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SAT vocabulary 3/11/13 Flashcards

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oust

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v. expel; drive out.
The world wondered if Aquino would be able to OUST Marcos from office.
Remove

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outlandish

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adj. bizarre; peculiar; unconventional
The eccentric professor who engages in markedly OUTLANDISH behavior is a stock figure in novels with an academic setting.
Weird

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outmoded

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adj. no longer stylish; old-fashioned
Unconcerned about keeping in style, Lenore was perfectly happy to wear OUTMODED clothes as long as they were clean and unfrayed.
Out of fashion

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outskirts

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n. fringes; outer borders.

We lived, not in central London, but in one of those peripheral suburbs that spring up on the OUTSKIRTS of a great city.

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outstrip

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v. surpass; outdo
Jesse Owens easily OUTSTRIPPED his white competitors to win the gold medal at the Olympic Games.
Outdo

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overbearing

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adj. bossy and arrogant; decisively important.
Certain of her own importance, and of the unimportance of everyone else, Lady Bracknell was intolerably OVERBEARING in her manner.
Bossy, arrogant

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overt

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adj. open to view
According to the United States Constitution, a person must commit an OVERT act before he may be tried for treason.
Open to view

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overwrought

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adj. extremely agitated; hysterical.

When Kate heard the news of the sudden tragedy, she became too OVERWROUGHT to work and had to leave the office early.

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pacificst

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n. opposed to force; antimilitarist
During the war, though the PACIFISTS refused to bear arms, they nevertheless served in the front lines as ambulance drivers and medical corpsmen.
Opposed to conflict

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pacify

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v. soothe; make calm or quiet; subdue.
Dentists criticize the practice of giving fussy children sweets to PACIFY them.
Soothe

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pact

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n. agreement; treaty
Tweedledum and Tweedledee made a PACT not to quarrel anymore.
An agreement

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paean

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n. song of praise or joy.
PAEANS celebrating the victory filled the air.
Joy

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painstaking

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adj. showing hard work; taking great care.
The new high-frequency word list is the result of PAINSTAKING efforts on the part of our research staff.
Demonstrating hard work

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palatable

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adj. agreeable; pleasing to the taste.
Neither Jack’s underbaked opinions nor his overcooked casseroles were PALATABLE to Jill.
Agreeable, pleasing

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palette

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n. flat surface on which painter mixes pigments; range of colors commonly used by a particular artist.
The artist’s apprentices had the messy job of cleaning his brushes and PALETTE.
Flat surface

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pall

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v. grow tiresome

The study of word lists can eventually PALL and put one to sleep.

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palliate

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v. lessen the violence of (a disease); alleviate; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses.
Not content merely to PALLIATE the patient’s sores and cankers, the researcher sought a means of wiping out the disease.
Lessen pain, violence

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pallid

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adj. pale; wan.
Because his job required that he work at night and sleep during the day, he had an exceptionally PALLID complexion.
Pale

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palpable

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adj. tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable.
The patient’s enlarged spleen was PALPABLE: even the first year medical student could feel it.
Tangible

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palpitate

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v. throb; flutter.
As he became excited, his heart began to PALPITATE more and more erratically.
To beat fast

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paltry

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adj. insignificant; petty; trifling.
One hundred dollars for a genuine imitation Rolex watch! Lady, this is a PALTRY sum to pay for such a high-class piece of jewelry .
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pan

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v. criticize harshly.
Hoping for a rave review of his new show, the playwright was miserable when the critics PANNED it unanimously.
Criticize

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panacea

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n. cure-all; remedy for all diseases.
The rich youth cynically declared that the PANACEA for all speeding tickets was a big enough bribe.
Cure

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panache

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n. flair; flamboyance.
Many performers imitate Noel Coward, but few have his PANACHE and sense of style.
Flair

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panademic

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adj. widespread; affecting the majority of people.
The feared the AIDS epidemic would soon reach PANDEMIC proportions.
Widespread

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pandemonium

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n. wild tumult
When the ships collided in the harbor, PANDEMONIUM broke out among the passengers.
Wild tumult

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pander

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v. cater to the low desires of others.
The reviewer accursed the markers of Lethal Weapon of PANDERING to the masses’ taste for violence.
Cater to the low desires of others

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panegyric

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n. formal praise
Blushing at all the praise heaped upon him by the speakers, the modest hero said, “I don’t deserve such PANEGYRICS.”
Praise

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panoramic

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adj. related to an unobstructed and comprehensive view
From Inspiration Point we had a magnificent PANORAMIC view of the Marin headlands and San Francisco Bay.
Related to an unobstructed and comprehensive view

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pantomime

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n. acting without dialogue
Artists in PANTOMIME need no words to communicate with their audience; their only language is gesture.
Acting without speaking

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parable

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n. short, simple story teaching a moral
Let us apply to our own conduct the lesson that this PARABLE teaches.
Story teaching a lesson, moral

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re

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again, back

reiterate: repeat
reimburse: pay back

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retro

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backward

retrospect: looking back
retroactive: effective as of a past date

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se

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away, aside

seduce: withdraw
seclude: shut away
seduce: lead astray

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semi

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half, partly

semiannual: every six months
semiconscious: partly consious

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sub, suc, suf, sug, sup, sus

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under, less

subway: underground road
subjugate: bring under control
succumb: yield; cease to resist
suffuse: spread through
suggest: hint
suppress: put down by force
suspend: delay

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super, sur

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over, above

supernatural: above natural things
supervise: oversee
surtax: additional tax

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syn, sym, syl, sys

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with together

synchronize: time together
synthesize: combine together
sympathize: pity; identity with
system: network

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tele

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far

telemetry: measurement from a distance
telegraphic: communicated over a distance

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trans

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across

transport: carry across
transpose: reverse, move across

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ultra

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beyond, excessive

ultramodern: excessively modern
ultracritical: exceedingly critical

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un

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not
unfeigned: not pretended; real
unkempt:not combed; disheveled
unwitting

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under

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below

undergird: strengthen underneath
underling: someone inferior

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uni

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one

unison: oneness of pitch; complete accord
unicycle: one-wheeled vehicle

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vice

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in place of

vicarious: acting as a substitute
viceroy: governor acting in place of a king

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with

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away, against

withhold: hold back; keep
withstand: stand up against; resist

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