Vocabulary College Prep Advanced — Set 1: Quick Drills flashcards
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Meaning to word: 33 of the Set 1 words, from a fresh one-line definition back to the word itself, with one example sentence.
Drills deck · part of Vocabulary Level 9 · College Prep Advanced · written against: Our own grade placement (VOCABULARY-PLAN.md): word frequency (wordfreq, CC BY-SA 4.0) and editorial review; no publisher's grade or word list is reproduced. Updated 2026-10-10.
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Which word means ruling or managing alone with unchecked power, consulting no one and demanding obedience?autocraticCharacter & Behavior
Under the autocratic headmaster, teachers could not even choose their own textbooks. -
Which word means eager for romance, or expressing romantic longing?amorousFeelings & Attitudes
The old letters, full of amorous verses, revealed that Great-Grandpa had once been quite the romantic. -
Which word means the writers, scholars and thinkers who shape a nation's ideas and debates?intelligentsiaThinking & Knowing
The dictator jailed much of the intelligentsia, fearing writers more than soldiers. -
Which word means a term in a deal that makes the whole deal depend on some requirement being met?provisoSpeaking & Arguing
A proviso in the lease lets the bakery leave early if the street is closed for roadwork. -
Which word means the inner ability to decide and act with no one else in control?volitionActions & Effort
Once the rain started, the cat came indoors of its own volition. -
Which word means a harsh trial or ordeal that tests people and transforms them?crucibleChange & Growth
Basic training is the crucible that turns recruits into soldiers. -
Which word means how overwhelmingly huge or grave something is, said of a challenge, job or misdeed?enormitySize & Amount
The enormity of the national debt is hard for most voters to picture. -
Which word means arriving when it helps most, well timed for what you need?opportuneQuality & Judgment
The tow truck's arrival was opportune; our phone battery had just died. -
Which word means steady backing from a wealthy sponsor that lets artists or scholars do their work?patronageSociety & Power
With the duchess's patronage, the young composer could quit teaching and write full-time. -
Which word means the far-off days of long ago?yoreNature & Time
Like knights of yore, the cyclists rode out under banners at dawn.
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