SAT Words I Flashcards
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-cur
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- to care.
- secure: safe.
2
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-curr, curs
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- to run.
- excursion: journey.
3
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-da, dat
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- to give.
- data: fact, statistics.
4
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-deb, debit
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- to owe.
- debt: something owed.
5
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-dem
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- people.
- democracy: rule of the people
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-derm
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- skin.
- epidermis: skin.
7
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-di, diurn
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- day.
- diary: a daily record of activities, feelings, etc.
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-dic, dict
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- to say.
- diction: speech
9
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-doc, doct
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- to teach.
- document: something that provides evidence.
10
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-domin
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- to rule.
- dominate: have power over.
11
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-duc, duct
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- to lead.
- aqueduct: artificial waterway.
12
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-dynam
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- power, strength.
- dynamite: powerful explosive.
13
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-ego
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- I.
- egotist: selfish person.
14
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-erg, urg
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- work.
- energy: power.
15
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-err
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- to wander.
- erratic: not reliable, wandering.
16
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-eu
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- good, well, beautiful.
- eulogize: praise.
17
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-fac, fic, fec, fect
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- to make, to do.
- factory: place where things are made.
18
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-fall, fals
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- to deceive.
- falsify: lie.
19
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-fer, lat
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- to bring, to bear.
- transfer: bring from one place to another.
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-fid
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- belief, faith.
- confidence: assurance, belief.
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-fin
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- end, limit.
- finite: having definite limits.
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-flect, flex
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- bend.
- flexible: able to bend.
23
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-fort
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- luck, chance.
- fortunate: lucky.
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-fort
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- strong.
- fortitude: strength, firmness of mind.
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-frag, fract
- break.
| - fragile: easily broken.
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-fug
- flee.
| - refuge: shelter, home for someone fleeing.
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-Gus
- pour.
| - diffuse: widespread (poured in many directions).
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-gam
- marriage.
| - monogamy: marriage to one person.
29
-gen, gener
- class, race.
| - gender: class organized by sex.
30
Benevolent (adj.)
- generous, charitable.
| - Mr. Fez was a benevolent employer, who wished to make Christmas merrier for young Scrooge and others.
31
Benign (adj.)
- kindly, favorable, not malignant.
| - Though her benign smile and gentle bearing made Miss Marple seem a sweet old lady, in reality she was tough-minded.
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Bent (adj.)
- determined, natural talent or inclination.
| - Bent on advancing in the business world, the secretary of a show has a true bent for high finance.
33
Bequeath (v.)
- leave to someone by a will, hand down.
| - Though Madrid had intended to bequeath the family home to her nephew, she died before that could happen.
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Berate (v.)
- scold strongly.
| - He feared she would berate him for his forgetfulness
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Bereavement (n.)
- state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved.
| - His friends gathered to console him upon his sudden bereavement.
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Bereft (adj.)
- deprived of, lacking, desolate because of a loss.
| - The foolish gambler soon found himself bereft of funds.
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Berserk (adv.)
- frenzied.
| - Angered, he went berserk and began to wreck the room.
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Beseech (v.)
- beg, plead with.
| - The workaholic executive's wife beseeched him to spend more time with their son.
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Beset (v.)
- harass or trouble, hem in.
| - Sleeping Beauty's castle was beset on all sides by dense thickets that hid it from view.
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Besiege (v.)
- surround with armed forces, harass (with requests).
| - Members of the new administration were besieged with job applications from people who had worked on the campaign.
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Besmirch (v.)
- soil, defile.
| - The scandalous remarks in the newspaper besmirch the reputations of every member of the society.
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Bestial (adj.)
- beast-like, brutal.
| - According to the legend, the werewolf was able to abandon its human shape and take on a bestial form.
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Bestow (v.)
- give.
| - He wished to bestow great honors upon the hero.
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Betoken (v.)
- signify, indicate.
- The well-equipped docks, tall piles of cargo containers, and numerous vessels being loaded all betoken Oakland's importance as a port.
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Betroth (v.)
- become engaged to marry.
| - The announcement that they had become betrothed surprised their friends who had not suspected any romance.
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Bevy (n.)
- large group.
| - The movie actor was surrounded by a bevy of photographers.
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Biennial (adj.)
- every two years.
| - Seeing no need to meet more frequently, the group held biennial meetings instead of annual ones.
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Bigotry (n.)
- stubborn intolerance.
- Brought up in a democratic atmosphere, the student was shocked by the bigotry and narrowness expressed by his classmates.
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Bilious (adj.)
- suffering from indigestion, irritable.
| - His bilious temperament was apparent to all who heard him rant about his difficulties.
50
Bilk (v.)
- swindle, cheat.
| - The con man specialized in bilking insurance companies.
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Billowing (adj.)
- swelling out in waves, surging.
| - Standing over the air vent, Marilyn Monroe tried vainly to control her billowing skirts.
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Blanch (v.)
- bleach, whiten.
| - Although age had blanched his hair, he was still energetic.
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Bland (adj.)
- soothing or mild, agreeable.
| - Jill tried a bland ointment for her sunburn.
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Blandishment (n.)
- flattery.
| - Despite the salesperson's blandishments, the customer did not buy the outfit.
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Blare (n.)
- loud, harsh roar or screech, dazzling blaze of light.
| - I hate when the steady blare of a boom box tries to make you deaf.
56
Blasé (adj.)
- bored with pleasure or dissipation.
| - Although Beth was excited about traveling, she tried to act cool and blasé in front of her friends.
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Blasphemy (n.)
- irreverence, sacrilege, cursing.
| - In my father's house, the Yankees is the best team, to cheer for another team was to utter words of blasphemy.
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Blatant (adj.)
- flagrant, conspicuously obvious, loudly offensive.
| - "No Irish allowed" in the shop was a blatant mark of prejudice.
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Bleak (adj.)
- cold or cheerless, unlikely to be favorable.
| - The frigid, inhospitable Aleutian Islands are bleak military posts.
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Blighted (adj.)
- suffering from a disease, destroyed.
| - The extent of the blighted areas could be seen only when viewed from the air.
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Blithe (adj.)
- joyous, carefree.
| - Without a care in the world, Beth went her blithe, lighthearted way.
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Bloated (adj.)
- swollen or puffed as with water or air.
| - Her bloated stomach came from drinking so much water.
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Bludgeon (n.)
- club, heavy-headed weapon.
| - Attacked by Dr. Moriarty, Holmes used his walking stick as a bludgeon to defend himself.
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Bluff (adj.)
- rough but good-natured.
| - Jack had a bluff and hearty manner that belied his actual sensitivity.
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Bluff (n.)
- pretense (of strength), deception, high cliff.
| - She was astounded when he dove from the high bluff into the water.
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Blunder (n.)
- error.
| - The criminal's fatal blunder led to his capture.
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Blurt (v.)
- utter impulsively.
| - Before she could stop him, he blurted out the news.
68
Bluster (v.)
- blow in heavy gusts, threaten emptily, bully.
| - Let the stormy winds bluster.
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Bode (v.)
- foreshadow, portend.
- The gloomy skies and the sulphurous odors from the mineral springs seemed to bode evil to those who settled in the area.
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Bogus (adj.)
- counterfeit, not authentic.
| - The police quickly found the distributors of the bogus $20 bills.
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Bohemian (adj.)
- unconventional.
| - Gary ran off to Paris to live a bohemian life with his friends.
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Boisterous (adj.)
- violent, rough, noisy.
| - The unruly crowd became even more boisterous when he tried to quiet them.
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Bolster (v.)
- support, reinforce.
| - The debaters amassed file boxes full of evidence to bolster their arguments.
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Bombardment (n.)
- attack with missiles.
| - The enemy bombardment demolished the town.
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Bombastic (adj.)
- pompous, using inflated language.
| - Puffed up with conceit, the orator spoke in such a bombastic manner that we longed to deflate him.
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Booming (adj.)
- deep and resonant, flourishing, thriving.
| - "Who needs a microphone?" Cried the mayor in his booming voice.
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Boon (n.)
- blessing, benefit.
| - The recent rains that filled our empty reservoirs were a boon to the whole community.
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Boorish (adj.)
- rude, insensitive.
| - Though Peter constantly interrupted his wife, she ignored his boorish behavior.
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Boundless (adj.)
- unlimited, vast.
| - Mike's energy was boundless: the greater the challenge, the more vigorously he tackled the job.
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Bountiful (adj.)
- abundant, graciously generous.
| - Thanks to the good harvest, we had a bountiful supply of food.
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Bourgeois (adj.)
- middle class, selfishly materialistic, dully conventional.
| - Technically, anyone who belongs to the middle class is bourgeois.
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Bovine (adj.)
- cow-like, placid and dull.
| - Nothing excites Esther; when she won the lottery, she still preserved her air of bovine calm.
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Bowdlerize (v.)
- expurgate.
| - After the film editors had bowdlerized the language in the script, the rating of the movie changed.
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Braggart (n.)
- boaster.
| - Modest by nature, she was no braggart, preferring to let her accomplishments speak for themselves.
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Brandish (v.)
- wave around, flourish.
| - Alarmed, Doctor Watson wildly brandished his gun until Holmes told him to put the thing away before he shot himself.
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Bravado (n.)
- swagger, assumed air of defiance.
| - The bravado of the young criminal disappeared when he was confronted by the victims of his brutal attack.
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Brawn (n.)
- muscular strength, sturdiness.
| - It takes brawn to become a champion weightlifter.
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Brazen (adj.)
- insolent.
| - Her brazen contempt for authority angered the officials.
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Breach (n.)
- breaking of contract or duty, fissure or gap.
| - Jill sued Jack for breach of promise.
