SAT Words 6 Flashcards

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Cavalcade (n)

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Procession of vehicles

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Anarchy (n)

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Chaos; lack of government

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Devoured (adj)

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Greedily eaten/ consumed

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Extradite (v)

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Deport from one country back to the home country

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Inclination (n)

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Tendency; a leaning toward

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Magnate (n)

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Powerful businessman

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Palliative (n)

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A remedy that improved but doesn’t cure

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Presentiment (n)

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A feeling that something might happen

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Scapegoat (n)

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Person on whom blame is place for faults of others

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Underscore (v)

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Emphasize

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Anecdote (n)

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A brief amusing story

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Celerity (n)

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Speed

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Dexterous (adj)

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Skillful with hands

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Extraneous (adj)

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Irrelevant

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Incoherent (adj)

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Not clear

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Maladroit (adj)

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Clumsy; unskillful

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Pallid (adj)

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Pale

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Presumptuous (adj)

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Assuming too much; arrogant

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Scrupulous (adj)

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Careful; diligent; painstaking

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Unequivocal (adj)

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Clear; obvious

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Animosity (n)

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Hatred; antagonism

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Censorious (adj)

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Disapproving; critical

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Dichotomy (n)

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A division into two parts

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Extrapolate (v)

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Extend; predict on the basis of known data

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Incongruous (adj)

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Not fitting in; out of place

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Malady (n)

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Illness

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Palpable (adj)

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Easily felt; easily perceived

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Pretentious (adj)

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Pompous; self-important

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Scrutinize (v)

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Examine carefully

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Unfetter (v)

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Set free