UWL3 Flashcards
Culled from vocabulary lists of SAT and PSAT preparation books, this list is challenging and appropriate for American junior-high school students.
1
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pacifism
A
.
2
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pantomime
A
.
3
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paralysis
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.
4
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parody
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.
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parsimonious
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.
6
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partisan
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.
7
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pasteurization
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.
8
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patronize
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.
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paucity
A
.
10
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penitent
A
.
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penitentiary
A
.
12
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perpetuate
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.
13
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pessimism
A
.
14
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phantom
A
.
15
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pharaoh
A
.
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philanthropy
A
.
17
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piety
A
.
18
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pique
A
.
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pithy
A
.
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placate
A
.
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placid
A
.
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plagiarize
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.
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plaintive
A
.
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pliable
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.
25
portend
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26
pragmatic
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27
precept
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28
precipitous
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29
precocious
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30
predatory
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31
pred•e•ces•sor
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pred•i•lec•tion
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prel•ude
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34
pre•sume
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35
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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40
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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55
psy•chi•a•try
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56
pug•na•cious
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57
quag•mire
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quan•dary
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quar•an•tine
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60
quer•u•lous
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61
quin•tes•sence
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62
ram•page
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63
ran•cor
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64
ran•som
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65
rap•port
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66
rat•i•fy
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67
rau•cous
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68
re•cal•ci•trant
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69
rec•luse
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70
rec•om•mend
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71
rec•tify
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72
redo•lent
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73
re•dun•dant
.
74
regi•men
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75
rel•egate
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76
rel•evant
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re•lin•quish
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78
re•morse
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re•pel
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80
re•plete
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81
rep•re•hend
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82
re•prisal
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83
re•pu•di•ate
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84
re•scind
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85
res•o•lu•tion
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86
res•pite
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87
re•ta•li•ate
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ret•i•cent
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ret•i•nue
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90
re•tract
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ruf•fi•an
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92
ruth•less
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93
sage
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94
sal•u•tar•y
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sanc•tion
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96
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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100
secular
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101
sedentary
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102
self-confidence
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103
self-reliance
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104
self-restraint
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105
sententious
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106
sentimental
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107
servile
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108
singular
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109
skeptic
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110
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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119
stampede
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120
stigmatize
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121
stockade
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strand
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123
strident
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strife
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125
stymie
.
126
suave
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127
submissive
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128
subordinate
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129
subtlety
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130
succinct
.
131
supercilious
.
132
superficial
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133
superfluous
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134
surfeit
.
135
surreptitious
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136
sus•cep•ti•ble
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swin•dle
.
138
sym•me•try
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139
syn•the•sis
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140
syn•thetic
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ta•cit
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142
tac•i•turn
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tac•tile
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tan•ta•mount
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145
te•na•cious
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146
ten•ta•tive
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ten•u•ous
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148
ter•rain
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149
ter•ri•to•ri•al
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150
thwart
.
151
ti•rade
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152
tox•ic
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153
tran•scend•ent
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154
trans•for•ma•tion
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155
trans•fuse
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156
trans•gres•sion
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157
tran•si•ent
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158
tran•si•to•ry
.
159
treach•er•ous
.
160
trea•son
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161
trep•i•da•tion
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162
tres•pass
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163
trite
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164
u•biq•ui•tous
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165
un•a•bridged
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un•wield•y
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167
u•surp
.
168
vac•il•late
.
169
vac•u•ous
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170
ven•er•ate
.
171
ver•bose
.
172
ves•tige
.
173
vice versa
.
174
vig•i•lance
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175
vin•di•cate
.
176
vin•dic•tive
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177
vir•u•lent
.
178
vol•a•tile
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179
vol•un•tary
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180
vo•ra•cious
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181
vul•ner•a•ble
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182
whim•si•cal
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wran•gle
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184
writhe
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185
yield
.
186
zea•lot
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ze•nith
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