SAT Words 145-168 Flashcards

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Jaded

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Worn out; wearied

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Invocation

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A call (usually upon a higher power) for support, assistance, or inspiration

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Jocular

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Characterized or given to joking; THE JOKER

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Juxtapose

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To place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast

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Laudatory

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Full of praise

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Lavish

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Extravagant

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Litigious

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Prone to engage in lawsuits

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Loquacious

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Very talkative

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Lucid

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Easily understood; clear

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Lugubrious

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Mournful, dismal, gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree

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Magnanimous

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Courageously or generously noble in mind and heart

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Mar

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To damage; especially in a disfiguring way

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Maverick

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One who is independent and resists adherence to a group

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Mendacious

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Lying; untruthful

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Mercenary

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Motivated solely by a desire for money or material gain

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Meticulous

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Extremely careful and precise

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Modicum

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Small, moderate, or token amount

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Multifarious

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Diverse; various

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Multiplicity

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State of being various or manifold; a great number

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Nefarious

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Flagrantly wicked; vicious

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Novel

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Fresh; original; new

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Obsequious

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Fawning and servile

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Obstinate

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Stubbornly attached to an opinion or a course of action

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Onerous

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Troublesome or oppressive; burdensome