SAT vocabulary 2/25/12 Flashcards
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Ante
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- before
- antecedent: preceding event or word
- antediluvian: ancient
2
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Anti
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- against, opposite
- antiseptic: against infection
- antipathy: hatred
3
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Arch
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- chief, first
- archbishop: chief bishop
- archeology: study of first or ancient times
4
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Be
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- over, thoroughly
- befuddle: confuse, thoroughly
- beguile: deceive, charm thoroughly
5
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Bi
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- two
- bicycle: two-wheeled vehicle
- bicameral: composed of two houses (Congress)
6
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Cata
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- down
- cataract: waterfall
- catastrophe: disaster
7
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Circum
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- around
- circumspect: cautious (looking around)
- circumscribe: limit (place a circle around)
8
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Com, co, col, con, cor
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- with together
- combine: merge with
- coeditor: joint editor
- collateral: subordinate, connected
- conference: meeting
- corroborate: confirm
9
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Contra, contro
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- against
- contravene: conflict with
- controversy: dispute
10
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De
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- down, away
- debase: lower in value
- decant: pour off
11
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Demi
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- partly, half
- demigod: partly divine human
12
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Di
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- two
- dichotomy: division into two parts
- dilemma: choice between two bad alternatives
13
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Dia
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- across
- diagonal: across a figure
- diameter: distance across a circle
- diagram: outline drawing
14
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Dis, dif
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- not, apart
- discord: lack of harmony
- differ: disagree
15
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Dys
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- faulty, bad
- dyslexia: faulty ability to read
- dyspepsia: indigestion
16
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Ex, e
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- out
- expel: drive out
- eject: throw out
17
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Extra, extro
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- beyond, outside
- extracurricular: beyond the curriculum
- extraordinary
- extraterritorial: beyond a nation’s bounds
18
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Hyper
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- above; excessively
- hyperbole: exaggeration
- hyperventilate: breathe at an excessive rate
19
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Hypo
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- beneath, lower
- hypoglycemia: low blood sugar
20
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In, il, im, ir
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- not
- inefficient: not efficient
- illegible: not readable
21
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In, il, im, ir
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- in, on, upon
- invite: call
- impression: effect upon mind or feelings
22
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Inter
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- between, amoung
- intervene: come between
- international: between nations
23
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Intra, intro
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- within
- intramural: within a school
- introvert: person who turns within himself
24
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Macro
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- large, long
- macrobiotic: tending to prolong life
- macrocosm: the great world
25
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Mega
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- great, million
- megalomania: delusions of grandeur
- megaton: explosive force of a million tons of TNT
26
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Meta
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- involving chance
- metamorphosis: change of form
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Micro
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- small
- microcosm: miniature universe
- microbe:minute organism
- microscopic: extremely small
28
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Mis
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- bad, improper
- misdemeanor: minor crime; bad conduct
- mischance: unfortunate accident
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Mis
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- hatred
- misanthrope: person who hates mankind
- misogynist: woman-hater
