SAT Words : 31-40 Flashcards

1
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Askew

A

to one side; crooked; awry; sidelong look of contempt

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2
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Aspire

A

to seek, attain, or achieve a goal

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3
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Assuage

A

to soothe; to make less severe; to satisfy, ease, lesson

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4
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Astute

A

quick in discernment; shrewd, clever, keen

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5
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Asunder

A

in separate parts; apart from each other in position

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6
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Atrophy

A

to wither away

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7
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Atypical

A

not typical, abnormal

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Austere

A

stern, as in manner; without excess, unadorned, severely simple and plain

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9
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Badger

A

to tease, annoy, harass persistently

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10
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Ballistics

A

the study of the dynamics or flight characteristics of projectiles

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