SAT Vocabulary List 10 Flashcards

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Baneful

A

Causing woe; destructive; harmful; deadly

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Circumspect

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Prudent; cautious

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Admonish

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To warn; to cation in council

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Tantamount

A

Of equal value or significance

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5
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Neologism

A

A new word or phrase; a new usage of a word

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Respite

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A period of rest or relief

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7
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Capitulate

A

To surrender

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Aphorism

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A concise statement of truth or principle

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Confute

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To prove wrong; to refute decisively

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10
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Dexterous

A

Skillful in the use of hands or body

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Entice

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To lure to attract, to the tempt in a pleasing way

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Indolent

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Lazy

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13
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Perfunctory

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UnEnthusiastic; careless

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14
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Vapid

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Without liveliness; dull; spiritless

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Visage

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A face or facial expression

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Slovenly

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Messy; characteristic of a slob

17
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Stolid

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Showing little emotion or pain

18
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Taciturn

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Untalkative by nature

19
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Egregious

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Extremely bad

20
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Turncate

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To shorten by chopping off the end