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SAT Words 1-24 Flashcards

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Abstruse

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Difficult to understand; complicated; enigmatic; confusing

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Abase

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To lower in rank or esteem; demote; put down

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Acumen

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Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgement or insight

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Adroit

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Dexterous; deft

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Aesthetic

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Having to do with the appreciation of beauty

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Affable

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Easy-going; friendly; amiable; amicable

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Alacrity

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Promptness in response; cheerful readiness; eagerness; enthusiasm

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Alleviate

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To ease a pain or burden; to take away a trouble

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Altruism

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Unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness; benevolence

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Amalgam

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A combination of of diverse elements; mixture; alloy

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Ambiguous

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Open to more than one interpretation; vague; unclear; unspecific

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Ambivalent

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Simultaneously feeling opposite feelings; uncertain; conflicted

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Ameliorate

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To make something better; improve; upgrade

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Amiable

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Friendly; agreeable; affable; amicable

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Anachronistic

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The representation of something as existing or happening in the wrong time period; the plot of Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure

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Apathetic

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Feeling or showing little emotion; monotonous; indifferent; Bernard Dolan

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Arboreal

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Relating to or resembling a tree or trees

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Arcane

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Known or understood by only a few

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Archaic

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Characteristic of an earlier time; antiquated; old; ancient

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Ascertain

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To find out; as through investigation; discover

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Assimilate

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To absorb or become absorbed; to become similar; to build up; to gather a large amount

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Astute

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Shrewd; clever; witty

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Augment

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To make greater; as in size; to change or alter; to supplement

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Aural

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Having to do with the ear or hearing; otic

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