SAT Words Flashcards by Ebony Leito

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Paucity

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Scarcity, lack

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Futile

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Useless

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Cacophony

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Harsh sound

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Aquiesce

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To accept without opposition; comply quietly

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Phalanx

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Massed group of people, animals, things

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Magnanimous

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Generous, noble in spirit

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Expunge

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To erase, eliminate completely

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Arcane

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Secret, obscure, known only to a few

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Curmudgeon

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Cranky person

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Yen

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A strong desire; a craving

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Zealot

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Someone passionately devoted to a cause

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Poignant

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Emotionally moving

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Tableaux

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Vivid descriptions, striking scenes

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Pungent

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Strong or sharp in smell or taste

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Egress

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The exit

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Surreptitiously

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Secretly

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Anachronistic

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Chronologically out of place

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Ebullient

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Exhilarated, full of enthusiasm and high spirits

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Reticent

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Not speaking freely; reserved

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Ambiguous

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Unclear, subject to multiple interpretations

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Ingress

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Entrance

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Prevaricate

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To lie

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Inept

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Clumsy, awkward

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Plethora

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Excess, overabundance

Nonchalantly

With an air of easy unconcern, indifferently

Exude

To give off, ooze

Eclectic

Composed of elements drawn from various sources

Rococo

Very highly ornamented

Assent

To agree, say yes

Viscous

thick, syrupy, sticky

Feign

To fake

Thwart

To block or prevent from happening; frustrate

Opulence

Wealth (often in a showy manner)

Conflagration

A big destructive fire

Intrepid

Fearless

Avarice

Greed

Assuage

To make less severe, ease, relieve

Capricious

Impulsive, whimsical, without much thought

Quell

To crush, subdue

Audacious

Bold, daring, fearless

Cygnet

Young swan

Adulation

High praise

Occlude

To shut, block

Deleterious

Harmful, destructive, detrimental

Malevolent

Ill-willed; causing evil or harm to others

Enigma

A mystery; something inexplicable

Ilk

Type or kind

Empathy

Identification with another's feelings

Subsequent

Following in time or order

Sagacious

Wise, insightful, perceptive

Garrulous

Very talkative

Dubious

Questionable, unsettled in opinion, doubtful

Ambivalence

Attitude of uncertainty; conflicting emotions

Allude

To make indirect reference; to refer

Propiniquity

Nearness

Lachrymose

Teaarful

Abscond

To depart secretly

Insinuate

To subtly and indirectly suggest, hint

Superfluous

Exceeding what is sufficient or necesary