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Deck 26 Flashcards

1
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apprenticeship

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n. time spent as a novice learning a trade from a skilled worker

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bungle

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v. mismanage; blunder

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transmute

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v. change; convert to something different

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4
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caldron

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n. large kettle

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5
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chicanery

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n. trickery; deception

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clairvoyant

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adj., n. having foresight; fortuneteller

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petty

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adj. trivial; unimportant; very small

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cloying

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adj. distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental

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archetype

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n. prototype; primitive pattern

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convention

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n. social or moral custom; established practice

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coronation

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n. ceremony of crowning a queen or king

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disembark

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v. go ashore; unload cargo from a ship

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13
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disparate

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adj. basically different; unrelated

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14
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eclipse

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v. darken; extinguish; surpass

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15
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egress

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n. exit

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16
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coiffure

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n. hairstyle

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fervid

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adj. ardent

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graduated

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adj. arranged by degrees (of height, difficulty, etc.)

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grotesque

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adj. fantastic; comically hideous

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illuminate

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v. brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlighten

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21
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impassive

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adj. without feeling; imperturbable; stoical

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22
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inquisitor

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n. questioner (especially harsh); investigator

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23
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farce

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n. broad comedy; mockery

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24
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lout

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n. clumsy person

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25
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maelstrom

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n. whirlpool

26
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miniscule

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adj. extremely small

27
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misrepresent

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v. give a false or incorrect impression, often deliberately; serve unsatisfactorily as a representative

28
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pact

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n. agreement; treaty

29
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panoramic

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adj. related to an unobstructed and comprehensive view

30
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insurmountable

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adj. overwhelming; unbeatable; insuperable

31
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preeminent

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adj. outstanding; superior

32
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pretext

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n. excuse

33
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prodigy

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n. marvel; highly gifted child

34
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prominent

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adj. conspicuous; notable; sticking out

35
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purchase

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n. firm grasp or footing

36
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pillage

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v. plunder

37
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reiterate

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v. repeat

38
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render

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v. deliver; provide; represent

39
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spat

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n. squabble; minor dispute

40
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squalor

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n. filth; degradation; dirty, neglected state

41
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quarry

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v. dig into

42
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soluble

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adj. able to be dissolved; able to be explained

43
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stereotype

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n. fixed and unvarying representation

44
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stringent

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adj. severe; rigid; constricted

45
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sluggard

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n. lazy person

46
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suffragist

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n. advocate of voting rights (for women)

47
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throes

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n. violent anguish

48
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tortuous

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adj. winding; full of curves

49
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suborn

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v. persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury)

50
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trivial

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adj. unimportant; trifling

51
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unsightly

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adj. ugly

52
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validate

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v. confirm; ratify

53
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vital

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adj. vibrant and lively; critical; living, breathing

54
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waffle

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v. speak equivocally (not direct) about an issue

55
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licentious

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adj. amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained

56
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abhor

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v. detest; hate

57
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affluence

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n. abundance; wealth

58
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alias

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n. an assumed name

59
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buccaneer

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n. pirate

60
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causal

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adj. implying a cause-and-effect relationship

SAT Barron's (60 decks)

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