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SSAT 3000 HARD 2734-2767 Flashcards

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Recumbency

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A lying down or reclining position

Reclining

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Reparation

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A giving of satisfaction of compensation

Atonement, redress

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Tangara

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A flourish or blast of a trumpet or horn

Fanfare

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Narcolepsy

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Disorder characterized by attaches of drowsiness or deep sleep during normal waking hours

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Potentate

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Person having great power

Ruler, sovereign

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Biodegradable

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Capable of being broken down by living organisms

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Peptic

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Of promoting digestion

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Veracious

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Habitually speaking the truth

Credible, dependable

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Slaughterous

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Murderous or destructive

Bloody, dangerous

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Repugnant

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Disagreeable or offensive

Distasteful, obnoxious

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Gallantry

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Noble spirit or conduct

Bravery, civility

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Orbicular

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Like a circle or sphere

Circular, round

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Foliaceous

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Having to do with leaves

Leafy

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Sanative

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Having the power to cure or heal

Healthful, invigorating

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Deanery

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Position of authority as a dean, someone at a university that has authority over students

Administrator, principal

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Recessional

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Piece of music sung or played during the exit of clergy, ceremony members

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Exigent

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Demanding prompt action or attention

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Lecherous

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Lustful

Lewd, raunchy

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Extraneous

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Not belonging to something

Additional, irrelevant

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Demimonde

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A class of women who have lost social standing because of promiscuity

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Meteoric

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Having to do with meteors

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Tillage

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Cultivation of land

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Jetsam

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Goods which are thrown overboard to lighten the load of a ship

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Defoliate

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To strip a tree of leaves

Strip

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Estimable

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Worthy of a favorable opinion

Praiseworthy, admirable

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Assuredly

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Confidently

Undoubtedly, positively

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Cuboid

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Shaped like a cube

Cubical

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Keynote

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Giving the beginning or key address of a conference

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Egomaniac

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Person who is abnormally self-entered

Narcissist

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Cairn

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A pile of stones set up as a tomb or landmark

Headstone, remembrance

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Proprietary

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Belonging to an owner

Copyrighted, owned

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Usurious

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Practicing usury ( illegal charging of extremely high interest rates for lending money)

33
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Superlative

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Of the highest kind

Outstanding, excellent

34
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Disapprobation

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Disapproval, condemnation, objection

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