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SAT vocabulary 4/29/13 Flashcards

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liquidate

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v. settle accounts; clear up.
He was able to LIQUIDATE all his debts in a short period of time.
Clear up

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list

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v. tilt; lean over.
That flagpole should be absolutely vertical; instead it LISTS to one side.
Tilt

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listless

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adj. lacking in spirit or energy.
We had unexpected him to be full of enthusiasm and were surprised by his LISTLESS attitude.
Lacking energy.

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lithe

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adj. flexible; supple.
Her figure was LITHE and willowy.
Flexibility

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litigation

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n. lawsuit

Try to settle this without involving any lawyers; I do not want to become bogged down in LITIGATION.

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livid

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ad. lead-colored; black and blue; enraged.

His face was so LIVID with rage that we were afraid that he might have an attack of apoplexy.

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loath

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adj. reluctant; disinclined. 
Fearing for their son's safety, the overprotective parents were LOATH to let him go on the class trip.
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loathe

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v. detest

Booing and hissing, the audience showed how much they LOATHED the wicked villain.

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lofty

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adj. very high
Though Barbara Jordan’s fellow students used to tease her about her LOFTY ambitions, she rose to hold one of the highest positions in the land.
Very high

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loll

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v. lounge about
They LOLLED around in their chairs watching television.
Lounge

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longevity

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n. long life
When he reached ninety, the old man was proud of his LONGEVITY.
Long life

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loom

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v. appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged or distorted form).
The shadow of the gallows LOOMED threateningly above the small boy.

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lope

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v. gallop slowly

As the horses LOPED along, we had an opportunity to admire the ever-changing scenery.

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loquacious

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ad. talkative
Though our daughter barely says a word to us these days, put a phone in her hand and see how LOQUACIOUS she can be: our phone bills are out of sight!

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lout

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n. clumsy person

That awkward LOUT dropped my priceless vase!

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lucid

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adj. easily understood; clear; intelligible

Ellen makes an excellent teacher: her explanations of technical points are LUCID enough for a child to grasp.

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lucrative

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adj. profitable
He turned his hobby into a LUCRATIVE profession.
Profitable

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lugubrious

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adj. mournful

Gloomy Gus walked around town with LUGUBRIOUS expression on his face.

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lumber

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v. move heavily or clumsily

Still somewhat torpid after its long hibernation, the bear LUMBERED through the woods.

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luminary

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n. celebrity; dignitary.

A leading light of the American stage, Ethel Barrymore was a theatrical LUMINARY whose name lives on.

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lummox

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n. big, clumsy, often stupid person.

Because he was highly overweight and looked ungainly, John Candy often was cast as a slow-witted LUMMOX.

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lurid

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adj. wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome

Do the LURID cover stories in the Enquirer actually attract people to buy that trashy tabloid?

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luscious

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adj. pleasing to taste or smell

The ripe peach was LUSCIOUS.

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lustrous

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adj. shining

Her large and LUSTROUS eyes lent a touch of beauty to an otherwise plain face.

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luxuriant

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adj. abundant; rich and splendid; fertile

Lady Godiva was completely covered by her LUXURIANT hair.

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machinations

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n. evil schemes or plots
Fortunately, Batman saw through the wily MACHINATIONS of the Riddler and saved Gotham City from destruction by the forces of evil.

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madrigal

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n. pastoral song

His program of folk songs included several MADRIGALS which he sang to the accompaniment of a lute.

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maelstrom

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w. whirlpool

The canoe was tossed about in the MAELSTROM.

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magnanimous

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adj. generous; great-hearted

Philanthropists by definition are MAGNANIMOUS.

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magnate

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n. person of prominence or influence

A studio MAGNATE who had the biggest starts in Hollywood at his beck and call.

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fy

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to make (verb suffix)

magnify: enlarge
petrify: turn to stone
beautify: make beautiful

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iferous

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producing, bearing (adjective suffix)

pestiferous: carrying diseases
vociferous: bearing a loud voice

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il, ile

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pertaining to, capable of (adjective suffix)

puerile: pertaining to a boy or child
ductile: capable of being hammered or drawn
civil: polite

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ism

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doctrine, belief (noun suffix)

monotheism: belief in one god
fanaticism: excessive zeal; extreme belief

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ist

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dealer, does (noun suffix)

fascist: one who believes in a fascist state
realist: one who is realistic
artist: one who deals with art

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ity

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state of being (noun suffix)

annuity: yearly grant
credulity: state of being unduly willing to believe
sagacity: wisdom

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ive

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like (adjective suffix)

expensive: costly
quantitative: concerned with quantity
effusive: gushing

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ize, ise

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make (verb suffix)

victimize: make a victim of
rationalize: make rational
harmonize: make harmonious
enfranchise: make free or set free

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oid

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resembling, like (adjective suffix)

ovoid: like an egg
anthropoid: resembling man
spheroid: resembling a sphere

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ose

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full of (adjective suffix)

verbose: full of words
lachrymose: full of tears

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osis

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condition (adjective suffix)

psychosis: diseased mental condition
neurosis: nervous condition
hypnosis: condition of induced sleep

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ous

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full of (adjective suffix)

nauseous: full of nausea
ludicrous: foolish

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tude

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state of (noun suffix)

fortitude: state of strength
beatitude: state of blessedness
certitude: state of sureness

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