SSAT200Words4 Flashcards

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Optimum (noun)

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best, excellent, perfect

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Perplexed (adj)

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confused, uncertain, puzzled

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Persist (verb)

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endure, continue, carry on

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Plume (noun)

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feather, mane, tassel

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Portion (noun)

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share, ration, piece

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Portly (adj)

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bulky, fat, stout

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Postpone (verb)

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put off, defer, delay

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Practical (adj)

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realistic, useful, factual

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Precise (adj)

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exact, accurate, actual

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Profound (adj)

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thoughtful, intellectual, intelligent

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Propose (verb)

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suggest, present an idea, introduce

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Puzzled (adj)

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confused, clueless, baffled

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Pursue (verb)

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chase, follow, go after

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Quantity (noun)

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amount, number, portion

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Radiate (verb)

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beam, light up, shine

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Realization (noun)

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awareness, understanding, recognition

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Reassure (verb)

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restore confidence, comfort, encourage

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Reasonable (adj)

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tolerable, acceptable, fair

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Reconsider (verb)

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think about, reexamine, rethink

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Recreation (noun)

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sports, games, amusements

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Recur (verb)

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happen again, repeat, reappear

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Remote (adj)

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out-of-the-way, distant, faraway

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Repel (verb)

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push away, chase away, confront

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Resemble (verb)

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look, be like, parallel

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Reside (verb)

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live in, inhabit, settle

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Resonate (verb)

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echo, vibrate, make a sound

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Restrict (verb)

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limit, confine, reduce

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Retain (verb)

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hold on to, contain, own

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Robust (adj)

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healthy, strong, hearty

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Salvage (verb)

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save, rescue, recover

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Satisfy (verb)

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please, amuse, entertain

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Saturate (verb)

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drench, douse, soak

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Sensible (adj)

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realistic, reasonable, logical

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Scorn (verb)

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look down on, ridicule, make fun of

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Sedate (adj)

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calm, quiet, collected

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Skeptical (adj)

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doubtful, disbelieving, suspicious

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Simplify (verb)

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make easy, reduce, shorten

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Solemn (adj)

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quiet, serious, glum

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Sporadic (adj)

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on and off, infrequent, random

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Sprawl (verb)

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lie down, spread out, extend

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Spite (noun)

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hate, contempt, grudge

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Straightforward (adj)

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honest, candid, sincere

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Sustain (verb)

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keep up, assist, maintain

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Sympathy (noun)

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pity, kindness, compassion

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Tantrum (noun)

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anger, outburst, flare-up

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Temperate (adj)

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calm, mild, pleasant

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Temperamental (adj)

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moody, angry, erratic

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Thrifty (adj)

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frugal, cheap, stingy

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Timid (adj)

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shy, bashful, modest

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Tonic (noun)

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medicine, pick-me-up, refresher

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Tread (verb)

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walk, march, step

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Truce (noun)

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peace, agreement, accord

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Tyrant (noun)

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bully dictator, oppressor

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Unearth (verb)

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dig up, excavate, discover

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Uniform (adj)

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consistent, reliable, systematic

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Vengeance (noun)

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revenge, wrath, retribution

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Vigilance (noun)

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carefulness, caution, alertness

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Virtue (noun)

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honor, integrity, generosity

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Vital (adj)

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essential, critical, basic