Raging Knowledge: High Frequency Sat Words (5 Of 5)

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spurious

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adj/ false but designed to seem plausible

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staid

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adj/ sedate, serious, self-restrained

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stolid

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adj/ expressing little sensibility, unemotional

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stupefy

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v/ to astonish, make insensible

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surfeit

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n/ an overabundant supply or indulgence

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surmise

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v/ to infer with little evidence

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surreptitious

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adj/ stealthy

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sycophant

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n/ one who flatters for self-gain

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tacit

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adj/ expressed without words

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taciturn

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adj/ not inclined to talk

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tantamount

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adj/ equivalent in value or significance

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temerity

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n/ audacity, recklessness

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tenuous

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adj/ having little substance or strength

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timorous

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adj/ timid, fearful

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torpid

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adj/ lethargic, dormant, lacking motion

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tractable

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adj/ easily controlled

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transient

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passing through briefly; passing into and out of existence

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transmute

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v/ to change or alter in form

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trenchant

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adj/ effective, articulate, clear-cut

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truculent

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adj/ ready to fight, cruel

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turgid

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adj/ swollen, excessively embellished in style or language

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turpitude

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n/ depravity, moral corruption

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ubiquitous

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adj/ existing everywhere, widespread

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umbrage

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n/ resentment, offense

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unctuous

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adj/ smooth or greasy in texture, appearance, manner

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undulate

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v/ to move in waves

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upbraid

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v/ to criticize or scold severely

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usurp

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v/ to seize by force, take possession of without the right

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vacillate

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v/ to fluctuate, hesitate

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vacuous

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adj/ lack of content or ideas, stupid

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vapid

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adj/ lacking liveliness, dull

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variegated

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adj/ diversified, distinctly marked

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venerate

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v/ to regard with respect or to honor

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veracity

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n/ truthfulness, accuracy

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verdant

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adj/ green in tint or color

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vex

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v/ to confuse or annoy

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vicarious

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adj/ experiencing through another

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vicissitude

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n/ event that occurs by chance

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vilify

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v/ to lower in importance, defame

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viscous

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adj/ not free flowing, syrupy

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vitriolic

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adj/ having a caustic quality

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vituperate

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v/ to berate

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wanton

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adj/ undisciplined, lewd, lustful

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winsome

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adj/ charming, pleasing

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wistful

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adj/ full of yearning; musingly sad

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wizened

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adj/ dry, shrunken, wrinkled

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zenith

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n/ the highest point, culminating point

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zephyr

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n/ a gentle breeze