SAT Vocabulary List 8 Flashcards

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Asunder

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In separate parts
Adverb
Apart

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Connoisseur

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An expert, especially in food, wine, or art
Noun
Expert, collecter

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Raze

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To tear down; demolish
Verb
Destroy

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Blighted

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Ruined; destroyed; withered
Adjective
Shrivel, decline

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Aghast

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Horrified
Adjective
Appalled

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Milieu

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Environment; surroundings
Noun
Setting

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Arduous

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Hard; difficult; tiresome
Adjective
Demanding

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Coterie

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Circle of close associates
Noun
Clique

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Awry

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Listed; crooked; out of whack
Adjective
Askew

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Table

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To remove from consideration
Verb
Delay

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Harried

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Troubled or bothered
Adjective
Distressed

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Irascible

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Easily angered; irritable
Adjective
Cranky; grouchy

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Congenial

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Pleasant to be around; social
Adjective
Agreeable

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Boisterous

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Rowdy
Adjective
Rambunctious

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Chimerical

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Bizarre; far out
Adjective
Imaginary, fantastic

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Vertigo

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Feeling of dizziness or disorientation
Noun
Confusion

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Fallacious

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False; wrong; incorrect
Adjective
Deceptive

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Impasse

A

dead end; stalement
Noun
Deadlock, standstill

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Zeal

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Enthusiasm
Noun
Eagerness

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Berate

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To scold severely
Verb
Criticize