attack

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seminal

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important; strongly influential

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recondite

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little known, obscure

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beguiling

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deceptively charming

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incendiary

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provocative, flammable

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inchoate

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just begun and not fully formed

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avert

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prevent, ward off

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phosphorescent

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light emitting

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voraciousness

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insatiable

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galvanizing

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excite into taking action

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diverting

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entertaining

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ingratiating

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sycophantic, intended to gain approval and favor

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impromptu

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done without preparation

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incredulity

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disbelief

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prognostication

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prophesyzing future events

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transitory

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not permanent

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immutable

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not changing

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intemperate

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having lack of self control

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spurned

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reject with disdain

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untenable

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indefensable, ill-founded

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expunged

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obliterated, erased (something unwanted, unpleasant)

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indubitable

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unquestionable

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erroneous

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wrong, incorrect