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SSAT VOCABULARY Flashcards

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ACCOMMODATION

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SOMETHING THAT SUPPLIES AID

ASSISTANCE, ADAPTATION

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COLLEGIATE

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OR OR LIKE COLLEGE

SCHOLARLY, SCHOLASTIC

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NOTION

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IDEA OR UNDERSTANDING

CONCEPT, ASSUMPTION

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SOBER

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SENSIBLE, TEMPERATE OR MODERATE

SERIOUS, SEDATE

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UNTOWARD

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UNFAVORABLE OR UNFORTUNATE

TROUBLESOME, DISTURBING

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DISAFFECTION

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UNFRIENDLINESS

ANIMOSITY, ANTAGONISM

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DISINCLINATION

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PREFERENCE FOR AVOIDING SOMETHING

RELUCTANCE, HESITATION

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OVERSIGHT

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FAILURE TO NOTICE OR THINK OF SOMETHING

OMISSION, LAPSE

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REGULARITY

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CONTROLLING BY RULE

SUPERVISORY, ADMINISTRATIVE

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SCAFFOLDING

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MATERIALS FOR A RAISED FRAMEWORK

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GRADATION

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SMALL DIFFERENCE THAT CAN BE SEEN BETWEEN TWO PARTS IN SOMETHING THAT CHANGES GRADUALLY

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12
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MUCKRAKER

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WRITER WHOSE WORK EXPOSES CORRUPTION IN BUSINESS OR POLITICS

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GERRYMANDER

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BREAK UP POLITICAL BOUNDARIES IN AN ODD SHAPE IN ORDER TO GIVE ONESELF OR ONE’S PARTY AN ELECTORAL EDGE

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CANVASS

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GO ABOUT, USUALLY ON FOOT, ASKING FOR PEOPLE’S VOTE

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INAUGURATE

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SIGNAL, USUALLY WITH A CEREMONY, THE BEGINNING OF A PERSON’S TERM OF OFFICE

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BARNSTORM

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MAKE A RAPID TOUR THROUGH RURAL AREAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING VOTES

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MUDSLINGING

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ACT OF INSULTING OR DEFAMING A POLITICAL OPPONENT

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INTERREGNUM

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PERIOD ONE RULE LEAVING OFFICE AND ANOTHER TAKING OVER, OR A SLIGHT PAUSE IN THE GOVERNMENT IF A PERSON IN POWER IS VOTED IN FOR ANOTHER TERM

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OPINE

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HOLDING OR EXPRESSING OPINIONS

CONCEIVE, THINK

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CROTCHETY

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FULL OF ODD NOTIONS

CANTANKEROUS, GROUCHY

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PERVERSE

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MORALLY BAD

CORRUPT, IMMORAL

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EJACULATE

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SAY SUDDENLY AND BRIEFLY

EXCLAIM, PROCLAIM

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FETCHING

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ATTRACTIVE, CHARMING

ENCHANTING, CAPTIVATING

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SAGACIOUS

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WISE IN A PRACTICAL WAY

ASTUTE, JUDICIOUS

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SURREAL

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EERIE OR BIZARRE

DREAMLIKE

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PARTITION

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DIVIDING UP

APPORTIONMENT, SEPARATION

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CAVORT

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PRANCE ABOUT

RAMP, CAPER

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OBJECTIONABLE

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LIKELY TO BE DISAGREEABLE OR OFFENSIVE

DISTASTEFUL, DEPLORABLE

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GAUGE

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MEASURE ACCURATELY

INDICATOR, CAPACITY

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MANNERISM

A

PECULIAR OR UNIQUE WAY A PERSON BEHAVES

ECCENTRICITY, IDIOSYNCRASY

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HELM

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HANDLE OR WHEEL BY WHICH A SHIP IS STEERED

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INHIBITION

A

NERVOUS FEELING THAT PREVENTS YOU FROM EXPRESSING YOUR THOUGHTS OR FEELINGS

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INDECOROUS

A

IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROPER BEHAVIOR

RUDE, IMPROPER

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FRINGE

A

BORDER

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PIAZZA

A

LARGE PORCH ALONG ONE OR MORE SIDES OF THE HOUSE

VERANDA, PATIO

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INDECOROUS

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NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROPER BEHAVIOR

RUDE, IMPROPER

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DECENTRALIZE

A

TO SPREAD OR DISTRIBUTE INTO SMALLER GROUPS

DISPERSE, DISTRIBUTE

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GURNEY

A

CART FOR MOVING PATIENTS IN A HOSPITAL

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PARISHIONER

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AN INHABITANT OR MEMBER OF A DISTRICT THAT HAS ITS OWN CHURCH

FOLLOWER, MEMBER

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ERRATIC

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NOT STEADY

IRREGUALR, INCONSISTENT

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PALISADE

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A LINE OF HIGH, STEEP CLIFFS

PLAIN, PLATEAU

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BLOCKBUSTER

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SOMETHING THAT IS LARGE OR OVERWHELMING

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FORESIGHTED

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HAVING OR SHOWING THE POWER TO KNOW BEFOREHAND WHAT IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN

VISIONARY, FARSIGHTED

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BLUSTERY

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STORMING NOISILY OR VIOLENTLY

GUSTY, TURBULENT

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CHOREOGRAPH

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TO ARRANGE MOVEMENTS, SUCH AS DANCES

SYNC

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VEILING

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A COVERING UP

SHROUD, CLOAK

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GRISTLE

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CARTILAGE FOUND IN MEAT

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COMPILER

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ONE WHO COLLECTS AND BRINGS TOGETHER INTO A LIST

49
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HEIRLOOM

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A PIECE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY THAT HAS BEEN HANDED DOWN FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION

HERITAGE

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