Vocab Ssats Flashcards

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Aghast

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Feeling of shock or surprise

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Beguile

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To charm

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Bellow

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To shout

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Blunt

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Not sharp or

Straightforward

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Compel

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To force

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Debris

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Trash

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Gruesome

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Frightening or gory

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Hovel

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A shack

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Incentive

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Motive

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Meek

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Passsive

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Nomad

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Wanderer

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Pompous

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Arrogant or stuffy

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Quaint

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Odd or

Small

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Quell

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Subdue or silence
Suppress
Or put an end to (rebellion or other disorder)

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Sequel

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An addition

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16
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Suffice

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To be enough of something,

To satisfy

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Wrath

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Extreme anger

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Amateur

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Nonprofessional or unskilled

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Bias

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To show favour

Most of the time unfairly

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Buffoon

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A ridiculous but entertaining person

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21
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Concise

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Brief to the point

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Defy

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Skillful

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Dispute

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To argue or disagree

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Entice

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To tempt,

To seduce

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Exquisite

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Beautiful,

Rare

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Immaculate

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Spotless,

Super clean

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Lenient

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Not strict,

Permissive

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Inclement

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Stormy or

Severe

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Ominous

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Threatening

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Parody

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To make fun/ I ate something

For example Bart Bakers Music Parodies

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Ransack

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To messily search something, and than take it

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Squander

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To waste

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Torrid

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Very hot

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Zealous

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Intense or passsionate

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Adorn

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To decorate

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36
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Amble

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To walk slowly

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37
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Benign

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Harmless

Example benign witch, good witch

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Bounty

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Abundance

Bounty hunter

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39
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Catastrophe

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Disaster

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Despondent

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Sad or

Depressive

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Fervent

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Enthusiastic

42
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Limber

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Bending or
Extremely flexible
Or
Moving easily

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Meticulous

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Carefully planning or doing something

44
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Nonchalant

A

Not concerned or interested

45
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Paradox

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Contradiction

46
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Ravenous

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Extremely hungry

Starved

47
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Recreation

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Fun or

Relaxing activity

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Robust

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Flavourful, healthy and large

49
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Solicit

A

To request

50
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Vex

A

To tease or aggravate

51
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Atrocity

A

Something outrageous or terrible

52
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Barrage

A

A flood

53
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Chronic

A

Constant in a negative way

54
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Dismal

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Pathetic

Causing Misery

55
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Elusive

A

Hard to catch or understand

56
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Excursion

A

A short trip

57
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Heed

A

Pay attention

58
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Jeer

A

Tease

Make fun of

59
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Jest

A

A playful joke

60
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Masticate

A

To chew

61
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Meddle

A

To interfere

Cause trouble

62
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Obscure

A

Unclear or vague

63
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Palatable

A

Something that tastes good
Able to eat
Edible

64
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Perjury

A

Telling a lie when under an oath

65
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Reclusive

A

Alone

Avoiding people

66
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Scarce

A

Rare
Hard to find
Small amount

67
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Tactful

A

Polite or discreet

68
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Acclaim

A

Praise

69
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Articulate

A

Well spoken

To speak well

70
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Banal

A

Boring

Unimportant

71
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Benefactor

A

A donor

72
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Emulate

A

To copy

To shine

73
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Devastate

A

To ruin or destroy

Devastated can also mean sad

74
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Exotic

A

Foreign

Unusual

75
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Flux

A

A state of continual change

76
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Impasse

A

A blocked road or pro blew with no soloution

77
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Propel

A

To move forward or push forward

78
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Ratify

A

To approve

79
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Residue

A

Left behind(something) usually from messes or when liquids dry

80
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Stealthy

A

Sneaky or secretive or in secret

81
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Taciturn

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Quiet or shy

82
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Tenacious

A

Persistent

83
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Usurp

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To take by force, usually a position

84
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Adhere

A

To stick on something

Attach

85
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Affable

A

Agreeable

86
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Aloof

A

Cold and distant

Uninterested

87
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Boisterous

A

Noisy behaviour

88
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Candor

A

Open honesty

89
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Destitute

A

Poor or lacking basic needs

90
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Entourage

A

Group

91
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Fickle

A

Inconsistent

92
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Inert

A

Inactive or not harmful

93
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Infuse

A

Inject

94
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Obtuse

A

Giant

Slow intelligence

95
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Quench

A

To satisfy

96
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Ran or

A

Spite or malice

97
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Scathe

A

To harm or injure

98
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Tepid

A

Lukewarm

Or indifferent

99
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Unanimous

A

In agreement

all agree

100
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Voluminous

A

Large