UWL3 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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pacifism

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pantomime

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paralysis

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parody

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parsimonious

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partisan

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pasteurization

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patronize

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paucity

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penitent

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penitentiary

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perpetuate

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pessimism

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phantom

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pharaoh

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philanthropy

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piety

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pique

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pithy

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placate

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placid

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plagiarize

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plaintive

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pliable

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portend

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pragmatic

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precept

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precipitous

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precocious

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predatory

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pred•e•ces•sor

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pred•i•lec•tion

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prel•ude

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pre•sume

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prev•a•lent

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pris•tine

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prod•i•gal

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pro•fane

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pro•fes•sional

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pro•fi•cient

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pro•found

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pro•fu•sion

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prog•e•ny

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pro•gres•sive

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pro•lif•ic

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pro•pi•ti•ate

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pro•pri•e•ty

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pro•sa•ic

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pros•pec•tor

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pro•to•type

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prov•i•dent

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pro•vin•cial

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prox•im•i•ty

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pru•dent

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psy•chi•a•try

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pug•na•cious

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quag•mire

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quan•dary

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quar•an•tine

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quer•u•lous

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quin•tes•sence

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ram•page

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ran•cor

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ran•som

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rap•port

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rat•i•fy

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rau•cous

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re•cal•ci•trant

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rec•luse

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rec•om•mend

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rec•tify

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redo•lent

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re•dun•dant

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regi•men

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rel•egate

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rel•evant

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re•lin•quish

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re•morse

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re•pel

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re•plete

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rep•re•hend

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re•prisal

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re•pu•di•ate

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re•scind

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res•o•lu•tion

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res•pite

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re•ta•li•ate

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ret•i•cent

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ret•i•nue

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re•tract

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ruf•fi•an

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ruth•less

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sage

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sal•u•tar•y

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sanc•tion

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san•guine

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scoun•drel

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scru•pu•lous

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scru•ti•nize

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secular

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sedentary

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self-confidence

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self-reliance

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self-restraint

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sententious

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sentimental

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servile

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singular

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skeptic

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somnolent

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sonorous

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specify

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specious

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sporadic

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spurious

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squander

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stagnant

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stamina

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stampede

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stigmatize

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stockade

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strand

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strident

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strife

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stymie

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suave

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submissive

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subordinate

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subtlety

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succinct

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supercilious

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superficial

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superfluous

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surfeit

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surreptitious

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sus•cep•ti•ble

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swin•dle

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sym•me•try

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syn•the•sis

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syn•thetic

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ta•cit

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tac•i•turn

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tac•tile

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tan•ta•mount

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te•na•cious

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ten•ta•tive

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ten•u•ous

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ter•rain

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ter•ri•to•ri•al

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thwart

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ti•rade

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tox•ic

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tran•scend•ent

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trans•for•ma•tion

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trans•fuse

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trans•gres•sion

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tran•si•ent

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tran•si•to•ry

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treach•er•ous

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trea•son

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trep•i•da•tion

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tres•pass

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trite

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u•biq•ui•tous

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un•a•bridged

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un•wield•y

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u•surp

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vac•il•late

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vac•u•ous

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ven•er•ate

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ver•bose

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ves•tige

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vice versa

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vig•i•lance

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vin•di•cate

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vin•dic•tive

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vir•u•lent

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vol•a•tile

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vol•un•tary

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vo•ra•cious

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vul•ner•a•ble

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whim•si•cal

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wran•gle

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writhe

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yield

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zea•lot

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ze•nith

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