SSAT 3000 HARD 2468-2500 Flashcards by Drake Gallien

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Divulgence

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Act of making something known

Admission, admittance

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Paradoxical

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Involving a paradox

Perplexing, convoluted

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Caper

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Prank, mischief, trick

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Roughage

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Coarser kinds of foods that stimulate digestion

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Submergence

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A being put underwater

Plunge, dip

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Epidemic

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The rapid spread of disease

Contagious, infectious

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Decibel

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Unit for measuring the intensity of sounds

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Lyceum

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Lecture hall

Auditorium, theater

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Uxorious

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Foolishly fond of one’s wife

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Leonine

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Of or like a lion

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Ophidien

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Like a snake

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Compulsion

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Being driven or urged with force

Coercion

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Patrimony

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Property inherited from one’s father or ancestors

Legacy, inheritance

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Utopia

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An ideal place or state

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Aberrance

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A feeling of extreme hatred

Hatred, abhorrence

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Condescension

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An attitude of being superior

Patronizing, haughtiness

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Vesper

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Evening, twilight, dusk

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Atonement

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To make amends

Penance, redemption

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Enviable

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Desirable, advantageous

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Primordial

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Existing at the very beginning

Primitive, primal

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Testacy

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The leaving of a will at death

Legacy

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Coalescence

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Growing together, clotting, clumping

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Insatiate

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Never satisfied

Greedy, selfish

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Cachet

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A private seal or stamp

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Reprehensible

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Deserving blame or rebuke

Disgraceful, culpable

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Repertoire

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List of specific skills, abilities, or techniques used by a person in an area or endeavor

Collection, range

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Battery

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A set of similar or connected things

Array, bunch

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Meliorate

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Improve, better, amend

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Scrupulous

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Very careful to do what is right

Precise, meticulous

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Commencement

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A beginning or start

Initiation, convocation

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Prolongation

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A lengthening in time or space

Extension, broadening

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Tandem

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One behind the other

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Dynamo

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Achiever, go-getter