SAT Vocabulary 4 Flashcards
1
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Apathy
A
Lack of energy or interest
2
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Autonomy
A
Self government
3
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Benevolent
A
Kindly
4
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Blanched
A
Turned pale
5
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Bolster
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Give support to
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Bucolic
A
Concerned with the countryside or farming
7
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Callous
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Cruel or unfeeling
8
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Cantankerous
A
Bad tempered
9
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Chicanery
A
Trickery; attempt to deceive
10
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Churlish
A
Ill-mannered
11
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Cohesive
A
Forming a whole; sticking together
12
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Concur
A
Agree
13
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Decimation
A
Extensive destruction
14
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Deft
A
Skillful
15
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Deliquency
A
Wrong-doing
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Depravity
A
Moral corruption
17
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Desolate
A
Devoid of life; lonely; feeling sad or hopeless
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Devoid of
A
Empty of
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Didactic
A
Intending to teach or give instructions
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Disingenuous
A
Crafty
21
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Dispostion
A
Tendency; Personality
22
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Dissent
A
Disagreement
23
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Effusive
A
Overly expressive of emotions
24
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Endorse
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Support
25
Enumerate
Count out; list
26
Ephemeral
Short-lived
27
Erroneous
Wrong
28
Erudition
Great knowledge or learning
29
Esoteric
Obscure
30
Fabrication
Something made up; untrue
31
Facetious
Cheeky; not to be taken seriously
32
Factions
Sides in dispute; groups with common interests
33
Flotsam
Floating rubbish
34
Fostered
Encourage
35
Hackneyed
Stale and overused
36
Harbored
Held [as in an idea]
37
Hodgepodge
Strange mixture
38
Impetuous
Impulsive
39
Implaceable
Cannot be appeased; relentless
40
Impugned
Challenged; attacked in words
41
Incorrigable
Cannot be corrected (of behavior)
42
Indigenous
Native to a particular place
43
Ineffable
Cannot be expressed in words
44
Irascible
Easily angered
45
Ironic
Unexpected
46
Languid
Having no energy or interest
47
Lassitude
Lack of energy
48
Lugubrious
Mournful; very sad
49
Mercurial
Rapidly changing
50
Misnomer
Wrong name for something
51
Mollified
Calmed; Pacified
52
Multifaceted
Having many aspects
53
Mundane
Dull; ordinary
54
Omnipotent
All powerful
55
Pedagogy
Science of teaching
56
Phlegmatic
Calm
57
Plausible
Believable
58
Precursor
Fore-runner; earlier version
59
Preeminance
Fame; top position
60
Pretentious
Putting on an act
61
Prognosis
Outlook
62
Polific
Producing a lot
63
Provacative
Provoking
64
Raiment
Clothes; garments
65
Reciprocate
Pay back
66
Reconcile
Bring disputing side together again
67
Remiss
Wrong
68
Remonstrance
Criticism
69
Resilient
Able to spring back; strong
70
Retrenchment
Reducing staff or forces; conserving resources
71
Robust
Firm and strong
72
Skeptical
Doubtful
73
Skewed
Distorted; bent
74
Subtle
Not obvious
75
Succint
Clear, short, and well expressed
76
Sundry
Miscellaneous
77
Sustenane
Support; food
78
Tenable
Can be held (of an opinion)
79
Tenuous
Shaky; not firm
80
Torrid
Hot and steamy
81
Undermine
Attempt to overthrow; weaken
82
Underscore
Emphasize
83
Unequivocal
Clear; cannot be misunderstood
84
Vector
Carrier (of a disease, for example)
85
Verbose
Wordy
86
Whimsical
Changing; fickle
87
Wistful
Full of sadness and longing
