SSAT 3000 HARD 2568-2600 Flashcards

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Deferential

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Showing respect

Courteous, considerate

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2
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Obeisance

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Movement of the body showing respect or reverence

Bow, curtsy

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3
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Biome

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A major ecological system

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4
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Rambunctious

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Wild and noisy

Rowdy, noisy

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5
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Haberdasher

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A dealer in ting men wear such as hats, shirts and ties

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6
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Raillery

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Good-humored joking

Ridicule, teasing

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Spasmodic

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Having to do with, like , or characterized by spasms, contraction of muscles

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Superfluity

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A greater amount than is needed

Excess, abundance

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9
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Isochronous

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Equal or uniform in time

Cyclical, periodic

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10
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Séance

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Meeting of people trying to communicate with spirits of the dead

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Accouter

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To furnish with clothing or equipment

Attire, clothe

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12
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Solitaire

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Diamond or other gem set by itself

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13
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Behoove

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Be necessary for

Benefit, assist

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14
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Unscrupulous

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Not careful about right or wrong

Selfish, immoral

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15
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Repercussion

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Causing an indirect influence or reaction from an event

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16
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Caluminiate

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To say false and harmful things

Slander,blacken

17
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Platitudinous

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Characterized by using dull or commonplace remarks

Banal, cliche

18
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Impénitence

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Lack of any sorrow or regret for wrong doing

19
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Pandemic

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Spread over a country continent, or the world

Sweeping, comprehensive

20
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Perçant

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Guilty of a sin

Corrupt, guilty

21
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Banality

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Something, especially a remark, that is commonplace

Triviality, triteness

22
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Sonority

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The quality of giving out or having a deep, loud sound

Sound, harmony

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Municipal

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Having to do with the affairs of a city or town

24
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Sepulcher

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A place of burial

Grave, tomb

25
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Solecism

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Violation of the grammatical r other accepted usages of language

Blunder, error

26
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Dissenter

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A person who thinks differently

27
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Machismo

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Manliness, especially when aggressive or assertive in nature

Masculinity, manliness

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Palaver

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Smooth, persuading talk

Flattery, chatter

29
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Oleaginous

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Having the nature or properties of oil

Oily, fatty

30
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Invective

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A violent attack in words

Tirade, denunciation

31
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Subterraneous

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Underground

32
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Ritualistic

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Person who practices a ritual

33
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Enunciation

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Articulation

Elocution, fluency