SSAT 3000 HARD 2934-2967 Flashcards

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Potential

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Empower, strengthen

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Soothsayer

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Person who claims to foretell the future

Auger, diviner

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Scintillate

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To emit sparks

Shine, sparkle

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4
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Exfoliate

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Come off in layers

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5
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Erasure

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A removal

Deletion, eradication

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Bourgeoisie

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The middle class

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7
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Splatters

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Woman or girl who is dirty or careless

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Pilferage

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Act of practice of stealing

Theft, stealing

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9
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Tenuity

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Lack of substance or strength

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10
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Tenuity

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Lack of substance or strength

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Abatement

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A lessening or decrease

Decline, reduction

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12
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Logorrhea

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Habit of talking to much

Verbosity, loquacious ness

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Concomitance

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Accompaniment

Union, correlation

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14
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Stalagmite

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Formation of rock, shaped like a cone built up on the floor of a cave

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Syndicate

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To combine into a group

Union, association

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16
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Eloquence

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Flow of speech that has grace and force

Fluency, poise

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Criterion

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Rule or standard for judgement

Test, benchmark

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Armorial

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Having to do with a coat of arms

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Choler

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An irritable disposition

Anger, ire

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Concrescence

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A growing together of parts

21
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Guttural

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Of the throat

22
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Pusillinamity

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Cowardliness or timidity

Cowardliness or timidity

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Dehumanize

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To deprive of human qualities

Brutalize, barbarism

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Stertorous

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Making a heavy snoring sound

25
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Edifice

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Monument, skyscraper

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Chevron

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A pattern that consists of repeated v-shaped zigzags

27
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Carping

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A plundering

Robbery, thievery

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Punctilious

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Very careful and exact

Meticulous, conscientious

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Circumambient

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Surrounding, encircling, enclosing

30
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Imperceptible

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That cannot be felt or perceived

Facing, subtle

31
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Haphazard

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Not planned

Random, arbitrary

32
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Theistic

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Of or having to do with belief in one god

33
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Prodigality

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Wasteful or reckless extravagance

Exorbitance, unrestraint

34
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Proconsulate

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Position or term of a governor or military commander