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SAT vocabulary 3/4/13 Flashcards

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abase

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v. lower; humiliate
Defeated, Queen Zenobia was forced to ABASE herself before the conquering Romans made her march in chains before the emperor in the procession celebrating his triumph
Humiliate

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abash

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v. embarrass
He was ABASHED at the fact that he fell right in front of his crush.
Embarrassed

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abdicate

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v. renounce; give up
After the first test he failed, he decided to ABDICATE finishing up the second test.
Give up

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aberrant

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n. abnormal or deviant
The baby came out ABERRANT because the couple were actually cousins.
Abnormal

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abet

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v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
She was unwilling to ABET him in the swindle he had planned.
Help out

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abhor

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v. detest, hate
She ABHORRED her mother for embarrassing her in front of all the popular kids.
Hate

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abject

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adj. wretched; lacking pride
On the streets of New York, the homeless live in ABJECT poverty, huddling in doorways to find shelter from the wind.
Lacking pride

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abjure

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v. renounce upon oath
He ABJURED his allegiance to the king.
To reject, avoid

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abnegation

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n. repudiation; self-sacrifice
Their act of ABNEGATION was necessary to preserve the kingdom.
Self-sacrifice

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abominable

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adj. detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
Because he treated the ladies so harshly, the ladies called him an ABOMINABLE young man.
Unpleasant

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aboriginal

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adj., n. being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
Her studies of the primitive art forms of the ABORIGINAL Indians were widely reported in the scientific journals.
The first

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abortive

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adj, unsuccessful; fruitless
Attacked by the armed troops, the Chinese students had to abandon their ABORTIVE attempt to democratize Beijing peacefully.

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abrade

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v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode
Because the sharp rocks had ABRADED the skin on her legs, she dabbed iodine on the scrapes and ABRASIONS.
Scrape

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abrasive

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adj. rubbing away; tending to grind down
Just as ABRASIVE cleaning powders can wear away a shiny finish, ABRASIVE remarks can wear away a listener’s patience.
Rubbing Away

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abridge

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v. condense or shorten
Because the publishers felt the public wanted a shorter version of War and Peace, they proceeded to ABRIDGE the novel.
Shorten

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abscond

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v. depart secretly and hide
The teller who ABSCONDED with the bonds went uncaptured until someone recognized him from his photograph on “America’s Most Wanted.”
To leave and hide

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Absolve

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v. pardon (an offense)
The father confessor ABSOLVED him of his sins.
To forgive

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abstain

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v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
After considering the effect of alcohol on his athletic performance, he decided to ABSTAIN from drinking while he trained for the race.
Hold back

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abstemious

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adj. sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
Concerned whether her vegetarian son’s ABSTEMIOUS diet provided him with sufficient protein, the worried mother pressed food on him

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abstract

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adj. theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
To him, hunger was an ABSTRACT concept; he never missed a meal.
Not concrete

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abstinence

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n. restraint from eating or drinking

The doctor recommended total ABSTINENCE from salted foods/

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abstruse

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adj. obscure; profound; difficult to understand
Baffled by the ABSTRUSE philosophical texts assigned in class, Dave asked Lexy to explain Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason.
Hard to understand

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abundant

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adj. plentiful; possessing riches or resources.
At his immigration interview, Ivan listed his ABUNDANT reasons for coming to America: the promise of a more ABUNDANT life.

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mono

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  • one
  • monarchy: gov’t by one ruler
  • monotheism: belief in one god
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multi

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  • many
  • multifarious: having many parts
  • multitudinous: numerous
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neo

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  • new
  • neologism: newly coined word
  • neophyte: beginner; novice
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non

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  • not
  • noncommittal: undecided
  • nonentity: person of no importance
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ob, oc, of, op

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  • against
  • obtrude: push into prominence
  • occlude: close; block out
  • offend: insult
  • opponent: someone who struggles against; foe
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olig

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  • few

- oligarchy: gov’t by a few

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pan

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  • all, every
  • panacea: cure all
  • panorama: unobstructed view in all directions
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para

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  • beyond, related
  • parallel: similar
  • paraphrase: restate; translate
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per

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  • through, completely
  • permeable: allowing passage through
  • pervade: spread throughout
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peri

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  • around, near
  • perimeter: outer boundary
  • periphery: edge
  • periphrastic: stated in a roundabout way
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poly

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  • many
  • polygamist: person with several spouses
  • polyglot: speaking several languages
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post

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  • after
  • postpone: delay
  • posterity: generations that follow
  • posthumous: after death
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pre

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  • before
  • preamble: introductory statement
  • prefix: word part placed before a root/stem
  • premonition: forewarning
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prim

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  • first
  • primordial: existing at the dawn of time
  • primogeniture: state of being the first born
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pro

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  • forward, in favor of
  • propulsive: driving forward
  • proponent: supporter
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proto

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  • first

- prototype: first of its kind

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pseudo

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  • false

- pseudonym: pen name

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