SSAT 3000 HARD 2668-2700 Flashcards

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Antiquated

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To make out of date

Archaise, outdated

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Septum

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A dividing wall

Partition

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3
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Disquietude

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Uneasiness

Agitation, anxiety

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Multitudinous

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Forming a great many

Abounding, considerable

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5
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Savoir-faire

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Social grace

Tact

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Inconspicuous

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Attracting little or no attention

Hidden, unnoticeable

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7
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Felicitate

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Express good wishes formally

Congratulate, commend

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8
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Sadism

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Perversion marked by love of cruelty

Malice
Perversion

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Bequest

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Something that is given or left to someone, especially by a will

Inheritance, legacy

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10
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Cloistered

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Secluded

Reclusive, sheltered

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Occultism

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Powers beyond the bounds of ordinary knowledge

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12
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Metabolism

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The sum of physiological processes by which an organism maintains life

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13
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Adamantine

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Not moving or giving in

Unyielding, immovable

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14
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Bambino

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A baby

Child, infant

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15
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Dissidence

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Disagreement in opinion

Contention, discordance

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16
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Spectral

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Of or like a ghost

Ghostly, apparition all

17
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Discursive

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Wandering from one subject to another

Deviating, digression

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Karma

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The force created by a person’s actions that may determine what happens in future

19
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Unfetter

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Remove chains from

Liberate, unchain

20
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Requiescat

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A wish or prayer for the repose of the dead

21
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Abnegate

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To deny or renounce

Renounce

22
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Cloyingly

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Making or becoming wary by too much of something

Excessive

23
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Consecrate

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Devote to a purpose

Dedicate

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Effulgent

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Shining brightly

Radiant, beaming

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Delectation

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Great pleasure

Elation, enjoyment

26
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Congeries

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Mass

Collection, heap

27
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Dereliction

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Failure in one’s duty

Negligence, abandonment

28
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Collation

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A careful comparison

Examination

29
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Commendable

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Deserving praise

Admirable, laudable

30
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Suppressive

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That can be put to an end

31
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Grandiosity

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The quality of being grand and imposing

Grandeur, glory

32
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Taciturnity

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Habit of keeping silent

Reserve, constrain

33
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Adventitious

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Coming from another source and not inherent or innate