Sat Words #3 Flashcards

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Exasperation

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(n) irritation, frustration

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Exemplary

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(adj) outstanding, an example to others

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3
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Extenuating

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(adj) excusing, lessening the seriousness

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Florid

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(adj) red-colored, flushed; gaudy, ornate

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5
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Fortuitous

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(adj) happening by luck, fortunate

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Frugal

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(adj) thrifty, cheap

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Hackneyed

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(adj) cliched, worn out by overuse

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Haughty

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(adj) arrogant and condescending

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Hedonist

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(n) person who pursues pleasure as a goal

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Hypothesis

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(n) assumption, theory requiring proof

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Impetuous

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(adj) rash, impulsive, acting without thinking

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Impute

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(v) to attribute an action to particular person or group

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Incompatible

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(adj) opposed in nature, not able to live or work together

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Inconsequential

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(adj) unimportant, trivial

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inevitable

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(adj) certain, unavoidable

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