Mat Prep

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adapt

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to change or adjust.
When she moved to the foreign country, she had to adapt to new customs

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adopt

Back 2

to accept or embrace, to accept formally
The couple hopes to adopt several children.
The council voted to adopt the new amendment.

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adept

Back 3

skilled
He was adept in all aspects of carpentry

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adverse

Back 4

unfavorable, unfriendly, opposing

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averse

Back 5

opposed
The councilwoman was averse to the new proposal

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advice

Back 6

suggestion
The best advice I can give you is to read as much as you can

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advise

Back 7

to counsel, to give suggestions
We advise you to start studying for the test as soon as possible

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affect

Back 8

influence, be of importance to, produce an effect on
The rain will affect the picnic plans.

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affect

Back 9

to make a pretense of, to fake, to feign
She affects a British accent

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effect

Back 10

result, consequence; to bring about, to produce
The farmers felt the effect of the drought.
The drought effected a major change in the farmer's life

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affront

Back 11

insult, offense

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confront

Back 12

to face
He will confron the student with the evidence

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allusion

Back 13

reference to
The author uses several allusions to Greek mythology in his story.

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illusion

Back 14

unreal image
She has the illusion that I like jazz; I don't.

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apprise

Back 15

to let know, to inform
The judge will apprise the jury of the pertinent statutes.

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appraise

Back 16

to estimate the value of
The painting was appraised at two million dollars

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chronic

Back 17

constant, long-lasting
parking is a chronic problem in the inner city.

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acute

Back 18

short-lived, perhaps severe
He had acute appendicitis.

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coherent

Back 19

intelligible, meaningful, logical
The newscaster gave a coherent report of the accident.

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inherent

Back 20

innate, essential, intrinsic
Freedom of speech is an inherent part of the Bill of Rights.

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complacent

Back 21

contented
The students were complacent about their grades

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complaisant

Back 22

willing, obliging
All day long the complaisant horse pulled the vegetable cart.

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complement

Back 23

to complete, to go well with
Two angles complement each other when they add up to 180 degrees.
Cranberries complement a turkey dinner.

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compliment

Back 24

a remark of courtesy or respect, praise
I'd like to compliment you on the excelletn job that you did

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continual

Back 25

repeated, happening often
His continnual absence from classes resulted in his suspension

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continuous

Back 26

uninterrupted, ceaseless
The continuous hum of the machine gave her a headache

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credible

Back 27

believable, plausible
the child's story simply was not credible

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creditable

Back 28

worthy of credit or praise, commendable
The teacher did a creditable job in preparing the students for the test.

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credulous

Back 29

ready to believe, gullible, easily convinced
the credulous woman accepted the neighbor's story without question

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denote

Back 30

to refer to explicitly
The word black denotes the characteristic of an object that reflects no color.

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connote

Back 31

to suggest
The word black has been taken to connote wickedness or evil.

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depradation

Back 32

sack, plunder, robbing
The effects fo Huns' depredation of the villages were obvious.

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deprecation

Back 33

disapproval, disparagement
The deprecationof the new exhibit hall by all of was disheartening to the architect.

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detract

Back 34

to divert, to turn away from
The student was unable to concentrate because the loud noises from the street distracted him

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distract

Back 35

to divert, to turn away from
The student was unable to concentrate because the loud noises from the street distracted him.

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discreet

Back 36

prudent, careful, tactful
The attorney was discreet in his questioning of the hyoung girl

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discrete

Back 37

separate, distinct, separate
The part was composed of two discrete groups -the progressives and the conservatives.

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disinterested

Back 38

impartial, having nothing to gain
The chairperson was completely disinterested in the outcome of the committee vote.

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uninterested

Back 39

not interested in, unconcerned incurious
The boy was completedly uninterested in the subjects he had to study

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elicit

Back 40

to draw out
She questioned him for an hour but was unable to elicit any information

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illicit

Back 41

unlawful, illegal
The police will crack down on an illicit parking

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eminent

Back 42

prominent, illustrious, preeminent
Gandhi was an eminent statesman.

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imminent

Back 43

close at hand, impending
The jury's verdict is imminent.

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immanent

Back 44

inherent, innate, intrinsic
Psychologists are stydying behavior patterns to determine which are immanent and which are acquired.

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farther

Back 45

to a greater distance
The runaway was only one-half mile farther than the site of the plan crash.

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further

Back 46

more, additionally (in time or degree)
The council will discuss the budget further in the next meeting.

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fewer

Back 47

smaller in number
There are fewer students in school now than 10 years ago.

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less

Back 48

more limited in amount
Inflation is less now than in the late 1970s.

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flammable

Back 49

combustible, able to burn

You must be careful when storing flammable material.

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inflammable

Back 50

combustible, able to burn
The antonym of flammable nd inflammable is unflammable.

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flout

Back 51

to scorn, to treat with disdain
Her unconvential dress flouted with guests' sensibilities.

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flaunt

Back 52

to show off, to exhibit
The boy flaunted his new scout badge.

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flout

Back 53

to scorn, to treat with disdain
Her unconventional dress flouted the guests' sensibilities.

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flaunt

Back 54

to show off, to exhibit
The boy flaunted his new scout badge.

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homogenous

Back 55

of the same kind, uniform, unmixed, similar in structure socioeconomic and educational background.

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heterogenous

Back 56

mixed or varied in composition
The class was heterogeneous, with students from different economic and educational backgrounds.
The crowd outside the theater was a heterogeneous group of students and townspeople

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imply

Back 57

to hint, to suggest, to indicate
The teacher's frown implied that the girl's answer was wrong.

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infer

Back 58

to conclude from known facts or premises
From the evidence presented, the judge inferred that the defendant was guilty.

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ingenious

Back 59

clever
The ingenious monkey figured out how to reach the bananas by constructing a platform.

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ingenuous

Back 60

frank, artless, naive
The ingenuous child told his grandmother that he didn't like her dress.

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ludicrous

Back 61

ridiculous
Italian western movies may seem ludicrous to an American.

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lugubrious

Back 62

gloomy
The music was lugubrious, suitable for a funeral

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perquisite

Back 63

privilege that comes with ajob
Members of congress receive mailing privilegs as a perquisite.

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prerequisite

Back 64

necessity, something required beforehand
Mathematics is a prerequisite for most physics courses.

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precipitate

Back 65

to bring on, to hasten, to quicken
The Great Depression precipitated the rise of fascism in Germany.

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precipitous

Back 66

steep
Prices during the inflation period rose precipitously.

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persecute

Back 67

to harass, to badger, to victimize
The puritans came to America after they were persecuted for their religious beliefs

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prosecute

Back 68

to put on trial, to indict, to bring legal action against
The state will prosecute him for drug trafficking.

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perspective

Back 69

viewpoint
From the perspective of the Native American, land is sacred

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Prospective

Back 70

future, expected
The prospective merger of the two companies caused a flurry of activity on the stock market

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precede

Back 71

to go in front of
An incubation period usually precedes the onset of the disease

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proceed

Back 72

to go ahead
After you reach the center of town, proceed three more blocks to the hotel.

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prescribe

Back 73

to order or advise (as in medicine)
The physician will prescribe a drug to combat the infection.

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proscribe

Back 74

to condemn, to disapprove, to outlaw
During the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church proscribed certain books by scientist

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supplement

Back 75

to add something
He will supplement his regular school work with night and summer courses.

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supplant

Back 76

to replace, to usurp the place of
Robots will supplant workers in some factories.

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venal

Back 77

capable of being bribed, corrupt
The judge was accused of being venal and accepting large sums of money.

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venial

Back 78

forgivable
His continual tardiness was often annoying but venial.