SAT World List 6 Deck 3 Flashcards

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Commend (v)

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To praise

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Colloquial (adj.)

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Informal but common speech

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Condescend (v)

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To talk down to, to patronize, to talk in a haughty manner

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Congenial (adj)

A

Pleasant; friendly

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Conscript (v)

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To force into service (usually military)

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Corpulent (adj)

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Fat

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Cosmopolitan (adj) (n)

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Adj- sophisticated, of city

N- a person from city

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Crest (n)

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Peak, top

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Cupidity (n)

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Greed, avarice

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Debauchery (n)

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Corruption; physical and excessive self-indulgence

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Defector (n)

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One who leaves ally for enemy; traitor

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Deprecate (v)

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To criticize; to express disaproval

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Determinate (adj)

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Definite; limited; exact limits

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Dilapidated (adj)

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Run-down; needs repairs because of age or neglect

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