UWL1 Flashcards

Culled from vocabulary lists of SAT and PSAT preparation books, this list is challenging and appropriate for American junior-high school students.

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abbreviate

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abdicate

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aberration

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abridge

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abstract

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abstruse

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abundant

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accelerate

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accessible

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accessory

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acclaim

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accustom

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achievement

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acknowledge

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acquiesce

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acquire

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adept

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adequate

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adjourn

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admirable

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adroit

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advantageous

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adversary

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advocate

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aerial
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aesthetic
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affable
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affectionate
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affirmation
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aggressive
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alacrity
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allege
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alleviate
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aloof
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altruistic
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ambiguous
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ambitious
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ambivalence
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ameliorate
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amenable
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amendment
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amity
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amorphous
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analogous
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anatomy
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ancillary
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anecdote
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animated
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annex
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antagonism
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antidote
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antipathy
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antique
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antithesis
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apathy
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apogee
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appease
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aquarium
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arbitrary
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archaic
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arid
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arrogance
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articulate
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artifact
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assiduous
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associate
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assuage
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astonishment
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astronomy
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astute
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asylum
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atmosphere
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audacity
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augment
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austere
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authoritarian
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autobiography
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autonomous
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avarice
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backfire
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backtrack
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baffle
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balm
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banal
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barricade
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bedraggle
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befuddle
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belated
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belligerent
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bemuse
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benevolent
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benign
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bias
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binoculars
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biographer
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biology
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biweekly
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blemish
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blockade
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blueprint
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bolster
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boomerang
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braggart
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brittle
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cajole
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camouflage
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campaign
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candor
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cantankerous
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capacious
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capricious
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carburetor
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caretaker
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censorious
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censure
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ceremonial
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certify
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chaos
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chronic
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circuitous
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circulation
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civics
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clamor
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clandestine
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clarify
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clemency
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coagulate
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coalesce
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cogent
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cohesive
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collaborate
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colonize
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commission
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compassion
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complacency
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compliance
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comprehensive
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concede
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concise
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conclusive
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concur
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condone
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conflagration
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confluence
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confound
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consensus
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constraint
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constrict
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contempt
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conviction
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convoluted
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corroborate
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credulity
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criterion
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curfew
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cyclone
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decipher
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decorous
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deference
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deflate
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degradation
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deleterious
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delineate
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delusion
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demagogue
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denounce
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deplore
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depreciate
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deride
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despotic
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determination
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deterrent
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detrimental
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devious
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devise
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dialect
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didactic
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diffuse
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digression
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diligence
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disassemble
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discerning
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discordant
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discretion
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discriminating
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disdain
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disingenuous
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disparage
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disposition
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disproportion
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disqualify
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dissent
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dissent
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dissuade
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divergent
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diverse
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doctrine
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dogmatic
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duplicity
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dynamic
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