SAT Vocabulary Week 5 Part 1 Flashcards

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1
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Altruism

A

Selfishness

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2
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Amalgamation

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Combining things

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3
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Amenable

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Willing to cooperate

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4
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Amenities

A

Attractive extras

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5
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Amoral

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Outside scope of morality

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6
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Anachronistic

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Chronologically wrong

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7
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Analgesic

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Pain relieving

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8
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Brine

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Salt water for preserving

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9
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Bristle

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Have large amount

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10
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Broach

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Bring up difficult subject

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11
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Brood

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Worry/ Be heavy or omnious

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12
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Brusque

A

Abrupt

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13
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Bucolic

A

Of the countryside

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14
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Bungle

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Spoil something

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15
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Burgeon

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Flourish

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16
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Buttress

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Support for wall

17
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Byline

A

Reporter’s name

18
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Byzantine

A

Very complex

19
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Cacophony

A

Unpleasant noise

20
Q

Cajole

A

Persuade somebody gently

21
Q

Calamity

A

Disaster

22
Q

Compatriot

A

Fellow citizen or subject

23
Q

Compendious

A

Full and concise

24
Q

Compendium

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Short account

25
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Compensatory

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Serving to offset

26
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Complacent

A

Satisfied

27
Q

Complicit

A

Involved in something illegal

28
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Compulsion

A

Psychological force/force

29
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Diaphanous

A

Transparent/ Insubstantial

30
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Diatribe

A

Bitter criticsm

31
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Dichotomy

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A division into two/ bifurcation

32
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Didactic

A

Fond of instructing or advising others

33
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Diffident

A

Lacking self-confidence

34
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Dilapidated

A

In disrepair

35
Q

Dilatory

A

Intended to delay

36
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Dilettante

A

Dabbler in art or knowledge