ACT / SAT Vocabulary Prep! Flashcards

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lacking wit or imagination

deleterious
divergent
prosaic
extemporaneous

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acutely insightful and wise

sagacious
reconciliation
rancor
mundane

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someone new to a field or activity

superficial
novice
scrutinize
tenacious

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someone who can perceive things not present to the senses

procrastinate
clairvoyant
reclusive
protagonist

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short-lived; tending to vanish or disappear

prosperity
inevitable
congregation
evanescent

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profoundly honored

vindictive
sagacious
venerable
substantiate

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invulnerable to fear or intimidation

intrepid
integrity
collaborate
anecdote

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harmful to living things

deleterious
abstinence
digression
fortuitous

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cleverly amusing in tone

ostentatious
precocious
loquacious
facetious

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marked by casual unconcern or indifference

benevolent
nonchalant
condition
reverence

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attribute or credit to

impute
emulate
opulent
transient

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with little or no preparation or forethought

ephemeral
extemporaneous
hackneyed
inconsequential

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someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures

condescending
hedonist
substantiate
camaraderie

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marked by sound judgment

censure
antagonist
prudent
disdain

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bitter feelings

reconciliation
sagacious
mundane
rancor

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lasting a very short time

transient
adulation
hackneyed
spontaneity

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deviating from a straight course

circuitous
jubilation
circuitous
empathy

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exaggerated flattery or praise

omit
adulation
intrepid
assiduous

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lacking sufficient water or rainfall

ephemeral
arid
aesthetic
tactful

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a leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions

asylum
enhance
demagogue
amicable

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stubbornly unyielding

tenacious
prosaic
arid
facetious

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repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

hackneyed
conformist
submissive
unanimous

ACT / SAT Vocabulary Prep!

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ACT / SAT Vocabulary Prep!

Questions 22