SAT Word List 9 Flashcards by Antonio J | Brainscape

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adversity

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unfortunate event: misfortune, fortune

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advocate

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recommend publicly: advise, attack

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broach

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bring up a topic: advance, not mention

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brusque

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rudely abrupt in manner: blunt, courtesy

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deference

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humble respect: submission, disobedience

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defoliate

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strip of leaves:

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esoteric

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belonging to few: private, common

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espouse

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adopt as a cause: embrace, reject

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hoary

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ancient: old, new

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hone

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make more acute: improve, diminish

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lavish

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give without limit: deluge, hoard

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lax

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not strict: slack, strict

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obtuse

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slow to understand: dopey, intelligent

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obviate

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remove/avoid

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portent

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indication of something about to happen

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poseur

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pretender

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revere

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to feel deep respect

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riddled

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full of

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tome

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large book: scholarly

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torpid

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sluggish: slow, fast