SAT vocabulary 2 Flashcards

1
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Convergence

A

joining of parts

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2
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deleterious

A

harmful

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3
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demagogue

A

rabble rousing leader

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4
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digression

A

straying from the main point

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5
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diligent

A

hard working

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6
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divergent

A

variant, moving apart

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7
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discredit

A

dishonor, disgrace

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8
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disdain

A

to regard with scorn

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9
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empathy

A

sharing of feelings

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10
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emulate

A

follow an example

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11
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enervating

A

tiring, wekening

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12
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enhance

A

improve, augment

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13
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ephermeral

A

momentary, fleeting

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14
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evanescent

A

short lived, as an image

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15
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exasperation

A

irritation, frustration

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16
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exemplary

A

oustanding

17
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extenuating

A

guilt diminishing

18
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florid

A

flushed, ornate

19
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fortuitous

A

lucky

20
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frugal

A

thrifty

21
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hackneyed

A

overused, cliched

22
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haughty

A

arrogant, condescending

23
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hedonist

A

pleasure seeker

24
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hypothesis

A

theory requiring proof

25
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impetuous

A

rash, impulsive