SAT week 1 Flashcards by Hannah Yamamoto

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Hamper

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In the way

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Enfranchise

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Give voting rights

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Noxious

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–toxious

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Placid

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Placid backwards c.a.l

Calm

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Remuneration

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Paying for work done

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Bilk

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Cheat

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Engender

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Cause

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Abasement

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Degradation, humiliation

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Harangue

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Noisy attacking speech

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Replete

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Opposite of deplete

Full

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Abrogate

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Bro I’m not your bro

Cancel, deny

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Enigma

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A puzzle, mystery

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Plaudit

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–applause

To praise

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Reprehensible

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Reprehend-to criticize

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Absolution

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–solution, absolve

Forgiveness, pardon

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Tawdry

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Gaudy, poor quality

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Obdurate

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–Duration

Stubborn

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Ensconce

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–sconce

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Blighted

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The blighted flight

Destroyed, damaged

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Credulous

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Gullible

Fool into being credible

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Lachrymose

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Latin-lachrim

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Repudiate

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Shun

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Tedium

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teddy bear

Boredom

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Abstemious

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–abstain

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Blithe

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–Blake lively, gossip girl

Carefree

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Crepuscular

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–creeper, vampire

Active at dawn and dusk

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Objective and subjective

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Unbiased and biased

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Rescind

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Retract

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Temper

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To soften

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Blunderbuss

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Weapon

2. Clumsy person

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Hedonism

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Hedon-pleasure

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Oblique

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Indirect, slanting

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Resignation

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–resigning

Acceptance of fate

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Tenacious

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Tenacity

Persistent

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Accolade

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–the escalade

Tribute, honor

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Ephemeral

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Ephemerous

Short lived

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Acquiesce

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Agree, give in

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Bombast

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Pompous language

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Curtail

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–cut tail

To cut short

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Epicure

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Epicurious

Enjoys food and drink

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Heed

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To listen to

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Lampoon

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Ridicule

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Tenuous

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Opposite of strenuous

Flimsy