SAT FLASHCARDS 2
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- assertion(n)
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1.The act of asserting.
2.Something declared or stated positively, often with no support or attempt at proof. - clarity(n)
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1.Clearness of appearance
2.Clearness of thought or style; lucidity - cogent(adj)
- 1.Appealing to the intellect or powers of reasonming; convincing
- coherent(adj)
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1.Sticking together; cohering.
2.Marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts - cohesive(n)
- 1.The act, process, or condition of cohering
- didactic(adj)
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1.Intended to instruct
2.Dictate - discourse(n)
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1.Verbal expression in speech or writing.
2.Verbal exchange; conversation. - eloquence(n)
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1.Persuasive, powerful discourse.
2.The quality of persuasive, powerful expression - fluid(adj)
- 1.Smooth
- implication(n)
- 1.The act of implicating or the condition of being implicated
- lucid(adj)
- 1.Easily understood; clear
- pundit(n)
- 1.A source of opinion; a critic
- rhetoric(n)
- 1.The art or study of using language effectively and persuasively
- arbiter(n)
- 1.One chosen or appointed to judge or decide a disputed issue; an arbitrator; judge
- biased(n)
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1.A preference or an inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
2.Favortism - exculpate(v)
- 1.To clear of guilt or blame
- impartial(adj)
- 1.Not partial or biased; unprejudiced
- incontrovertible(adj)
- 1.Impossible to dispute; unquestionable
- integrity(n)
- 1.Quality of being honest and upright in character
- jurisprudence(n)
- 1.The philosophy or science of law
- objectivity(n)
- 1.The state or quality of being objective
- penitent(adj)(n)
- 1.Feeling or expressing remorse for one's misdeeds or sins
- plausible(adj)
- 1.Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; credible
- substantiated(v)
- 1.To support with proof or evidence; verify
- vindicated(v)
- 1.To clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting arguments or proof
- condescending(v)
- 1.To descend to the level of one considered inferior; lower oneself
- contemptuous(adj)
- 1.Manifesting or feeling contempt; scornful
- despotic(n)
- 1.A ruler with absolute power;tyrant
- dictatorial(adj)
- 1.Tending to dictate
- disdain(v)
- 1.To regard or treat with haughty contempt; despise
- haughty(adj)
- 1.Scornfully and condescendingly proud
- imperious(adj)
- 1,Arrogantly domineering or overbearing;dictorial
- patronizing(v)
- 1.To act as a patron to; support or sponsor
- convoluted(adj)
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1.Having numerous overlapping coils or folds
2.Intricate; complicated - cryptic(adj)
- 1.Having hidden meaning; mystifying
- futile(adj)
- 1.Having no useful result;idle
- impede(v)
- 1.To retard or obstruct the progress of;hinder
- obscure(adj)
- 1.Deficient in light; dark
- quandary(n)
- 1.A state of uncertainty or perplexity;predicament
- dilatory(adj)
- 1.Intended to delay
- indolent(adj)
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1.lazy
2.Causing little or no pain - insipid(adj)
- 1.Lacking flavor or interest
- listless(adj)
- 1.Lacking energy or disinclined to exert effort
- torpor(n)
- 1.A state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility
- alienated(v)
- 1.To cause to become unfriendly or hostile
- alliance(n)
- 1.A close association of nations or other groups
- disparity(n)
- 1.The condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree; difference
- servile(adj)
- 1.Abjectly submissive; slavish
- suppressed(v)
- 1.To put an end to forcibly; subdue
- embellish(v)
- 1.To make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
- florid(adj)
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1.Flushed with rosy color; ruddy
2.Very ornate; flowery - opulent(adj)
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1.Possessing or exhibiting great wealth; affluent
2.Characterized by rich abundance; luxuriant - ornate(adj)
- 1.Elaborately, heavily, and often excessively ornamented;florid
- ostentatious(adj)
- 1.Characterized by or given to ostentation; pretentious;showy
- poignant(adj)
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1.Physically painful
2.Piercing; incisive
3.Neat, skillful, and to the point - ebullience(n)
- 1.Zestful enthusiasm
- effusive(adj)
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1.Unrestrained or excessive in emotional expression;gushy
2.Profuse; overflowing - egregious(adj)
- 1.Conspicuously bad or offensive
- flagrant(adj)
- 1.Conspicuously bad, offensive
- frenetic(adj)
- 1.Wildly excited or active; frantic; frenzied
- gratuitous(adj)
- 1.Given or granted without return or recompense; unearned
- superfluous(adj)
- 1.Being beyond what is required or sufficient
- alleviate(v)
- 1.relieve
- asylum(n)
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1.An institution for the care of people, especially those with physical or mental impairments, who require organized supervision or assistance
2.A place offering protection and safety; a shelter - auspicious(adj)
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1.Marked by success; prosperous
2.Favorable - benevolent(adj)
- 1.Characterized by or suggestive of doing good
- benign(adj)
- 1.kind
- emollient(adj)
- 1.Softening and soothing, especially to the skin
- mollify(v)
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1.Softening and soothing, especially to the skin
2.Pacify - reclamation(n)
- 1.The act or process of reclaiming
- sanction(n)
- 2.Permission
- dubious(adj)
- 1.doubtful,uncertainty,undecided
- fabricated(v)
- 1.To make; create
- hypocrisy(n)
- 1.The practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold or possess; falseness
- slander(n)
- 1. false and malicious statement or report about someone
- spurious(adj)
- 1.false
- astute(adj)
- 1.Having or showing shrewdness and discernment, especially with respect to one's own concerns;shrewed
- camouflage(n)
- 1.blending in
- clandestine(adj)
- 1.Kept or done in secret, often in order to conceal an illicit or improper purpose
- coup(n)
- 1.A brilliantly executed stratagem; a triumph
- disingenuous(adj)
- 1.Not straightforward
- ruse(n)
- 1.trick, cunning
- stratagem(n)
- 1.A clever, often underhanded scheme for achieving an objective
- surreptitiously(adj)
- 1.secert
- wary(adj)
- 1.On guard; watchful
- wily(adj)
- 1.deceptive
- ambiguous(adj)
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1.Open to more than one interpretation
2.Uncertain,doubtful - ambivalent(adj)
- 1.The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, object, or idea
- apathetic(adj)
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1.Feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
2.Feeling or showing little or no emotion; unresponsive - arbitrary(adj)
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1.Determined by chance, whim, or impulse, and not by necessity, reason, or principle
2.Preference - capricious(adj)
- 1.Impulsive and unpredictable
- equivocate(v)
- 1. To lie
- indifferent(adj)
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1.Having no particular interest or concern; apathetic
2.Having no marked feeling for or against - spontaneous(adj)
- 1.Happening or arising without apparent external cause; self-generated
- whimsical(adj)
- 1.Impulsive and unpredictable
- inconsequential(adj)
- 1.Lacking importance
- superficial(adj)
- 1. fake
- tenuous(adj)
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1.Long and thin; slender
2.Dilute - trivial(adj)
- 1.Of little significance or value
- assiduous(adj)
- 1.Constant in application or attention; diligent;busy
- compelling(v)
- 1.To force, drive, or constrain
- diligent(adj)
- 1. busy
- dogged(v)
- 1.To track or trail persistently
- endure(v)
- 1.To carry on through, despite hardships; undergo
- intrepid(adj)
- 1.Resolutely courageous; fearless;brave
- maverick(n)
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1.An unbranded range animal
2.One that refuses to abide by the dictates of or resists adherence to a group; a dissenter - obdurate(adj)
- 1.Hardened against feeling
- obstinate(adj)
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1.Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion, or course of action; obdurate
2.Difficult to manage, control, or subdue; refractory
3.Difficult to alleviate or cure - proliferate(v)
- 1.To grow or multiply by rapidly producing new tissue, parts, cells, or offspring
- tenacity(n)
- 1.cohesive
- vitality(n)
- 1.The capacity to live, grow, or develop
- assimilation(n)
- 1. The act of resembling
- consensus(n)
- 1.An opinion or position reached by a group as a whole
- context(n)
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1.The part of a text or statement that surrounds a particular word or passage and determines its meaning
2.The circumstances in which an event occurs; a setting - derived(v)
- 1.To obtain or receive from a source
- incumbent(adj)
- 1.Imposed as an obligation or duty
- inevitable(adj)
- 1.Impossible to avoid or prevent;certain
- malleable(adj)
- 1.Capable of being shaped or formed, as by hammering or pressure
- subdue(v)
- 1.To conquer and subjugate; vanquish;defeat
- acquired(v)
- 1. To obtain
- conception(n)
- 1.forming
- conviction(n)
- 1.The state of being found or proved guilty
- dogmatic(adj)
- 1.arrogant
- enlightening(v)
- 1.To give information to; inform or instruct
- impression(n)
- 1.An effect, feeling, or image retained as a consequence of experience
- intuition(n)
- 1.reason
- misconception(n)
- 1.A mistaken thought, idea, or notion; a misunderstanding
- perception(n)
- 1.The process, act, or faculty of perceiving
- perspective(n)
- 1.point of view
- profound(adj)
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1.Situated at, extending to, or coming from a great depth; deep
2.absolute - elusive(adj)
- 1.Tending to elude capture, perception, comprehension, or memory
- innate(adj)
- 1.Possessed at birth; inborn
- inveterate(adj)
- 1.Firmly and long established; deep-rooted
- omnipotent(adj)
- 1.Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful
- proximity(n)
- 1.The state, quality, sense, or fact of being near or next; closeness
- emigrate(v)
- 1.migrate
- transient(adj)
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1.Passing with time; transitory
2.Remaining in a place only a brief time - transitory(adj)
- 1.Existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary
- affable(adj)
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1.Easy and pleasant to speak to; approachable
2.Gentle and gracious - amenable(adj)
- 1.Responsive to advice, authority, or suggestion; willing
- camaraderie(n)
- 1.Goodwill and lighthearted rapport between or among friends; comradeship
- cordial(adj)
- 1.Warm and sincere; friendly
- facetious(adj)
- 1.Playfully jocular; humorous
- impinge(v)
- 1.To collide or strike(trespass)
- lament(v)
- 1.To express grief for or about; mourn
- melancholy(n)
- 1.Sadness or depression of the spirits; gloom
- contemporary(adj)
- 1.Belonging to the same period of time
- truncated(adj)
- 1.To shorten
- aesthetic(adj)
- 1.Of or concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste
- anthology(n)
- 1.A collection of literary pieces, such as poems, short stories, or plays
- dilettante(n)
- 1.Amateur
- timorous(adj)
- 1.Full of apprehensiveness; timid
- trepidation(n)
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1.A state of alarm or dread; apprehension
2.Fear - innovative(adj)
- 1.The act of introducing something new
- navie(adj)
- 1.Lacking worldly experience and understanding
- nascent(adj)
- 1.Coming into existence; emerging
- novel(adj)
- 1.Strikingly new, unusual, or different
- novice(n)
- 1.A beginner
- candor(n)
- 1.Frankness or sincerity of expression; openness
- frank(adj)
- 1.Open and sincere in expression; straightforward
- arid(adj)
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1.Lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants
2.Lacking interest or feeling; lifeless and dull - conflagration(n)
- 1.A large destructive fire
- nocturnal(adj)
- 1.Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
- sonorous(adj)
- 1.Having or producing sound
- ample(adj)
- 1.Of large or great size, amount, extent, or capacity
- comprehensive(adj)
- 1.So large in scope or content as to include much
- copious(adj)
- 1.Plentiful
- permeated(v)
- 1.To spread or flow throughout; pervade
- pervasive(adj)
- 1.Having the quality or tendency to pervade or permeate
- prodigious(adj)
- 1.Impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous
- replete(adj)
- 1.Abundantly supplied
- exemplary(adj)
- 1.Worthy of imitation; commendable
- idealize(v)
- 1.To regard as ideal.
- laudatory(adj)
- 1.Expressing or conferring praise
- paramount(adj)
- 1.Of chief concern or importance
- venerated(v)
- 1.To regard with respect, reverence, or heartfelt deference
- catalog(n)
- 1.A list
- facile(adj)
- 1.Done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; easy
- fastidious(adj)
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1.Possessing or displaying careful, meticulous attention to detail
2.Difficult to please; exacting - hierarchy(n)
- 1.A body of persons having authority.
- meticulous(adj)
- 1.Extremely careful and precise
- pragmatic(adj)
- 1.Practical
- solvent(adj)
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1.Capable of meeting financial obligations
2.Capable of dissolving substance - abstract(adj)
- 1. Not practical
- apparatus(n)
- 1.An appliance or device for a particular purpose
- paradigm(jn)
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1.One that serves as a pattern or model
2.A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices - phenomenon(n)
- 1.An observable event
- rational(adj)
- 1.Having or exercising the ability to reason
- theoretical(adj)
- 1.Of, relating to, or based on theory
- cartographer(n)
- 1.The art or technique of making maps or charts
- vocation(n)
- 1.A regular occupation, especially one for which a person is particularly suited or qualified
- eclectic(adj)
- 1.Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
- excerpt(n)
- 1. passage or segment taken from a longer work, such as a literary or musical composition, a document, or a film
- genre(n)
- 1.A type or class
- medley(n)
- 1.An often jumbled assortment; a mixture
- mural(n)
- 1.A very large image, such as a painting or enlarged photograph, applied directly to a wall or ceiling
- narrative(n)
- 1.A narrated account; a story
- parody(n)
- 1.A literary or artistic work that imitates the characteristic style of an author or a work for comic effect or ridicule
- realism(n)
- 1.An inclination toward literal truth and pragmatism
- virtuoso(n)
- 1.A musician with masterly ability, technique, or personal style
- decorous(adj)
- 1.Characterized by or exhibiting decorum; proper
- equanimity(n)
- 1.The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure
- modest(adj)
- 1.Having or showing a moderate estimation of one's own talents, abilities, and value
- propriety(n)
- 1.The quality of being proper; appropriateness
- prudent(adj)
- 1.Wise in handling practical matters; exercising good judgment or common sense
- serene(adj)
- 1.Unaffected by disturbance; calm and unruffled
- staid(adj)
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1.Characterized by sedate dignity and often a strait-laced sense of propriety; sober
2.Fixed, permanent
3.Serious - stoic(n)
- 1.One who is seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
- condemn(v)
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1.To express strong disapproval of
2.To pronounce judgment against; sentence - discredit(v)
- 1.To damage in reputation; disgrace
- disparage(v)
- 1.To speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; belittle
- pejorative(adj)
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1.Tending to make or become worse
2.Disparaging; belittling - plagiarism(n)
- 1.The act of plagiarizing
- vilify(v)
- 1.To make vicious and defamatory statements about
- brusque(adj)
- 1.Abrupt and curt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt
- caustic(adj)
- 1.Capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
- feral(adj)
- 1.Existing in a wild or untamed state
- fractious(adj)
- 1.Inclined to make trouble; unruly
- incorrigible(adj)
- 1.Incapable of being corrected or reformed
- ingrate(n)
- 1.An ungrateful person
- insolent(adj)
- 1.Presumptuous and insulting in manner or speech; arrogant
- notorious(adj)
- 1.Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
- pugnacious(adj)
- 1.Inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive
- reprehensible(adj)
- 1.Deserving rebuke or censure; blameworthy
- brittle(adj)
- 1.Likely to break, snap, or crack, as when subjected to pressure
- deleterious(adj)
- 1.Having a harmful effect; injurious
- enmity(n)
- 1.Deep-seated, often mutual hatred
- heinous(adj)
- 1.Grossly wicked or reprehensible; abominable
- malfeasance(n)
- 1.Misconduct or wrongdoing, epecially by a public official.
- malice(n)
- 1.A desire to harm others or to see others suffer; extreme ill will or spite
- putrid(adj)
- 1.Decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten
- rancorous(n)
- 1.Bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will;enmity
- toxic(adj)
- 1.Poisonous
- archaic(adj)
- 1.No longer current or applicable; antiquated;old
- hackneyed(adj)
- 1.Overfamiliar through overuse; trite
- medieval(adj)
- 1.Relating or belonging to the Middle Ages
- obsolete(adj)
- 1.No longer in use
- austere(adj)
- 1.Strict or severe in discipline
- mediocrity(n)
- 1.Moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary
- mundane(adj)
- 1.Worldly rather than spiritual
- ponderous(adj)
- 1.Having great weight
- prosaic(adj)
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1.Matter-of-fact; straightforward
2.Lacking in imagination and spirit; dull - sedentary(adj)
- 1.Characterized by or requiring much sitting
- apprehension(n)
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1.Fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; dread
2.The act of seizing or capturing; arrest
3.The ability to apprehend or understand; understanding - harbinger(n)(v)
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1.One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner
2.To signal the approach of; presage. - ominous(adj)
- 1.Menacing; threatening
- premonition(n)
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1.A presentiment of the future; a foreboding
2.A warning in advance; a forewarning