Sat Vocab

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actuality

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state of being actual, or real

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applicable

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readily unsable; practical

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authenticity

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the quality or condition of being authentic, trustworthy, or genuine

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bona fide

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authentic and genuine

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categorical

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without exception

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defensible

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justifiable for accuracy

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factual

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of the nature of face; real

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genuine

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not conterfeit, but authentic; honest and real

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invulnerable

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impossible to damage or enter; not able to alter the reality

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legitimacy

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the quality of being legitimate-authentic

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materiality

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the sate of being material

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pragmatic

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dealing with facts, reality, and actual occurences

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real McCoy

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an authentic thitng or quality; something that is not an imitation or a substitute

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tangible

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possible to touch; possible to be treated as fact; real or concrete

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tenable

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capable of being maintained

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truism

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self-evident truth

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unassailable

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undeniable, actual, and authentic

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valid

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real, authentic, correct, sound adn well grounded

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veracity

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adherence to truth, reality, accuracy, and precision

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veritable

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being truly so-called

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aberration

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a defect or departure from the normal; deviation or imperfection

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artificce

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pretense, deception, or ruse

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chimera

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a fanciful mental illusion or fabrication

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deceptive

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tending to deceive, betray, or fool

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ephemeral

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not real or authentic for any length of time

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erroneoous

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mistaken and untrue

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evaescent

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vanishing or likly to vanish; without much substance

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fallacy

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a false notion

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fantasy

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a creation of the imagination; an imagined event; a dream

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fleeting

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passing quickly; ephemeral

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hallucination

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a false or mistaken idea

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illusion

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an erroneous perception of reality; a fantastical plan

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imaginative

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having a lively, creative mind

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imaginary

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not real, from the imagination

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imprecise

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not precise; not exact or sure

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inaccurate

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mistaken or incorrect; not accurate

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mirage

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something that is illusory or insubstantial

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phantasm

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something apparently seen but without any true physical presence; an illusion of the brain; a ghost or spirit

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semblance

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outward appearance

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short lived

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living or lasting only a short while

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transient

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passing in time; remaining or existing only breifly

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whimsy

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a whim or an odd or fanciful idea

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contingent

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liable to occur but not with certainty

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episodic

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relating to or happening in episodes

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incidental

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apt to occur in a minor or unpredictable manner

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intermittent

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stopping and starting at intervals

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interrupt

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to break the rhythm or continuity; to stop the momentum or continuum

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oscillate

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to move back and forth; to waver or doubt a decision

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periodic

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characterized by a repeating cycle or repetition of intervals; appearing or occuring from time to time

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recurrent

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occuring repeatedly

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spasmodic

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having the characteristic of a spasm or convulsion

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sporadic

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occuring at different intervals, with no set pattern

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transitory

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short lived, temporary, only passing, not permanent

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vacillate

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to move back and forth, espeically being unable to make up one's mind

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chronic

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of long duration or frequent recurrence; happening a great deal and/of often

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coherent

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marked by an orderly, logical, consistent relationship; not broken up by distraction or intervening time or infomation; consistent

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habitual

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naturally out of habit or routine;regular and common

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incessant

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continuing without interruption, sometimes to an excessive degree

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indefatigable

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incapable of becoming tired or ceasing; not stopping or giving up

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insistent

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firm in asserting a demand or an opinion; unyielding; repetitive

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inveterate

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long established; habitual

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perpetual

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continuing or lasting for an indefinitely long or unlimited period of time

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persevering

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to persist in or remain constant to a purpose, idea, or task;

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persistent

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not letting up; continuing even to the point of being bothersome

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resistant

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not giving up or giving in; fighting against the odds

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unremitting

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never slackening or getting any less or any easier; persistent

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extraneous

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having no vital importance

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immaterial

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of no importance; beside the point

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impalpable

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not able to be grasped, held, or understood

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incidental

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having little or no imoprtance or impact

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inconsequential

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lacking importance

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insubstantial

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negligible in size, importance, or stength

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irrelevant

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unrelated to the matter being considered

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jot

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a very small bit; an iota; something of little importance

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modicum

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a small, very modest, or token amount

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subordinate

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inferior in position to another

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subsidiary

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serving or augmenting another; of secondary importance

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whit

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the least bit; just an iota

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abstruse

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not clear; ambiguous or uncertain; something highbrow and totatally beyoung the norm

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considerable

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in a large or impressive amount or significance

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estimable

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capable of being estimated

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intense

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of extreme degree, characteristics, strength, or effort

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momentous

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significant and meaningful; sometimes even historically important

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noteworthy

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something worth noting or paying attention to; significant

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poignant

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important; moving; often emotionally significant

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portend

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to foresee and/or foretell; to have an inclination about the future

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portentous

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significant, usually in a threatening or aminous way; filled with havey misgiving.

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profound

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weighty; insightful; intense; full of meaning or significance

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rarefied

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belonging to a select or even lofty group; elevated in character; esoteric

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significant

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of considerable importance or weighty concern