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| self-confident assurance; poise |
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| of, relating to, or characteristic of words and language that were once common but are now used chiefly to suggest an earlier style or period |
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| testing severely the powers of endurance; strenuous |
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| something that behaves like a robot |
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| a group active in the invention and application of new techniques in a given field, especially in the arts |
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| something that is trite, obvious, or predictable; a commonplace |
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| inclined or eager to fight; hostil oe aggressive |
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| supported by two political parties |
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| any of numerous plant diseases resulting in sudden conspicuous wilting and dying of affected parts, especially young, growing tissues |
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| to remove offensive portions from a book |
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| swiftness of action or motion; speed |
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| arranged in order of time of occurrence |
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| to limit narrowly; restrict |
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| to avoid or get around by artful maneuvering |
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| informal speech or writing |
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| exhibiting a desire or willingness to please; cheerfully obliging |
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| to express strong disapproval of |
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| a guess based on incomplete evidence |
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| scornful of the motives, virtue, or integrity of others |
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| lacking an essential quality or element |
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| having a harmful effect; injurious |
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| to voice opposition; object |
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| to condemn openly as being evil or reprehensible |
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| to prevent or discourage from acting, as by means of fear or doubt |
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| lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid |
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| a dabbler in an art or a field of knowledge |
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| extremely small in size; tiny |
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| lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices |
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| creating dissension or discord |
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| characterized by an authoritative, arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles |
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| amusingly odd or whimsically comical |
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| profuse; overflowing; unrestrained or excessive in emotional expression; gushy |
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| to express at greater length or in greater detail |
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| enthusiastic vigor or liveliness |
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| the belief that certain persons or members of certain classes or groups deserve favored treatment by virtue of their perceived superiority, as in intellect, social status, or financial resources |
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| to express emotion, especially in an excessive or theatrical manner |
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| identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives |
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| relying on or derived from observation or experiment |
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| to count off or name one by one; list |
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| to enclose or encase completely with or as if with a covering |
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| lasting for a markedly brief time |
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| to be a typical example of |
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| a feeling of great happiness |
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| creation anew through the power of the memory or imagination |
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| to urge by strong, often stirring argument, admonition, advice, or appeal |
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| state of being removed from existence |
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| a spectacular public display |
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| a usually audible discharge of intestinal gas that may cause others to leave the room |
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| displaying careful, meticulous attention to detail |
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| to seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious behavior |
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| capable of producing offspring or vegetation; fruitful |
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| characterized by erratic changeableness or instability, especially with regard to affections or attachments; capricious |
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| strength of mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage. After finishing a Test Masters course, you will no doubt be able to attack the SAT with complete mental fortitude and confidnce |
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| to promote the growth and development of; cultivate |
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| to arouse to awareness or action; spur |
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| one that indicates or foreshadow what is to come; a forerunner |
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| excessively dramatic or emotion; dramatic |
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| a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect |
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| describing an eccentric characteristic peculiar to an idividual or a group |
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| well-known and very distinguised; eminent |
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| a situation that is so difficult that no progress can be made; a deadlock or stalemate |
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| arrogantly domineering or overbearing |
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| to attack as false or questionable |
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| incapable of being overcome, subdued, or vanquished, unconquerable |
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| to arouse to passionate feeling or action |
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| to bring into the favor or good graces of another, especially by deliberate effort |
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| gross immorality or injustice; wickedness; sin |
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| harmless; not likely to offend or provoke to strong emotion; insipid |
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| characterized by jokes and good humor. Test Masters teaches maintain a jocular atmosphere in class to keep the environment fun |
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| a state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness; lethargy |
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| sluggish, preferring inactivity, lacking energy |
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| describing something written that is false |
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| lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint, especially in sexual conduct |
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| to look on or treat (a person) as a celebrity |
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| mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree |
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| causing shock or horror; gruesome |
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| a general sense of depression or unease |
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| easily changed and controlled by other forces |
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| to relegate to a lower position |
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| to resolve or settle (differences) by working with all the conflicting parties |
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| extremely careful and precise; excessively concerned with details |
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| to represent as having the least degree of importance, value, or size |
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| to calm in temper or feeling; soothe |
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| of utmost importance; of outstanding significance or consequence |
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| tedious sameness or repetitiousness |
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| a suspension or an ongoing or planned activity |
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| a picture or decorative design made by setting small colored pieces of glass into a surface |
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| constituting a very large, indefinite number; innumerable |
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| the state or quality of being artless, credulous, or uncritical; gullible |
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| known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
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| harmful to the mind or morals; corrupting |
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| a subtle or slight degree or difference |
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| full of or exhibiting servile complaince; fawning; kissing up |
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| obscurity; impenetrability |
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| resembling or characteristic of an oracle; solemnly prophetic |
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| adhering to what is traditional |
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| biased in support of a party, group, or cause |
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| a quality, as of an experience or a work of art, that arouses feelings of pity, sympathy, tenderness, or sorrow |
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| smallness of number; fewness |
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| concern for book learning and formal rules |
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| deeply, often wistfully or dreamily thoughtful |
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| having logical, precise relevance to the matter at hand |
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| to allay the anger of, especially by making concessions; appease |
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| a theater that projects images of celestial bodies and other astronomical phenomena onto the inner surface of a hemispherical dome |
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| a controversial argument, especially one refuting or attacking a specific opinion or doctrine |
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| a supporter of the rights and power of the people |
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| to talk or chatter foolishly, idly, or meaninglessly; babble or prate |
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| the capturing of prey as a means of maintaining life |
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| a partiality or disposition in favor of something; a preference |
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| knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foresight |
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| going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward |
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| remaining in a pure state; uncorrupted by civilization |
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| a natural propensity or inclination; predisposition |
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| to conciliate (an offended power); appease |
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| tending to provoke a reaction |
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| wise in handling practical matters; exercising good judgment or common sense |
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| describing a disorder having physical symptoms but originating from psychological causes |
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| to find fault or criticize for petty reasons; cavil |
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| being quiet, still, or at rest; inactive |
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| marked by stubborn resistance to and defiance of authority or guidance |
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| to set right; remedy or rectify |
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| to reject emphatically as unfounded, untrue, or unjust |
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| relating to a literary work in which human vice or folly is attacked through irony, derision, or wit |
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