Reading Subtest Review

Front 1

abstract

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not easy to understand

Front 2

acclaim

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loud approval, applause

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acquiesce

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to agree to an opinion

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adamant

Back 4

firm, not yielding

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adversary

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an enemy

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aesthetic

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showing good taste, artistic

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alleviate

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to make easier

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aloof

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reserved, cool

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altercaton

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dispute

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amass

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to accumulate

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ambiguous

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vague

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ambivalent

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undecided

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ameliorate

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to make better

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amiable

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friendly

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amorphous

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having no determined form

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anarchist

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one who beleives a formal govt is necessary

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antagonism

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hostility, opposition

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apathy

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lack of emtion, interest

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appease

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to make quiet, to calm

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apprehensive

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fearful, aware, conscious

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arbitrary

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based on one's preference or whim

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arrogant

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concieted, acting superior to others

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articulate

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to speak distinctly, to hindge to connect, to convey, fluent

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assess

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to estimate the avlue of

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astute

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cunning, sly

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atrophy

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to waste away through lack of nutrition

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audacious

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fearless, bold

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augment

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to increase or to add

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austere

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harsh, severe, strict

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authentic

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real, genuine , trustworthy

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authoritarian

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demanding obedience

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banal

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common, petty, ordinary

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belittle

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to make small; to think lightly of

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benefactor

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one who helps others; a donor

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benevolent

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kind;generous

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benign

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mild;harmless

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biased

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predujice; influence ; not neutral

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blasphemous

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irreligious, profane; impious; away from acceptable standards.

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blithe

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happy;cherry;merry

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brevity

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briefness; shortness

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candid

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honest; truthful

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capricious

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changeble; fickle

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caustic

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burning; sarcastic; harsh

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censor

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to examine and delete objectionable material

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charlatan

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an imposter; fake

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coalesce

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to combine or come together

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collaborate

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to work together

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compatible

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in agreement; harmonious

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complacent

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content; self-satisfied; smug

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compliant

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yielding; obedient

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comprehensive

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all inclusive;complete; thorough

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concede

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to admit; to surrender; to abandon ones opinion.

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concise

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in few words, brief, condensed

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condescend

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to consciously come down from ones position or rank

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condone

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to overlook; to forgive

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conspicuous

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easy to see; noticeable

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consternation

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amazement, terror that causes confusion

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consummation

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the completion; finish

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contemporary

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living or happening at the same time; modern

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contempt

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scorn; disrespect

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contrite

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regretful; sorrowful

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conventional

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traditional, common, routine

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cower

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to crouch down in fear and shame

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defamation

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any harm to a name or reputation; slander

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deference

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a yielding to the opinion of another

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deliberate

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any harm to name or reputation; slander

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denounce

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to speak out against; to condemn

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depict

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to portray in words, to present a visual image

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deplete

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to reduce, to empty

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depravity

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moral corruption; badness

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deride

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to riducle; to laugh at with scorn

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desecrate

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to violate a holy place or sanctuary

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detached

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seperated, not interested, standing alone

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deter

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to prevent,to discourage, to hinder

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didactic

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(1)instructive
(2) dogmatic (stubborn)
(3) preachy

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digress

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to stray away from the subject; to wander from the topic

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diligence

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hard work

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discerning

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distinguishing one thing from another

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discord

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disagreement; lck of harmony

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discriminate

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1- to distinguish from another
2- to demonstrate biased
3-able to distinguish

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disdain

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1-intense dislike
2-to look down upon
3-able to distinguish

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disparge

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to belittle; to undervalue

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disparity

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difference in form; character or degree

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dispassionate

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lack of feeling; impartial

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disperse

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to scatter; to seperate

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disseminate

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to circulate; to scatter

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dissent

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to disagree, to differ in opinion

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dissonance

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harsh contradiction

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diverse

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different, dissimilar

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document

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1-offical paper containing information
2- to support; to subtantiate or verify

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dogmatic

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stubborn; biased; opinionated

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dubious

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doubtful; uncertain; skeptical suspicious

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eccentric

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odd; peculiar; strange

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efface

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to wipe out; to erase

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effervescence

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liveliness, spirit; enthusiasm 2- bubbliness

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egocentric

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self centered