Digital SAT Vocabulary: Mistakes and Difficulties

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49 vocabulary flashcards covering terms related to mistakes, difficulties, disasters, and disorder, drawn from the Digital SAT lecture notes.

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shortcoming

a personal failing or lack that prevents something from being perfect

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drawback

something that causes problems; a disadvantage

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downside

an unfavorable or negative aspect of something

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mishap

an unlucky accident

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blunder

a careless or stupid error

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discrepancy

a difference between things that should match or be identical

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disparity

a large and often unfair difference

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disproportion

an excessively large or small relation compared to something else

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incongruity

something that does not fit its surroundings; an unexpected mismatch

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erroneous

containing mistakes; incorrect

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faulty

having a flaw; defective

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misguided

based on wrong judgment or motive

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go awry

to turn out badly or depart from the correct course

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backfire

to produce the opposite of the intended effect

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underestimate

to judge something as less capable or important than it is

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misconstrue

to misunderstand or misinterpret

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conflate

to combine or confuse two things into one

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inadvertent

unintentional; caused by lack of attention

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unwitting

done unknowingly or unintentionally

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rigorous

extremely thorough or demanding

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arduous

requiring great effort; difficult

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strenuous

very demanding and taxing

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onerous

burdensome and unpleasant to cope with

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laborious

requiring long, hard work

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burden

a heavy load or responsibility, literal or figurative

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futile

incapable of producing any useful result; pointless

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fruitless

unproductive; failing to achieve a desired result

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in vain

without success; uselessly

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impractical

not workable or realistic in practice

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conundrum

a confusing or difficult problem

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dilemma

a choice between two undesirable alternatives

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ordeal

a severe or trying experience

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plight

a difficult or dangerous situation

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jarring

shockingly out of place; unsettling

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dire

extremely serious, urgent, or indicating disaster

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precarious

unsafe, unstable, or risky

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hectic

full of frantic, disorganized activity

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frenzied

wildly excited and uncontrolled

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chaos

complete disorder and lack of order

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disarray

a messy or disordered state

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havoc

widespread chaos and destruction

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mayhem

violent disorder or destruction

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pandemonium

wild, noisy, and unrestrained disorder

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turmoil

a state of great confusion or unrest

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debacle

a sudden, complete failure or collapse

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calamity

a disastrous event causing great loss or distress

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cataclysm

a violent upheaval or massive disaster

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catastrophe

a large-scale sudden disaster

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apocalypse

an overwhelming, potentially world-ending disaster