Summer SAT Vocab Flashcards

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Copious

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Abundant, plentiful

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Tenacious

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Tough, stubborn, not letting go

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Surreptitious

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Done or acting in a secret, in a sly manner

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Voracious

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Eager to consume a lot of food

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Officious

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Ready to serve, eager in offering unwanted services

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Spurious

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False

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Onerous

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Troublesome, oppressive

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Gregarious

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Enjoying others’ company, sociable

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Pious

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Devout, holy

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Scrupulous

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Paying close to details, honest, conscientious

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Attrition (n)

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Gradual reduction or weakening

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Edification (n)

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Enlighten, instruct

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13
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Deploy (v)

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To arrange strategically

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14
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Kismet (n)

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Fate

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Ambivalence (n)

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Indecision, experiencing contradictory emotions

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Carrion (n)

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Dead and rotting fish

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Pinion (v)

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Confine

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Writhe (v)

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To twist or bend, to suffer in pain or embarrassment

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Pedestrian (adj.)

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Ordinary

20
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Ablution (n)

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A cleansing with water or other liquid, in a religious ritual

21
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Elocution (n)

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The art of public speaking