Sat Vocabulary Prep

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Rescind

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V.

to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.

to invalidate by a later action or higher

authority.

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Incur

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v.

to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):

to become liable or subject to through one's own action; bring or take upon oneself:

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Procure

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v.

to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means: to procure evidence.

to bring about, especially by unscrupulous and indirect means: to procure secret documents.

to obtain (a person) for the purpose of prostitution.

to act as a procurer or pimp.

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Recur

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v.

to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.

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Resume

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v.

to take up or go on with again after interruption; continue:

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Cooperative

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adj.

working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.

involving or denoting an educational program comprising both classroom study and on-the-job or technical training, especially in colleges and universities.

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Recalcitrant

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adj.

resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory.

hard to deal with, manage, or operate.

n.

a recalcitrant person.

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Reactionary

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adj.

of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.

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Presumptive

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adj.

affording ground for presumption:

regarded as such by presumption; based on inference.

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Credulous

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adj.

willing to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullible.

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Adequate

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adj.

as much or as good as necessary for some requirement or purpose; fully sufficient, suitable.

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Probable

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adj.

likely to occur or prove true

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Substantial

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adj.

of ample or considerable amount, quantity, size.

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Elusive

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adj.

eluding or failing to allow for or accommodate a clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define:

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Decisive

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adj.

having the power or quality of deciding; putting an end to controversy; crucial or most important.

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Conventional

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adj.

pertaining to convention or general agreement; established by general consent or accepted usage; arbitrarily determined:

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Propitious

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adj.

presenting favorable conditions; favorable.

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Derogatory

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adj.

showing a critical or disrespectful attitude.

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Concurred

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v.

be of the same opinion; agree.

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Emblazon

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v.

conspicuously inscribe or display (a design) on something.

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Negated

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v.

nullify; make ineffective:

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Evasiveness

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adj.

tending or seeking evade; characterized by evasion.

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Acuity

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n.

sharpness; acuteness; keenness.

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Antipathy

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n.
a deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion:

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Empathy

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n.

the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

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Equanimity

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n.

mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation:

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Totalitarianism

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n.

concept of a political system in which the state holds total control over the society and seeks to control all aspects of public and private life wherever possible.

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Surfeit

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n.
an excessive amount of something:

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Impedes

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v.
delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder:

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Paucity

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n.

the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity:

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Plethora

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n.

a large or excessive amount of (something):

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Deters

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v.

discourage (someone) from doing something, typically by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences:

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Dearth

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n.

or lack of something:

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Inspires

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v.

fill (someone) with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.

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Deluge

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n.

a severe flood

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Enervates

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v.
cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken.

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Subjection

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n.

the action of subjecting a country or person to one's control or the fact of being subjected

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Environmentalist

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n.

a person who is concerned with or advocates the protection of the environment.

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Capitalism

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n.

an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.

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Individualism

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n.

a social theory advocating the liberty, rights, or independent action of the individual.

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Autonomy

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n.

the condition of being autonomous; self-government or the right of self-government:

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Reverie

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n.

a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream.

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Junket

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n.

a dish of sweetened and flavored curds of milk, often served with fruit

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Jaunt

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n.

a short excursion or journey for pleasure.

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Bewilderment

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n.

a confusing maze or tangle, as of objects or conditions.