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SSAT 3000 HARD 2701-2733 Flashcards

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Tumultuous

A

Characterised by noise or uproar

Boisterous, fierce

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Accession

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The act of gaining a certain right or office

Attainment

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Consolatory

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Comforting

Reassuring, encouraging

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Soubrette

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A flirtatious, pert, lively young woman

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Imprecate

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Call down curses or evil

Curse, damn

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Cacophonous

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A harsh sound

Discordant, noisy

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Translucence

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Quality of mostly letting light through but not completely

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Resurgence

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A rising again,

Revival, rebirth

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Distrait

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Not paying attention

Dreamy, inattentive

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Sophistry

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Unsound reasoning

Trickery, deception

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Biddable

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Doing what is ordered

Obedient, compliant

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Ambiance

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Atmosphere

Surroundings

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Noxious

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Very harmful to life or health

Putrid, toxic

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Recalcitrance

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Refusal to submit, conform, or comply

Defiance, unruliness

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Expenditure

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An expense

Spending

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Poignancy

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A being piercing or stimulation to the mind, feelings or passions

Intensity, emotion

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Drubbing

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A thorough defeat

Thrashing

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Abstention

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The act of refraining from or not doing something

Abstinence, refusal

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Differential

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Showing qualities that are unalienable

Contrasting, disparate

20
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Stoicism

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The quality or behaviour of a person who accepts what happens without complaining or showing emotion

Impassiveness

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Esculent

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Suitable for food

Comestible, consumable

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Stridency

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Making or having a harsh sound

Bellow, clamour

23
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Intrepid

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Very brave

Fearless, dauntless

24
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Solsticial

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Of or having to do with a solstice (when the sun is the furthest from the equator)

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Oxymoron

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Figure of speech in which words of opposite meaning are used together

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Vertiginous

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Whirling or revolving

Spinning, turning

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Aqueous

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Made with water

28
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Epitomise

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To be representative of

Embody, typify

29
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Reticence

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Tendency to be silent or say little

Shyness, hesitation

30
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Compendium

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Summary that gives information

Digest, abstract

31
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Legislation

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The making of laws

Regulating, ruling

32
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Gasconade

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Extravagant boasting

Brag, flaunt

33
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Cosmopolite

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A person who feels at home in all parts of the world

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