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1
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What preposition follows mistrust?

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Of

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Tout

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attempt to sell

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Efficacious

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successful in producing a desired or intended result; effective

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Innocuous

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not harmful or offensive

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Prohibitive

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Excessively high

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Laud

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praise

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complacent

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showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements.

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abstemious

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not self-indulgent

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slovenly

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messy and dirty.

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insatiable

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impossible to satisfy.

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unpalatable

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not pleasant to taste.

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connoisseur

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an expert judge in matters of taste.

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revivalist

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a person who revives former customs, methods

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disparager

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regard or represent as being of little worth.

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progenitor

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an ancestor or parent.

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diatribes

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a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something.

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platitudes

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a remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful.

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machinations

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a scheming or crafty action or artful design intended to accomplish some usually evil

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acclamations

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loud and enthusiastic approval

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terse

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abrupt

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21
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precipitous

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dangerously high or steep.

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propensity

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an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way.

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compunction

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a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that follows the doing of something bad.

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debilitating

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making someone very weak and infirm.

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tenacious

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tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely.

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nebulous

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in the form of a cloud or haze; hazy.

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trenchant

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vigorous or incisive in expression or style.

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circumspect

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wary and unwilling to take risks.

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prosaic

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having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty.

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benign

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gentle; kindly.

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31
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fervent

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having or displaying a passionate intensity.

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sycophantic

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behaving or done in an obsequious way in order to gain advantage.

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temperate

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of, relating to, or denoting a region or climate characterized by mild temperatures.

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protean

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able to change into many different forms or able to do many different things

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eclectic

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deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.

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quixotic

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unrealistic

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confounded

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used for emphasis

38
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mercurial

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unpredictable change

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taciturn

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saying little

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pedantic

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of or like a pesant

41
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flippant

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not showing a serious or respectful attitude.

42
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concreteness

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specific

43
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profundity

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deep insight; great depth of knowledge or thought.

44
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alacrity

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brisk and cheerful readiness.

45
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querulous

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complaining in a petulant or whining manner.

46
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languor

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the state or feeling, often pleasant, of tiredness or inertia.

47
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diffident

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modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence.

48
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aplomb

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self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation.

49
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dissemination

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the act of spreading something, especially information, widely; circulation.

50
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vacuous

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having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless.

51
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libertine

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a person who rejects accepted opinions in matters of religion; a freethinker.

52
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zealot

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person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals.

53
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partisan

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strong supporter of a party

54
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concordance

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agreement

55
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emboldened

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give (someone) the courage or confidence to do something or to behave in a certain way.

56
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precocious

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having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual.

57
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pundit

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an expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called on to give opinions about it to the public.

58
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ascetic

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characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.

59
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insurgent

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rising in active revolt.

60
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eschew

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deliberately avoid using; abstain from.

61
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dilatory

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slow to act

62
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dogmatic

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inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true.

63
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ardor

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enthusiasm or passion

64
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paragon

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a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality.

65
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profusion

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an abundance or large quantity of something.

66
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obdurate

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stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action.

67
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sanguine

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optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.

68
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prescient

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having or showing knowledge of events before they take place.

69
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infallible

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incapable of making mistakes or being wrong.

70
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improvident

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not having or showing foresight; spendthrift or thoughtless.

71
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sedulous

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(of a person or action) showing dedication and diligence.

72
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halcyon

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calm and happy

73
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somnolent

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sleepy; drowsy.

74
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capricious

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given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.

75
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expedient

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(of an action) convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral.

76
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perturbed

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anxious or unsettled; upset.

77
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placid

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not easily upset or excited.

78
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servile

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having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others.

79
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propitious

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giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable.

80
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vitriolic

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filled with bitter criticism or malice.

81
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doctrinaire

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seeking to impose a doctrine in all circumstances without regard to practical considerations.

82
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solace

A

comfort

83
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idiosyncratic

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peculiar

84
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subversive

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disruptive

85
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inscrutable

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impossible to understand or interpret.

86
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vacuous

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having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless.

87
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contentious

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controversial

88
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pedestrian

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dull

89
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edify

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improve someone morally or intellectually

90
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disingenuous

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not candid or sincere

91
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precipitate

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to hasten the occurence of

SAT Words (38 decks)

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