Isabella Ssat Vocabulary

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paradigm

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1. One that serves as a pattern or model.

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frugal

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1. Practicing or marked by economy, as in the expenditure of money or the use of material resources. See Synonyms at sparing.
2. Costing little; inexpensive: a frugal lunch.

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prodigal

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adj.
1. Rashly or wastefully extravagant: prodigal expenditures on unneeded weaponry; a prodigal life.
2. Giving or given in abundance; lavish or profuse: prodigal praise. See Synonyms at profuse.

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miser

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n.
1. One who lives very meagerly in order to hoard money.
2. A greedy or avaricious person.

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shoddy

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adj. shod·di·er, shod·di·est
1. Made of or containing inferior material.
2.
a. Of poor quality or craft.
b. Rundown; shabby.
3. Dishonest or reprehensible: shoddy business practices.
4. Conspicuously and cheaply imitative.

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pedestrian

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Undistinguished; ordinary: pedestrian prose. See Synonyms at dull.

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solicit

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v.tr.
1. To seek to obtain by persuasion, entreaty, or formal application: a candidate who solicited votes among the factory workers.
2. To petition persistently; importune: solicited the neighbors for donations.
3. To entice or incite to evil or illegal action.
4. To approach or accost (a person) with an offer of sexual services.

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invigorating

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To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; animate

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lackadaisical

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Lacking spirit, liveliness, or interest; languid:

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frivolity

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1. The quality or condition of being frivolous.
2. A frivolous act or thing.

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futile

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adj.
1. Having no useful result.
2. Trifling and frivolous; idle: the futile years after her artistic peak.

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immortal

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adj.
1. Not subject to death: immortal deities; the immortal soul.
2. Never to be forgotten; everlasting: immortal words.

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corpulent

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adj.
Excessively fat. See Synonyms at fat.

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quaint

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1. Charmingly odd, especially in an old-fashioned way: "Sarah Orne Jewett . . . was dismissed by one critic as merely a New England old maid who wrote quaint, plotless sketches of late 19th-century coastal Maine" James McManus.
2. Unfamiliar or unusual in character; strange:

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minute

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1. Exceptionally small; tiny. See Synonyms at small.
2. Beneath notice; insignificant.

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indolent

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a. Disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy. See Synonyms at lazy.
b. Conducive to inactivity or laziness; lethargic: humid, indolent weather

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prowess

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1. Superior skill or ability.
2. Superior strength, courage, or daring, especially in battle.

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robust

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1. Full of health and strength; vigorous.
2. Powerfully built; sturdy. See Synonyms at healthy.

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ruse

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A crafty stratagem; a subterfuge. See Synonyms at wile.

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spendthrift

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One who spends money recklessly or wastefully.
adj.
Wasteful or extravagant: spendthrift bureaucrats.

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steadfast

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1. Fixed or unchanging; steady.
2. Firmly loyal or constant; unswerving. See Synonyms at faithful.

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boorish

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adj.
Resembling or characteristic of a boor; rude and clumsy in behavior.

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tact

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n.
1. Acute sensitivity to what is proper and appropriate in dealing with others, including the ability to speak or act without offending.
2. Archaic The sense of touch.

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turmoil

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A state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult: a country in turmoil over labor strikes

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sullen

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1. Showing a brooding ill humor or silent resentment; morose or sulky.
2. Gloomy or somber in tone, color, or portent: sullen, gray skies.
3. Sluggish; slow: the sullen current of a canal.

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veto

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1. To prevent (a legislative bill) from becoming law by exercising the power of veto.
2. To forbid or prohibit authoritatively.

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tyrant

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1. An absolute ruler who governs without restrictions.
2. A ruler who exercises power in a harsh, cruel manner.
3. An oppressive, harsh, arbitrary person.

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tumult

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1. The din and commotion of a great crowd.
a. A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
b. A tempestuous uprising; a riot.