SAT Hot Prospects & High Frequency Vocab 3
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| aspire | show | Because he aspired to a career in professional sports, Philip enrolled in a draduate program iin sports management.
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| show | adj. diligent | He was assiduous working at this task for weeks before he felt satisfied with his results.
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| assuage | show | Jilted by Jane, Dick tried to assuage his heartache by indulging in ice cream.
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| astute | show | John Jacob Astor made astute investments in land, shrewdly purchasing valuable plots throughout New York City.
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| atrophy | v. waste away | show 🗑
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| show | v. ascribe, explain | I attribute her success in science to the encouragement she received from her parents.
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| show | adj. daring; bold | Audiences cheered as Luke Skywalker and Princess leia made their audacious death-defying leap to freedom, escaping Darth Vader's troops.
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| augment | v. increase; add to | show 🗑
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| austere | adj. forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented | show 🗑
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| authoritarian | adj. subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will | show 🗑
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| show | adj. self-governing | Although the University of California at Berkeley is just one part of the state university system, in many wals Cal Berkeley is autonomous, for it runs several programs that are not subject to outside control.
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| avarice | show | King Midas is a perfect example of avarice, for he was so greedy that he wished everything he touched would turn to gold.
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| aversion | n. firm dislike | show 🗑
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| avert | show | She averted her eyes from the dead cat on the highway.
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| show | v. mislead or delude; pass time | With flattery and big talk of easy money, the con men beguiled Kyle into betting his allowance on the shell game. Broke, he beguiled himself during the long hours by playing solitaire.
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| belie | v. contradict; give a false impression | show 🗑
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| benevolent | show | Mr. Fezziwig was a benevolent employer, who wished to make Christmas merrier for young Scrooge and his other employees.
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| bequeath | v. to leave to someone by a will; hand down | show 🗑
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| bleak | adj. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable | show 🗑
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| blighted | adj. suffering from a disease; destroyed | show 🗑
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| bolster | v. support, reinforce | show 🗑
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| braggart | n. boaster | show 🗑
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| brevity | show | Brevity is essential when you send a telegram or cablegram; you are charged for every word.
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| buttress | show | The attorney came up with several far-fetched in a vain attempt to buttress his weak case.
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| artisan | show | A noted artisan, Arturo was known for the fine craftsmanship of his inlaid cabinets.
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