Top 100 college board vocab Flashcards
1
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adulation
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high praise
2
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adversity
A
misfortune
3
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amicable
A
agreeable
4
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anecdote
A
short account of event
5
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arid
A
extremely dry
6
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assiduous
A
hard-working
7
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asylum
A
sanctuary
8
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camaraderie
A
trust among friends
9
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censure
A
to criticize harshly
10
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circuitous
A
indirect, roundabout
11
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clairvoyant
A
able to see the future
12
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condescending
A
patronizing
13
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conditional
A
provisional, contingent
14
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conformist
A
follower of customs
15
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convergence
A
joining of parts
16
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deleterious
A
harmful
17
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demagogue
A
rabble-rousing leader
18
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digression
A
staying from the main point
19
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divergent
A
variant, moving apart
20
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empathy
A
sharing of feelings
21
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emulate
A
follow an example
22
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enervating
A
tiring, weakening
23
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ephemeral
A
momentary, fleeting
24
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evanescent
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short-lived, as an image
25
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extenuating
A
guilt diminishing
26
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florid
A
flushed, ornate