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SAT Official Vocabulary I

Abashed

A

ashamed or sorry

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Aberration

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deviation; abnormality

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Abstruse

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difficult to comprehend

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Accolade

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praise

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Acumen

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sharpness of mind

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Adroit

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skilful / skillful

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SAT Official Vocabulary I

Adroitness

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skill

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Advocate

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support

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Affability

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friendliness; cordiality

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Affluence

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wealth and status

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Agnostic

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unsure of the existence of god

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SAT Official Vocabulary I

Alacrity

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speed and eagerness

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Alleviate

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make less severe

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Alleviation

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making less severe

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Allusion

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indirect reference

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Altruism

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self-sacrifice

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SAT Official Vocabulary I

Amalgam

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mixture

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Amalgamation

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mixture or joining of different components

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SAT Official Vocabulary I

Amassed

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accumulated

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Ambiguous

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vague

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Ambivalence

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uncertainty; having ‘mixed’ feelings

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SAT Official Vocabulary I

Ambivalent

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unable to decide

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Ameliorating

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making better

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Amiable

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friendly; lovable

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Anachronistic

A

out of normal time range

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Analogy

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comparison

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Anecdote

A

short account of something interesting; story

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SAT Official Vocabulary I

Animosity

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hostility; hatred

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SAT Official Vocabulary I

Annihilated

A

wiped out

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Anomalies

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oddities; things that don’t fit the pattern

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SAT Official Vocabulary I

Anomalous

A

odd; not fitting the pattern

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SAT Official Vocabulary I

Antipodes

A

places on opposite sides of the globe

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SAT Official Vocabulary I

Apathetic

A

lacking energy or interest

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Apathy

A

lack of energy or interest

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SAT Official Vocabulary I

Apparition

A

ghost; something that ‘appears’

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Apprehension

A

worry; nervousness

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Arbitration

A

mediating between disputing sides

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SAT Official Vocabulary I

Arboreal

A

living in trees

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SAT Official Vocabulary I

Arcane

A

obscure; known only to few people

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SAT Official Vocabulary I

Archaic

A

old-fashioned

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Arduous

A

hard and difficult

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Articulate

A

(adj.) able to express something well in words

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SAT Official Vocabulary I

Ascertain

A

find out; make sure

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Aspersion

A

negative feeling; damaging remark

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Assuage

A

to make less

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Astute

A

wise; mentally sharp

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Augmenting

A

increasing in size or number

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SAT Official Vocabulary I

Aural

A

through the sense of hearing

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Auspicious

A

fortunate; indicative of a successful outcome

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SAT Official Vocabulary I

Autonomous

A

self-governing

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Autonomy

A

self-government

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Avuncular

A

acting like an uncle; kindly

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Axiom

A

something that is taken to be true; basic idea that can’t be questioned

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SAT Official Vocabulary I

Banal

A

dull; unoriginal

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Barrage

A

bombardment; stream (of abuse etc.)

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SAT Official Vocabulary I

Belabor

A

over-emphasizing

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Belied

A

contradicted

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Belittlers

A

people who criticize/disparage

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SAT Official Vocabulary I

Bellicose

A

aggressive

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Belligerence

A

aggression

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Benevolent

A

kindly

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Benign

A

kindly

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SAT Official Vocabulary I

Bereft of

A

without; deprived of

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SAT Official Vocabulary I

Bifurcation

A

division into two

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SAT Official Vocabulary I

Blanched

A

turned pale

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Blatantly

A

obviously

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Bolster

A

give support to

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Bombastic

A

too elaborate; exaggerated

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SAT Official Vocabulary I

Boorishness

A

rudeness; ill-mannered behavior

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SAT Official Vocabulary I

Brevity

A

briefness

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Bucolic

A

concerned with the countryside and farming

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SAT Official Vocabulary I

Bypasses

A

avoids; finds a way around

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SAT Official Vocabulary I

Byzantine

A

excessive; decadent

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Cacophonous

A

very noisy; unpleasant sounding

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SAT Official Vocabulary I

Cacophony

A

noise; din

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Callous

A

cruel and unfeeling

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Callousness

A

cruelty; unfeeling behavior

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SAT Official Vocabulary I

Candid

A

truthful

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Cantankerous

A

bad tempered

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Capricious

A

changeable; fickle

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Captivating

A

fascinating

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Censure

A

blame; criticize

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Censured

A

blamed

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Censures

A

blames

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Cherished

A

cared for; firmly-held

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SAT Official Vocabulary I

Chicanery

A

trickery; attempt to deceive

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SAT Official Vocabulary I

Chided

A

scolded

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Churlish

A

ill-mannered

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Circumstantial

A

accidental; indirect (as in circumstantial evidence)

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SAT Official Vocabulary I

Circumvent

A

avoid

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Clairvoyant

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able to see into the future/another dimension

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Cliche

A

over-used expression

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Coalition

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a union of two parts

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Coddled

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over-protected; kept warm

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Coerced

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forced

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Cognitions

A

mental knowledge

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Cohesive

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forming a whole; ‘sticking’ together

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Comely

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attractive

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Complacent

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smug; over-confident

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Conception

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  1. idea; view. 2. beginning of pregnancy
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SAT Official Vocabulary I

Conciliatory

A

seeking compromise

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Concord

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agreement

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Concordance

A

agreement

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Conducive to

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suitable for; leading to

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Conflagration

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big fire

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Congenial

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friendly; sociable; suitable

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Consecrated

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dedicated; made holy

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Consecration

A

dedication

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Consummate

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supremely good

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Convivial

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sociable and friendly

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Convoluted

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complicated or long-winded

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Cornucopia

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literally a horn filled with fruits etc; symbol of plenty

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Corollary

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consequence; inference

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Corroborated

A

supported; given supporting evidence

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Cosmopolitan

A

composed of varied nationalities

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Counterfeiter

A

faker; someone who makes fake money, for example

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Credence

A

belief

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118
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Credulity

A

belief

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Cryptic

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hidden

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Currency

A
  1. widespread acceptance, 2. money
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Cursory

A

superficial

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Curtail

A

cut short

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Dalliance

A

non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something

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Dearth

A

shortage

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Debacle

A

disaster

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Debilitated

A

weakened

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Debunkers

A

people who expose/throw out old ideas

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Decimation

A

extensive destruction

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Decipher

A

decode; work out meaning

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Decorous

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good and correct (used of behavior)

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Deferential

A

showing respect

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Deferment

A

putting off

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Deft

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skilful

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Deleterious

A

harmful

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Deliberation

A

careful thought

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Delineates

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outlines

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Delinquency

A

wrong-doing

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Demagogues

A

mob leaders; agitators

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Denuded

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stripped

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Denunciation

A

act of speaking out against

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Depravity

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moral corruption

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Derailed

A

thrown off course

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Derelict

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rundown; abandoned

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Derided

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mocked

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Derivative

A

unoriginal

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Desolate

A

lonely; devoid of life; feeling very sad and hopeless

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Despoiled

A

spoiled

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Despotic

A

acting like a tyrant

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Deterrent

A

something that puts one off; a preventive

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Detritus

A

rubbish

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Devious

A

cunning

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Devoid of

A

empty of

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Diaphanous

A

very thin and transparent

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Dichotomies

A

divisions into two parts

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Dictum

A

often-used saying

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Didactic

A

intending to teach or give instructions

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Diffident

A

shy; hesitant

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Digression

A

going off the point

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Dilatory

A

slow; sluggish

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Dilettante

A

person who dabbles in the arts

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Disarming

A

charming; unthreatening

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Discernment

A

judgment;

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Discrepancy

A

inconsistency

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Discriminating

A
  1. able to make fine distinctions between; having good taste, 2. favoring one side/group and acting against another
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Disdained

A

showed contempt for

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Disillusioned

A

freed from wrong ideas

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Disingenuous

A

crafty

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Disparaged

A

criticized

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Disparaging

A

critical

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Dispassionate

A

unbiased; fair

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Dispatch

A

speed and eagerness

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Disposition

A

tendency; personality

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Dissent

A

disagreement

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Distension

A

swelling

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Docile

A

placid; easily lead

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Dowager

A

an elderly woman of elevate social status

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Dubious

A

doubtful

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Eclectic

A

taking things from different sources

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Effacement

A

wiping out; (self-effacement = excessive modesty)

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Effusive

A

overly expressive of emotions; ‘gushing’

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Egalitarian

A

equal; believer in equality

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Egotistical

A

selfish

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Egotists

A

selfish people

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Elicit

A

draw out (used mainly for information or feelings)

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Elite

A

the upper levels in a society; the privileged ones

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Elitist

A

favoring top group; snob

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Elliptical

A
  1. shaped like an ellipse, 2. indirect
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Elusive

A

difficult to pin down

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Emancipators

A

those who set others free

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Embellished

A

decorated

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Embittered

A

full of bitter feelings

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Embodiment

A

living example of

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Empathetic

A

understanding in an insightful way

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Empiric

A

found by experiment/practice

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Encompassed

A

included; surrounded

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Encroaching

A

trespassing

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Endorse

A

support

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Endorsed

A

supported

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Endorsement

A

support; approval

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Enigma

A

puzzle

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Enigmas

A

puzzles

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Entourage

A

group of followers; retinue

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Enumerate

A

count out; list

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Envisioning

A

imagining, predicting

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Ephemeral

A

short-lived

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Epitome

A

essence; typical example or symbol of

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Epitomizes

A

acts as a typical example of

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Equanimity

A

peace of mind; balance; calm

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Equitable

A

fair and equal

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Equivocal

A

ambiguous; something that can be interpreted in more than one way

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Equivocate

A

speak ambiguously/vaguely

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Eradicate

A

wipe out

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Eradicating

A

wiping out; destroying

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Erroneous

A

wrong

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Erudition

A

great knowledge or learning

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Esoteric

A

obscure

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Estrangement

A

separation

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Eulogy

A

praise

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Evasiveness

A

trying to avoid something

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Exacerbated

A

made worse

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Exacerbates

A

makes worse

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Exasperation

A

frustration and annoyance

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Excised

A

cut out

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Exemplars

A

excellent examples of

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Exhilarating

A

exciting

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Exonerated

A

proved not guilty

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Exorbitant

A

excessive

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Exotic

A

strange; foreign

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Expeditious

A

speedy

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Explicitly

A

very clear; nothing hidden

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Extant

A

still in existence

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Extirpation

A

destruction

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Extolled

A

praised

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Extrapolated

A

predicted on the basis of existing data; extended

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Fabrication

A

something made up; untrue

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Facetious

A

cheeky; not to be taken seriously

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Faction

A

section; group with common interests

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Factions

A

sides in a dispute; groups with common interests

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Fastidious

A

very fussy; excessively concerned (esp. about cleanliness)

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Fathom

A
  1. (v) work out; understand, 2. (n) measure of depth
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Fawning

A

groveling; ‘sucking up’ to people

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Fervent

A

passionate

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Fidelity

A

faithfulness; loyalty

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Filial

A

concerned with the relationship between child and parent

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Finagle

A

wheedle; wangle; trick

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Finesse

A

skill

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Fitful

A

intermittent; on and off; not continuous

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Flabbergasted

A

shocked; speechless

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Flag

A
  1. to lose energy, 2. to signal
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Flotsam

A

floating rubbish

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Foil for

A

person that shows another to advantage

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Foraging

A

searching for food

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Foreboding

A

sense of doom

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Formidable

A

inspiring awe

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Foster

A

encourage

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Fostered

A

encouraged

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Foundered

A

sank

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Fraudulent

A

crooked; intending to cheat

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Frugal

A

economical

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Funerary

A

concerned with funerals

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Furtiveness

A

secretiveness

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Futile

A

useless; waste of time and effort

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Futility

A

uselessness

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Galvanized

A
  1. stirred into action; stimulated, 2. coated with zinc
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Gestures

A

signals

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Glacial

A

icy; unfriendly

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Gluttonous

A

greedy

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Grandiose

A

exaggerated; too great; on a grand scale

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Grating

A

harsh; rasping

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Gratuitous

A

free; unwarranted

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Grimy

A

dirty

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Hackneyed

A

stale and over-used

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Harbored

A

held [as in ‘harbored and idea’]

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Haughty

A

arrogant

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Hilarious

A

very funny

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Hilarity

A

great laughter

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Hodgepodge

A

strange mixture

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Holistic

A

whole; entire (Holistic viewpoint = seeing things as a whole)

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Hubris

A

excessive pride

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Husbandry

A

careful management of resources

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Hyperbole

A

over-exaggeration

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Hypothetical

A

based on guesswork; not proven

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Iconoclast

A

person who goes against accepted authority

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Idiosyncratic

A

quirky; unique to an individual

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Ignominy

A

shame

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Impetuosity

A

impulsiveness

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Impetuous

A

impulsive

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Implacable

A

cannot be appeased; relentless

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Imponderable

A

cannot be understood

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Impudent

A

cheeky

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Impugned

A

challenged; attacked in words

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Inane

A

silly

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Incoherence

A

lack of clarity

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Inconsequential

A

unimportant

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