Top 100 college board vocab Flashcards

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adulation

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high praise

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adversity

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misfortune

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amicable

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agreeable

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anecdote

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short account of event

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5
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arid

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extremely dry

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assiduous

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hard-working

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asylum

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sanctuary

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camaraderie

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trust among friends

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9
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censure

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to criticize harshly

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10
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circuitous

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indirect, roundabout

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clairvoyant

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able to see the future

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12
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condescending

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patronizing

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13
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conditional

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provisional, contingent

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14
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conformist

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follower of customs

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15
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convergence

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joining of parts

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16
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deleterious

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harmful

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17
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demagogue

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rabble-rousing leader

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18
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digression

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staying from the main point

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19
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divergent

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variant, moving apart

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20
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empathy

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sharing of feelings

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21
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emulate

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follow an example

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22
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enervating

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tiring, weakening

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ephemeral

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momentary, fleeting

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evanescent

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short-lived, as an image

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extenuating

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guilt diminishing

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florid

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flushed, ornate

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27
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fortuitous

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lucky

28
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hackneyed

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overused, cliched

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hedonist

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pleasure-seeker

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impetuous

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rash, impulsive

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impute

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to attribute to someone

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inconsequential

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trivial

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inevitable

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unavoidable, certain

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intrepid

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fearless, adventurous

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intuitive

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instinctive, untaught

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lobbyist

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persuader of legislators

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longevity

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long life

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mundane

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ordinary, common

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nonchalant

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calm, casual

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opulent

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wealthy

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ostentatious

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displaying wealth

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parched

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dried up

43
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perfidious

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disloyal

44
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precocious

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talented beyond one’s age

45
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pretentious

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pompous, self-important

46
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prosaic

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run-of-the-mill

47
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provocative

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inflammatory

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querulous

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irritable

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ancourous

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hateful

50
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reclusive

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withdrawn, hermit-like

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renovation

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state of being renewed

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resilient

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quick to recover

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restrained

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controlled, restricted

54
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sagacity

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wisdom

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scrutinize

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to observe carefully

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spurious

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phony, false

57
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substantiate

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to verify, confirm

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subtle

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elusive, sly, ambiguous

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surreptitious

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secret, stealthy

60
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tactful

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diplomatic, polite

61
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tenacious

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persistent, resolute

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transient

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temporary, fleeting

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venerable

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respectable due to age

64
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vindicate

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to clear from blame

65
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wary

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watchful, alert