SAT Word List - Quarter Three Flashcards by oli ____ | Brainscape

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Leeward

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Sheltered; protected

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Referendum

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Popular vote on matter

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Manifest

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Clear, obvious

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Precedent

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Previous case; model

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Abrogate

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To formally put an end to

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Amiable

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Friendly, agreeable

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Linear

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Direct; straight

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Commendable

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Praiseworthy

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Entrench

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To fix or establish firmly

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Regime

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A social system or order

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Obsequious

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Obedient; dutiful

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Alimentary

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Nutrition; wholesome

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Litigate

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Bring matter before court of law

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Notoriety

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Infamy; shame

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Provision

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Specification; condition

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Accomplice

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Helper, especially in commiting a crime

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Rummage

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Search; to hunt

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Circumspect

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Cautious, wary

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Extraneous

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Irrelevant; unrelated

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Flagrant

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Openly outrageous; blatant, noticeable

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Vanquish

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To defeat or overcome

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Wistful

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Dreamy; melancholy

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Adulate

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To idolize; worship

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Anomaly

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Deviation from normal, usual

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Habituate

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To accustom; to get used to

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Hospitable

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Welcoming to guests or strangers

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Grandiose

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Extravagant, impressive

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Proximity

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Nearness to something; closeness

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Jocose

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Playful; teasing

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Exacerbate

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To annoy; irritate

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Quirk

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Oddity, way of doing something

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Flippant

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Disrespectful, shallow

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Bestow

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To give; to confer

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Heinous

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Horrifying; truly evil

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Infiltrate

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To invade; to intrude

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Blandishment

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Flattery

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Impeccable

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Without flaw or error; perfect

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Obliterate

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To destroy every trace of; to wipe out

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Severance

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A separation; split

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Voracity

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Great eagerness; deep desire

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Exemplify

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Serve as an example; to illustrate

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Sublimate

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Transfer, to redirect

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Culmination

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Conclusion; completion

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Inquisitive

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Curious, eager to learn

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Vehement

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Passionate; earnest

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Beguile

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To decieve; to cheat

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Miasma

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Stench; strong smell

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Noticeable, important

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Zealous

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Filled with intense enthusiasm; eager

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Rapport

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Rapport

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Harmonious relationship; connection