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BrLC - SAT Vocabulary List M-13 /SENTENCE FLASH CARDS
ambiguous, ambivalent, ameliorate, amenable, buffet, cloying, coagulate, concise, concoct, diffuse, dilatory, diligent, equanimity, equivocal, flaccid
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| The top layer of the pudding had __ into a thick skin. | coagulate (v) |
| Rather than sitting around a table, the guests took food from our __ and ate standing up. | buffet (n) |
| Though Ronald was physically attractive, Maud found his constant compliments and solicitous remarks __. | cloying (adj) |
| Some people think Caesar married Cleopatra for her power, others believe he was charmed by her beauty. His actual reasons are __. | ambiguous (adj) |
| The tense situation was __ when Sam proposed a solution everyone could agree upon. | ameliorate (v) |
| My feelings about Calvin are __ because on one hand he is a loyal friend, but on the other, he is a cruel and vicious thief. | ambivalent (adj) |
| The general's __ strategy enabled the enemy to regroup. | dilatory (adj) |
| Even though he jad just been fired, Mr. Simms showed great __ by neatly packing up his desk and wishing everyone in the office well. | equanimity (n) |
| Gordon did not like to waste time, and his instructions to Brenda were nothing if not __. | concise (adj) |
| In her writings, she tried unsuccessfully to make others understand her __ thoughts. | diffuse (adj) |
| Our father was __ when we asked him to drive us to the farm so we could go apple picking. | amenable (adj) |
| His intentions were so __ that I didn't know whether he was being chivalrous or sleazy. | equivocal (adj) |
| He __ the tension in the room by making a joke. | diffuse (v) |
| If a plant is not watered enough, its leaves become droopy and __. | flaccid (adj) |
| The strong winds __ the ships, threatening to capsize them. | buffet (v) |
| She __ the most ridiculous story to explain her absence. | concoct (v) |
| The __ researcher made sure to check her measurements multiple times. | dilligent (adj) |
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English Language Institute |
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