Sat Words Flashcards by Lizeth Venegas | Brainscape

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EXTOL

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Revere

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FALLACIOUS

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Incorrect

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FASTIDIOUS

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Demanding

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FATUOUS

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Silly

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FECUND

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Fruitful

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FERAL

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Wild

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FETID

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Having foul odor

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FLORID

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flowery

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FRACTIOUS

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Troublesome

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GARRULOUS

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Talkative

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GRANDILOQUENCE

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Lofty

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GREGARIOUS

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Sociable

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HACKNEYED

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Unoriginal

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HAPLESS

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Unlucky

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HARANGUE

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Ranting speech

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HEGEMONY

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Domination over others

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ICONOCLAST

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One who attacks common beliefs

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IGNOMINIOUS

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Disgracing , humiliating

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IMPASSIVE

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Stoic

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EXTANT

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Existing

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ABJURE

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Reject

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ABROGATE

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Abolish

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ACERBIC

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Biter

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ACRIMONY

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Bitterness

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ACUMEN

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Keen insight

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ALACRITY

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Eagerness

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ANATHEMA

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Cursed, detested person

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ANTIPATHY

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Strong dislike

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APPROBATION

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Praise

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ARROGATE

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Take without justification

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ASCETIC

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Practice restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually religious

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ASPERSION

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A curse

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ASSIDUOUS

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Hard working

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BLANDISH

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Coax with flattery

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BOON

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Gift or blessing

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BRUSQUE

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Short

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BUFFET

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Strike with force

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BURNISH

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Polish or shine

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BUTTRESS

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Support

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DESECRATE

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To violate sacredness of a thing or place

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DERIDE

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To laugh at mockingly

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DEPRECATE

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Belittle

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DEMURE

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Quiet

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DELETERIOUS

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Harmful

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DEFILE

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Make unclean

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DECRY

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To criticize openly

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CURSORY

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Brief to the point of being superficial

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CUPIDITY

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Greed

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CREDULITY

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Readiness to believe

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CACOPHONY

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Disharmonious sound

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CAJOLE

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To urge

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CALUMNY

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Attempt to spoil someone else’s reputation by spreading lies

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CAPRICIOUS

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Fickle

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CLEMENCY

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Mercy

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COGENT

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Intellectually convincing

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CONCOMITANT

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Accompanying in a subordinate fashion

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CONFLAGRATION

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Great fire

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CONTRITE

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Eager to be forgiven

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CONUNDRUM

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Puzzle or problem

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DESICCATED

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Dehydrated

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DIAPHANOUS

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Airy

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DIFFIDENT

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Shy

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DISCURSIVE

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Rambling

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Dissemble

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Fake

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Dither

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To be indecisive

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Ebullient

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Enthusiastic

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Effrontery

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Nerve

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Effulgent

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Radiant

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Egregious

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Extremely bad

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Enervate

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Weaken, exhaust

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Ephemeral

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Short lived

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Eschew

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Shun

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Evanescent

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Momentary

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Evince

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To show or reveal

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Exculpate

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Free from guilt or blame

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Execrable

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Loathsome

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Expiate

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To make amends for

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Expunge

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Eradicate