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SAT Vocabulary > Words 8/10/12 > Flashcards

Words 8/10/12 Flashcards

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augment

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to increase

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autonomy

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independence

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balk

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to halt

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ballad

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a love song

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bemoan

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to grieve

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benign

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kind, gracious

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bibliophile

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someone who loves books

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bilk

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to scam

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blasphemy

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crime against sacred things

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blatant

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obvious

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blithe

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lighthearted

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bolster

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to reinforce

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13
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boorish

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rude, acting like a pig

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bourgeois

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materialistic

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bovine

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dull, like a cow

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bristle

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to recoil

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candid

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completely honest

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cantankerous

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bothersome

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complement

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something that completes something

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concur

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to agree

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conjecture

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an inference

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22
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cadence

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a progression of sound

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23
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chicanery

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trickery

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24
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choleric

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easily angered

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cognition

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act of knowing, perception

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composure

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behavior

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27
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contrite

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apologetic

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contumaciously

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rebelliously, disobediently

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convene

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to gather

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convoluted

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twisted, messed up

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coquette

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a flirt

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32
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covert

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secretive, clandestine

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credible

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believable

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34
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curmudgeon

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an old angry guy

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daunting

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intimidating

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debunk

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to prove false

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37
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detrimental

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harmful

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disgruntled

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upset

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disseminate

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to scatter widely

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dubious

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doubtful

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decorum

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etiquette

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demure

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reserved, modest

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derivative

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not original, something that comes from something else

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derogatory

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insulting, belittling

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despotic

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tyrannical

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dogmatic

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pertaining to a dogma, doctrinal

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eccentric

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moody, erratic

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ecclesiastical

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relating to the church

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efficacy

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effectiveness

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effusive

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overflowing

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empathy

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understanding of another

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enigma

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riddle

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engender

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to produce

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ennui

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boredom

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enshroud

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to cover

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epicure

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someone who really knows food

57
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eradicate

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to get rid of

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euphemism

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a mild term for an offensive term

59
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execrated

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to abhor, to curse

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expatriated

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exiled

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expedient

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convenient

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explicit

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clearly expressed

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extemporaneous

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spontaneous

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extrapolate

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to deduce

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exuberant

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really enthusiastic, effusive

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fabricate

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to make up

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façade

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a deceptive appearance

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facetious

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sarcastic

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fallacy

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a false statement

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fauna

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relating to animals

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fetid

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smelling bad

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flaccid

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limp

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foible

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quirk

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fracas

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a frantic battle

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futile

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useless

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gaffe

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a social error

77
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galvanize

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to stimulate

78
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gargantuan

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really big

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garrulous

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talkative

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gregarious

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sociable, outgoing

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hallowed

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revered

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harbinger

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a hint

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haughty

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superior

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hedonism

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a belief in pleasure

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hiatus

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a short gap

86
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hypothetical

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supposed

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icon

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a picture or representation

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implacable

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inconsolable

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impregnable

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not able to be penetrated

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incendiary

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tending to catch on fire

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incoherent

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not understandable, disconnected words

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incognito

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in hiding

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increment

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interval

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insinuate

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to imply

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jingoistic

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too much love for one’s country

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jubilant

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super happy

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kismet

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fate, destiny

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kudos

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honor, glory

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labyrinth

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a maze

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lackluster

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dull, mediocre

SAT Vocabulary (14 decks)

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