SAT vocab words 21-40 Flashcards

1
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excessive admiration, worship, or flattery.

A

adulation

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2
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artistic; related to a sense of beauty

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aesthetic

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3
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fake behavior; a pretense to impress others

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affection

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4
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a cheerful readiness; eagerness

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alacrity

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5
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to assign wrongdoing yet to be proven; accuse

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allege

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6
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an angry dispute; a quarrel

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altercation

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7
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selfless giving; generosity

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altruism

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8
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to ease a situation; to bring relief

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ameliorate

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9
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going along with the edges of another; agreeable

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amenable

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10
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nicety; attractive feature

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amenity

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11
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official pardon for those who have broken the law

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amnesty

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12
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strongly moved by love (often sexual love)

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amorous

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13
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lacking a distint shape

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amorphous

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14
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a short, entertaining story often about a real incident or person

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anecdote

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15
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before the war (esp. U.S. Civil War)

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antebellum

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16
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coming before in time

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antecedent

17
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definitive dislike, repulsion, aversion

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antipathy

18
Q

racial separation and injustice

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apartheid

19
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one who deserts faith or his principals

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apostate

20
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having power to review and reverse (a court power)

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appellate