Inquiry Skills Sat

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abberation

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the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course

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calumny

Back 2

insult to lower someone's or something's reputation (spoken)

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connive

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plotting or scheming

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contumely

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harsh language or treatment arising from haughtiness and contempt

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discomfiture

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embarrassed and confused, frustration

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emulate

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to strive equal or excel; to imitate, especially to imitate by means of an emulator; to equal, approach equalness, to rival with some degrees of success

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filch

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to steal something of little value

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imbroglio

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disagreement or misunderstanding, an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding

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indolent

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having a manner to avoid action/importance

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askance

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with a side glance; look of disapproval

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mordant

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sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting, burning;corrosive;pungent;having the property of fixing colors

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peccadillo

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slight sin or offense or minor sin

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predilection

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a tendency to think favorably or something in particular, personal preference

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relegate

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to assign or dismiss an inferior rank or position

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sanguine

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happy, cheerful; reddish/ruddy face

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alacrity

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cheerful willingness; readiness & quickness; liveliness

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asperity

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a rigor, severity, or bluntness; unevenness of a surface, rough surface; harshness to your manner or attitude

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spurious

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not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit

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torpid

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having lost motion or the power of exertion or feeling; dormant or hibernating; mentally or physically inactive

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viscera

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the soft, internal organs of the body, especially those contained with the abdominal cavities; the intestines

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captious

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somebody tending to find fault or raise petty objections

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consternation

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a feeling of anxiety, dismay, dread, or confusion; a sudden alarming amazement or dread that may result in confusion; dismay

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dearth

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an inadequate supply; scarcity, lack of something

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efficacious

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capable of having the desired result or effect

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exigency

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urgent need, demand, or matter; that is what is required in a certain situation; requiring aid or immediate action

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Delineate

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to trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline; represent pictorially
to portray in words; describe or outline with precision

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Expiate

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to put an end to
to extinguish the guilt incurred by
to make amends for

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Interpolate

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to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts;
to alter (a text) by the insertion of new matter, especially deceptively or without authorization.
to insert (new or spurious matter) in this manner.

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Mollify

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to mitigate or reduce; soften
to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify

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Inveigh

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to protest strongly or attack vehemently with words

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fractious

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tending to be troublesome

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implacable

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not placable
not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated

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maudlin

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Self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental

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moisome

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Having an extremely offensive smell.
Disagreeable; unpleasant

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inexorable

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Impossible to stop or prevent