SAT Vocabulary – Flashcards
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phlegmatic
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showing little emotion
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laconic
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using few words
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esoteric
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intended for or understood by only a small group
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flotsam
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the floating wreckage of a ship
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raiment
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especially fine or decorative clothing
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sustenance
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a source of materials to nourish the body
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churlish
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rude and boorish
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mercurial
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liable to sudden unpredictable change
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implacable
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unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
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candor
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the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
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arduous
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difficult to accomplish
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perfunctory
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hasty and without attention to detail
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commensurate
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corresponding in size or degree or extent
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assuage
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provide physical relief, as from pain
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tacit
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indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly
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petulance
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an irritable, cranky feeling
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vacillate
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to swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another; to waver weakly in mind or will
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genteel
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marked by refinement in taste and manners
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vociferous
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conspicuously and offensively loud
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fastidious
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giving and careful attention to detail
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magnanimous
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generous and understanding and tolerant
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enigmatic
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resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought
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obstreperous
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boisterously and noisily aggressive
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iconoclast
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someone who tries to destroy traditional ideas or institutions
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venal
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capable of being corrupted
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quixotic
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not sensible about practical matters
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onerous
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troubling; burdensome
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caustic
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any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
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dilettante
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an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
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apocryphal
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of questionable authenticity
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perfidious
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tending to betray
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funereal
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similar to a funeral; grave
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insouciant
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marked by blithe unconcern
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noisome
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causing or able to cause nausea
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torpid
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slow and apathetic
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soporific
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sleep inducing
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burgeon
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grow and flourish
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prolix
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tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length
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ostensible
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appearing as such but not necessarily so
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trenchant
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clearly or sharply defined to the mind
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callow
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Without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers
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histrionics
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a deliberate, exaggerated display of emotion for effect
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paradigms
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a model that provides a framework for interpreting observations
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vitriolic
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harsh or corrosive in tone
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mollify
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make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
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cloy
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cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing
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bilious
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irritable as if suffering from indigestion
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vapid
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dull, lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
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proscribe
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prohibit; ostracize; banish; outlaw
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vacuous
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devoid of significance or point; foolish
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dissembling
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the act of deceiving
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vitrified
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made to look like glass
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veracity
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unwillingness to tell lies
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mendacity
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the tendency to be untruthful
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chicanery
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the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
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pedantic
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show off, excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules
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alacrity
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liveliness and eagerness
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scintillating
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having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
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quiescent
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not active or activated
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distend
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swell from or as if from internal pressure
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demure
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affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
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ephemeral
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enduring a very short time
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obstinate
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persist stubbornly
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dirge
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a funeral hymn or lament
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sonorous
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full and loud and deep
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synergy
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the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects
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aural
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relating to or characterized by an aura or the ear
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tenuous
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having little substance or significance
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impetus
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the act of applying force suddenly
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palliative
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remedy that alleviates pain without curing
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cathartic
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a purging medicine
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vignette
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A short sketch that provides a clear picture
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penchant
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a strong liking
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opulent
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rich and superior in quality
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lugubrious
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excessively mournful
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ebullience
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overflowing with enthusiasm
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bombastic
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pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
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effrontery
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audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
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stymie
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a thwarting and distressing situation
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extirpate
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destroy completely, as if down to the roots
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extol
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praise, glorify, or honor
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vituperative
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marked by harshly abusive criticism
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castigate
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inflict severe punishment on
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abstruse
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difficult to understand
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enigma
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something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
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staid
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characterized by dignity and propriety
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gaffe
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a socially awkward or tactless act
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erudition
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profound scholarly knowledge
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loquacious
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full of trivial conversation
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acumen
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shrewdness shown by keen insight
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chagrin
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to cause feelings of shame or embarassment
