Sat Words Group 4

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celebrated

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known and praised widely

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censor

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someone who examines and suppress information

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censure

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to find fault with and condemn as wrong; blame

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cerebral

Back 4

intellectual

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chapped

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rough, cracked, or reddened by cold or exposure

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cherish

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to remember fondly, treat with affection

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circuitous

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indirect, taking the longest route

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propriety

Back 8

correct behaviour; appropriateness

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prosaic

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relating to prose; dull, commonplace

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prospect

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possibility, a chance

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prosperity

Back 11

wealth or success

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protege

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one receiving personal direction and care from a mentor

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prototype

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early, typical example

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provocative

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tending to provoke a response, usually anger or disagrement

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prudent

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careful, cautious

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prune

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to trim dead parts of a branch

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pun

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play on words

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revoke

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to annul, cancel, call back

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rhapsody

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emotional literary or musical work

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rhetorical

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related to using language effectively

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roster

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a list of names

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rouse

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provoke, excite, stir

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ruthless

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merciless, compassionless

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sacrosanct

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sacred

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safeguard

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precautionary measure

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synergy

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cooperative interaction producing greater results

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synthesise

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to produce artificially; to create through combination of different elements

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tact

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consideration in dealing with others, skill in not offending others

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talisman

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magic object that offers supernatural protection

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tangential

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disgresing, diverting

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tangible

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able to be sensed, perceptible, measurable

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taunt

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to ridicule, to mock, insult

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temerity

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recklessnes, fearlesness

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temperance

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restraint, self-control, moderation

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tenacious

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determined, keeping a firm grip on

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wary

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careful, cautious

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watershed

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critical turning point

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waver

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move unsteadily back and forth; hesitate, falter

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wheedle

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to obtain through flattery or coaxing

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whittle

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shape wood with a knife

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wily

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clever, deceptive

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windbreak

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bushes or fence placed to lessen the effects of the wind

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withhold

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to restrain; keep

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yield

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surrender, concede; be productive

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circumlocution

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roundabout, lengthy way of saying something

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circumscribe

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to encicle; set limits on, confine

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civility

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courtesy, politeness

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frivolous

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petty, trivial; flippant, silly

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frolicsome

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frisky, playful

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frugal

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thrifty, cheap

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futile

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useless; hopeless

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gargantuan

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giant, tremendous

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garish

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gaudy, glaring

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genial

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pleasant, friendly, gracious

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gibbering

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prattling unintelligibly

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glacier

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slow-moving large mass of ice

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glossy

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shiny, showy, sleek

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discrepancy

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difference between

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discretionary

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subject to one's own judgment

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disdain

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to regard with scorn or contempt

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disheveled

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marked by disorder, untidy

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disingenuous

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not straighforward, insincere

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disinterested

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indifferent

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disparage

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to belittle, speak disrespectfully about

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disparate

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dissimilar, different in kind

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eradicate

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to erase or wipe out

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erasure

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the act or instance of erasing

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erosion

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the process or condition of wearing away

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erratic

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unpredictable, inconsistent

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errneous

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mistaken, inaccurate

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espouse

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to support or advocate; to marry

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ethos

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beliefs or character of a group

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eulogy

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high praise for a person who has died

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euphoria

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a great feeling of happiness or well-being

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induce

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to persuade; bring about

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ineffable

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indescribable, inexpressible

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inexorable

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inflexible, unyielding

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inflammatory

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arousing passion, usually anger

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maxim

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fundamental priciple

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meager

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minimal, scanty, deficient

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measured

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calculated, deliberate

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mechanism

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a machine

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meddle

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person interfering in others' affairs

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mediate

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to resolve a dispute between two other parties

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meditate

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reflect on, contemplate

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medium

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psychic

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melee

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a confused fight

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melodious

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musical, pleasant to hear

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melodrama

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a sensational dramatic piece with crude appeals to the emotions