Sat Prep

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aesthetic

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1. artistic, or pertaining to beauty
2. having a faculty for discerning beauty

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altruistic

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1. thinking of other
2. unselfish

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ambivalent

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1. feeling at least two different ways about something
2. experiencing contradictory emotions

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amorphous

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1. shapeless
2. formless

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anarchromism

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1. something happening out of its proper time frame

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annul

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1. to void or cancel as though something never happened
2. to nullify

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anomaly

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1. abnormality
2. irregularity

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antiquated

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1. aged
2. obsolete

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antithesis

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1. opposite
2. co-existence of very contrasting words, thoughts, actions, etc.

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arable

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1. farmable
2. plowable or fit for growing things

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assiduous

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1. diligent
2. persistent

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asylum

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1. safe haven
2. refuge

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atrophy

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1. wasting away
2. diminution

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audacious

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1. bold
2. fearless or daring

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austere

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1. stern, strict or ascetic
2. bare

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authoritarian

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1. expecting absolute obedience
2. minimizing personal freedom

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belligerent

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1. aggressive or warlike
2. hostile or tending to pick fights

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camaraderie

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1. friendship
2. comradeship

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candid

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1. open, honest
2. straightforward

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cantankerous

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1. crabby or disagreeable
2. unpleasant or quarrelsome

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carp

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1. to complain
2. to find fault

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censure

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1. blame
2. rebuke or disapproval

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charlatan

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1. a fake or fraud
2 a quack

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chimerical

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1. fanciful, fantastic
2. imaginary

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cliche

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1. a stale idea or usage
2. overused

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compatriot

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1. person from the same country
2. colleague

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comprehensive

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1. extensive
2. full

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concise

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1. terse
2. succinct or to the point

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curmudgeon

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1. a grouchy person
2. a crab

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dearth

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1. lack
2. shortage

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deleterious

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1. harmful
2. injurious

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demagogue

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1. a false leader
2. a leader who appeals to the emotions of followers

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depraved

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1. corrupt
2. immoral

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despot

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1. tyrant, czar
2. absolute ruler

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detriment

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1. harm
2. loss

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dilatory

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1. late or slow
2. procrastinating

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1. disparity

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1. inequality
2. difference

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dogmatic

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1. authoritative
2. rigid, unyeilding

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dubious

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1. doubtful or questionable
2. skeptical

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eclectic

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1. from many different sources
2. having diverse parts or styles used together

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edifice

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1. a building
2. often, a huge impressive building

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elucidate

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1. to clarify
2. something confusing

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ephemeral

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1. short-lived
2. transitory

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epitome

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1. an ideal or example
2. a representative

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esoteric

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1. difficult to understand
2. understood by a few people

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frugal

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1. thrifty
2. careful with money

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garrulous

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1. talkative

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gregarious

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1. friendly
2. sociable

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haughty

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1. overly proud and egotistical
2. arrogant

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hedonistic

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1. pleasure-seeking
2. concerned with physical gratification

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heresy

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1. unorthodox even or behavior
2. controversial opinion or theory

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hyperbole

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1. exaggeration
2. extravagant statement, such as "I could eat a horse."

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illusory

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1. unreal
2. deceptive

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imperious

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1. haughty
2. overbearing

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impromptu

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1. unrehearsed
2. spontaneous

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indigenous

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1. native
2. innate or intrinsic

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infer

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1. to deduce logically
2. to conclude based on evidence