SAT List 1 - Vocabulary Flashcards

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memoir

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A historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources.

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dexterity

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Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.

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harvest

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The process or period of gathering in crops.

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degrade

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To treat or regard someone with contempt or disrespect.

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emerge

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To move out of or away from something and become visible.

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divert

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To cause someone or something to change course or turn from one direction to another.

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retrospect

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A survey or review of a past course of events or period of time.

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forge

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To make or shape a metal object by heating it in a fire or furnace and beating or hammering it.

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inane

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Lacking sense or meaning; silly.

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impudent

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Not showing due respect for another person; impertinent.