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01
2008
Adjectives
1. (adj.) rancid;
- (used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition;
- “rancid butter”; “rancid bacon”;
2. (adj.) rancid, sour;
- smelling of fermentation or staleness;
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30
01
2008
Nouns
1. (n.) foursome, quartet, quartette;
- four people considered as a unit;
- “he joined a barbershop quartet”; “the foursome teed off before 9 a.m.”;
2. (n.) 4, four, foursome, iv, little joe, quadruplet, quartet, quatern, quaternary, quaternion, quaternity, tetrad;
- the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one;
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Categories : SAT Words
30
01
2008
Nouns
1. (n.) blowup, ebullition, effusion, gush, outburst;
- an unrestrained expression of emotion;
2. (n.) effusion;
- flow under pressure;
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Categories : SAT Words
30
01
2008
Adjectives
1. (adj.) conscienceless, unconscionable;
- lacking a conscience;
- “a conscienceless villain”; “brash, unprincipled, and conscienceless”; “an unconscionable liar”;
2. (adj.) exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious;
- greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation;
- “exorbitant rent”; “extortionate prices”; “spends an outrageous amount on entertainment”; “usurious interest rate”; “unconscionable spending”;
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Categories : SAT Words
29
01
2008
Nouns
1. (n.) beau ideal, idol, paragon, perfection;
- an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept;
2. (n.) apotheosis, ideal, nonesuch, nonpareil, nonsuch, paragon, saint;
- model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal;
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