English Sat Words

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abate

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reduce or lessen

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abdicate

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give up a position

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aberration

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something unusual, different from the norm

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abhor

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to really HATE

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abstain

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to refrain from doing something

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adversity

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hardship, misfortune

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aesthetic

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pertaining to beauty

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amicable

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agreeable

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anachronistic

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out of the context of time, out of date

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arid

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very dry

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asylum

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sanctuary, place of safety

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benevolent

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friendly, helpful

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bias

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a prejudice towards something or against something

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boisterous

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enthusiastic, loud

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brazen

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bold

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brusque

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short, rude

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camaraderie

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togetherness, trust, group dynamic of trust

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canny

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careful

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capacious

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very large, spacious

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capitulate

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surrender

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clairvoyant

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can predict the future

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collaborate

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work together

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compassion

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sympathy

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compromise

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meeting in the middle, settling differences

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condescending

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patronizing

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conditional

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contingent upon something else

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conformist

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someone who follows the majority

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convergence

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coming together

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deleterious

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harmful

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demagogue

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rabble-rousing leader

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digression

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straying from main point

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diligent

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hard-working, dedicated

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discredit

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dishonor someone, prove something untrue

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disdain

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to regard with scorn

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divergent

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moving apart, going in different directions

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empathy

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feeling someone else's feeling

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emulate

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following someone else's example

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enervating

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tiring

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ephemeral

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fleeting, temporary

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evanescent

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not lasting long

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exemplary

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outstanding

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extenuating

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something that makes the situation not as bad

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florid

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ornate

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forbearance

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patience, restraint

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fortitude

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strength

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fortuitous

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lucky

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foster

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promote, aid

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fraught

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filled with

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frugal

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thrifty

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hackneyed

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cliched

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haught

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being arrogant, talking down to people

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hedonist

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person who acts in pursuit of pleasure

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hypothesis

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unproven theory, educated guess

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impetuous

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rash, impulsive

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impute

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to assign or attribute to someone

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inconsequential

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without consequence, trivial, doesn't matter

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inevitable

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unavoidable, definitely going to happen

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intrepid

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fearless

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intuitive

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knowing something by instinct

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jubilation

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extreme happiness, joy

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lobbyist

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person who takes one side or the other, and persuades government officials

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longevity

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long, long life

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mundane

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boring, ordinary

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nonchalant

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casual, calm, at ease

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opulent

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wealthy

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orator

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speaker

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ostentatious

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flaunting wealth

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parched

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freed from water, dried up

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perfidious

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disloyal

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pragmatic

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practical

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precocious

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gifted/talented beyond one's years

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pretentious

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being self important, thinking you are better than others

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procrastinate

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to delay, often unnecessarily

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prosaic

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ordinary

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prosperity

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wealth

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provocative

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causes a fuss, inflammatory, likely to get people riled up

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prudent

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careful, wise

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querulous

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irritable, prone to argument

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rancorous

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hateful, unpleasant

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reclusive

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hermit, withdrawn

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reconciliation

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coming back together after a disagreement

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renovation

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being new, being redone

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restrained

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controlled, not free

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reverence

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deep respect

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sagacity

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wisdom

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scrutinize

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to look at carefully

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spontaneous

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being impulsive, acting without thinking

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spurious

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false, untrue

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submissive

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mild, meek

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substantiate

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to confirm, prove

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subtle

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shy, small, not showy

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superficial

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shallow

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superfluous

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unnecessary, too much

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surreptitious

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secret

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tactful

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polite

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tenacious

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persistent, stubborn

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transient

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temporary, impermanent

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venerable

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respectable because of its age

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vindicate

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to free from blame

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wary

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careful, watchful