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SAT Vocabulary Lists Three and Four Words Flashcards

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1
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away; apart; opposite (prefix)

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di-, dis-

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with; together (prefix)

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co-; con-; com-; col-; cor-

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3
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pleased with a situation, especially something you have achieved so that you stop trying to improve or change things

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complacent (adj.)

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a feeling that someone or something is not important and deserves no respect; failure to obey or show respect to a court of law; complete lack of fear towards doing something dangerous

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contempt (n.)

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very careful about small details with your appearance or at work

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fastidious (adj.)

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to make the situation or the effects of something less bad, harmful, or serious

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mitigate (v.)

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not well known and usually not very important; something that is difficult to understand; to prevent something from being understood or from being seen or heard clearly

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obscure (adj.)

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to make someone stop feeling angry

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placate (v.)

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trying to seem more important or more intelligent than you really are

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pretentious (adj.)

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to laugh at a person or idea, and talk about them in a way that shows they are stupid

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scoff (v.)

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away from; away; from (prefix)

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ab-

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over; against; toward; in the way (prefix)

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ob-

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to pay attention to someone’s advice or warning; to pay attention to something and seriously consider it

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heed (v.)

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to read thoroughly or carefully; examine carefully or at length

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peruse (v.) perusal (n.) peruser (n.)

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to completely destroy something like a building, town, or other site

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raze (v.)

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to gather or to collect something, especially information or approval

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garner (v.)

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to make something less attractive or enjoyable; to spoil; to disfigure; to impair the quality of something

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mar (v.)

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a river, stream, or road having a lot of curves in it; to move in a slow, relaxed way, not in any particular direction; to wander; a person or text that wanders aimlessly without purpose

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meander (v.) meandering (adj.) meanders (n.)

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to state officially that an agreement or contract has no legal effect; to invalidate; to make something lose its effect or value

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nullify (v.) nullifier (n.) nullification (n.)

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to destroy utterly; to wipe out; to cause something to become invisible or indistinct

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obliterate (v.) obliteration (n.) obliterator (n.) obliterative (adj.)

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show feelings of superiority; patronize; do something in a haughty way, as though it is below your dignity or level of importance

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condescend (v.) condescending (adj.) condescendingly (adv.) condescension (n.)

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behaving or looking as though you think that you are superior to others

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supercilious (adj.) superciliously (adv.) superciliousness (n.)

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arrogantly superior and disdainful

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haughty (adj.) haughtily (adv.) haughtiness (n.)

24
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to reject someone or something in an abrupt or ungracious manner

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rebuff (n.) rebuff (v.)

25
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having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one’s own importance or abilities

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arrogant (adj.) arrogantly (adv.) arrogance (n.)

26
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a feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one’s consideration or respect

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disdain (n.) disdainfulness (n.) disdainful (adj.) disdainfully (adv.)

27
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regard as having very little worth

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disparage (v.) disparagement (n.) disparaging (adj.) disparagingly (adv.)

28
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to disapprove or criticize something

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deprecate (v.) deprecating (adj.) deprecative (adj.) deprecatingly (adv.) deprecation (n.) deprecator (n.)

29
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state or quality of (suffix)

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-ity, -ty, -ery, -ry, -y

30
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having the nature of; concerning; related to (suffix)

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-ary

31
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able to accurately assess or understand situations or behavior very well and quickly, and effectively turn this to your advantage

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astute (adj.) astutely (adv.) astuteness (n.)

32
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able to make good judgements or showing good judgement about people and styles

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discerning (adj.) discern (v.) discerningly (adv.) discernment (n.)

33
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a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant

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respite (n.) respite (v.)

34
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not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily or easily

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reticence (n.) reticent (adj.) reticently (adv.)

35
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excessive confidence or boldness, audacity, or rashness; unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition

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temerity (n.)

36
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a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy

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torpor (n.)

37
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the ability or the power to choose or decide something for oneself

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volition (n.) volitional (adj.) volitionally (adv.)

38
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the highest point reached by a celestial or other object; the time at which something is most powerful

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zenith (n.) zenithal (adj.)

39
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forward (prefix)

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pro-

40
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off; away from; down (prefix)

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de-

41
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the sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically a period of place with happy personal association

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nostalgia (n.) nostalgic (adj.)

42
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extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources

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parsimony (n.) parsimoniuosness (n.) parsimonious (adj.) parsimoniously (adj.)

43
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a person highly skilled in music, or another artistic pursuit

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virtuoso (n.) virtuosity (n.) virtuosic (adj.)

44
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well meaning and kindly; a charitable rather than profit-making organization

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benevolent (adj.) benevolently (adv.) benevolence (n.)

45
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inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable

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formidable (adj.) formidably (adv.) formidableness (n.)

46
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having, showing, or done with good judgement or sense

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judicious (adj.) judiciously (adv.) judiciousness (n.)

47
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person who held a job or office before current holder; a thing that has been followed or replaced by another

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predecessor (n.)

48
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a substance or object able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending, stretching, or being compressed or damaged

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resilient (adj.) resiliently (adv.) resilience (n.) resiliency (n.)

49
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showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise

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meticulous (adj.) meticulously (adv.) meticulousness (n.)

50
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done with great care and thoroughness

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painstaking (adj.) painstakingly (adv.) painstakingness (n.)

51
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state of uncertainty or perplexity over what to do in a difficult situation; a difficult situation itself

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quandary (n.)

52
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a feeling or fear or agitation about something that may happen

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trepidation (n.) trepidatious (adj.)

53
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not willing to let go of, give up, or be separated from an object that one holds, from a position, or from a principle

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tenacious (adj.) tenaciously (adv.) tenaciousness (n.) tenacity (n.)

54
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tirelessly persistent

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indefatigable (adj.) indefatigably (adv.) indefatigability (n.)

55
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a profoundly wise person, usually an older person

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sage (n.) sagely (adv.) sageness (n.)

56
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a state, quality, or feeling that is very intense; having or showing great knowledge or insight

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profound (adj.) profoundly (adv.) profoundness (n.)

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