SAT vocabulary 2/25/12 Flashcards
1
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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
A
- 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
A
- 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
