sat_vocabulary_20151002145037 Flashcards by Cory Olsen | Brainscape

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Acrid

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sharp; pungent (used of smells and tastes)

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Boonrish

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ill-mannered

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Cynical

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believing that people act only out of selfish motives

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Epistle

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a letter( form of communication)

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Heresy

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against orthodox opinion

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Lance

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spear , spike, javelin

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Obsecure

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difficult to understand, partially hidden

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Poignant

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deeply moving, strongly affecting the emotions

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Respite

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a break; intermission

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Terse

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concise; to the point

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Acrophobia

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fear of heights

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Bourgeois

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middle class

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Debility

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weakness, incapacity

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Epistolary

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concerned with letters, though correspondence

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Hiatus

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interruption, pause

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Languid

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tried, slow

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Obscured

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hidden, covered buried

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Poised

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calm, collected, self-possessed

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Resplendent

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shining, glowing

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Therapeutic

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medicinal, curative