Sat Words, Set Number 3

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Cordial

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adj friendly; welcoming;
gracious

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Corporeal

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adj having to do with the body or the physical world

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Corroborate

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verb support with evidence; tell the same story; confirm

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Criteria

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noun requirements or standards used to make a decision

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Cryptic

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adj hidden; secret; mysterious

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Culpable

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adj guilty; blameworthy

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Cupidity

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noun greed, especially for money

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Cursory

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adj quickly and incompletely done; superficial

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Daunted

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adj dismayed; disheartened;
discouraged (made less courageous)

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Decadence

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noun moral decay or decline

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Defame

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verb to say things harmful to a person's reputation; malegn; vilify

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Deference

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noun the act of yielding to someone else out of respect

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Denounce

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verb criticize; comdemn

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Depleted

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verb emptied; drained; used up

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Deplore

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verb to express regret or disapproval; complain; criticize

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Deprecate

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verb disapprove; belittle

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Deride

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verb make fun of; ridicule

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Despondent

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adj feeling hopeless or depressed

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Despot

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noun tyrant

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Destitute

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adj poor; lacking possessions

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Desultory

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adj lacking a plan; aimless

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Dexterity

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noun high level of skill, especially with the hands; adroitness

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Diatribe

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noun a bitterly critical speech

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Digress

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verb to move away from the main topic when writing or speaking; to go off on a tangent

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Dilatory

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adj causing lateness; stalling

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Discerning

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adj insightful; perceptive

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Disclose

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verb provide inormation; reveal

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Discord

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noun disagreement; dissonance

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Discourse

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noun exchange of ideas; conversation

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Disdain

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noun a feeling of scorn or contempt

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Disparage

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verb say negative things; belittle

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Disparate

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adj different

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Disperse

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verb spread around; scatter

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Dissent

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verb to disagree; especially with the majority, or with an authority

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Dissolution

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noun separation into parts; the process of dissolving

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Distended

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adj swollen; extended

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Divergence

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noun the act of splitting off into different directions

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Diverse

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adj different; various

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Dogmatic

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adj sticking to widely-accepted beliefs, even when faced with contrary evidence; closed-minded

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Doleful

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adj extremely sad

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Eccentric

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adj different from most, especially in personality or behavior

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Eclectic

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adj choosing from many different sources; carefully selective

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Efface

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verb erase

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Effervescence

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noun the quality of being bubbly or full of life

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Efficacy

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noun the ability to produce desired results

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Elated

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adj extremely happy; overjoyed

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Eloquence

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noun powerfully effective speech

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Embellish

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verb to make more beautiful; decorate; adorn

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Emulate

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verb imitate

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Endemic

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adj native of a particular country or among a particular
group