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SSAT 3000 HARD 2868-2900 Flashcards

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Coxcomb

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A vain, empty headed man

Fool, boor

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Stalwart

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Very loyal and dedicated

Courageous, stouthearted

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Pomposity

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The quality of trying to seem magnificent or very important

Presumption, conceit

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Laureate

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Honorée

Distinguished, celebrated

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Froward

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Not easily managed

Willful, contrary

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Base

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Morally inferior

Paltry, corrupt

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Vehemence

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The quality of being impassioned or ardent

Mildness, weakness

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Ursine

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Pertaining to bears

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Etiquette

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The rules for behaviour in polite society

Civility, convention

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Bazaar

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A market consisting of streets full of shops

Marketplace, mart

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Inapposite

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Not suitable or appropriate

Improper, imprudent

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Collimate

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Bring into line

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Médicament

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A substance used to cure or heal

Cure, medicine

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Blanch

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To make white or pale

Whiten

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Habiliment

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Articles of clothing

Clothing, apparel

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Omnidirectional

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Transmitting or receiving signals in every direction

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Causerie

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An informal talk

Chat, dialogue

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Sexagenarian

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A person who is between 60 and 70 years of age

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Penultimate

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Next-to-last

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Pervasion

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A spreading throughout

Diffusion, spread

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Rodomontade

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A vain boasting

Bragging, bombast

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Mortification

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A feeling of shame

Humiliation, disgrace

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Statuesque

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Like a statue in dignity, formality, or beauty

Dignified, majestic

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Inquiétude

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Uneasy feeling

Restlessness, disturbance

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Ballistic

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Having to do with the motion of throwing something

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Schlemiel

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A clumsy person

Dunce, bungler

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Opprobrious

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Expressing scorn, reproach or abuse

Abusive, hateful

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Berm

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A narrow ledge, like on along the side of a road

Shoulder

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Fortuite

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Fact or condition of being accidental

Fluke, blessing

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Glean

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Gather little by little

Collect, gather

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Investiture

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Formal giving of power to a person by office, dignity, power or right

Initiation, inauguration

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Tautology

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Needless repetition of an idea statement, or word

Repetition, recurrence

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