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2014-15 SAT Lessons 1 - 6 Review
SAT Vocabulary
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English
7th Grade
09/02/2014

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Al True's Wish Stick

 

Al True uses a wish stick to give people what they need.

 

altruistic

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volley tile

 

If the tile hits the ground it will explode

 

volatile

 

capable or exploading or

changing moods rapidly

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village fly

 

Village Fly flies around the village talkingbad about the neighbors.

 

vilify

 

defame; attack someone's reputation

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Oh cake!

 

Someone put thick white icing on the windshield & the driver can't see through it.

 

opaque

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Accent Rick

 

Rick sits in front of his house talking in a different accent every 5 minutes.

 

eccentric

 

different than most

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with her

 

The old lady carries dried up flowers with her everywhere she goes.

 

wither

 

dry out; shrivel up

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unanimous
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in total agreement
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usurp
Definition
to seize or take over by force
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Ex zoo Bear Aunt

Bears are hugging, singing, dancing & very happy when

Bear returns to zoo to visit his aunt.

 

exuberant

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destitute
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very poor; lack possesions
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pretend shoes

 

Man claims his shoes can make him fly.

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lethargic
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tired, sluggish, drowsy
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cone & drum

 

Why is the man playing drums with ice cream drumsticks?

 

conundrum

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I'm Pete

 

Pete gets in the in the way of the relay runners.

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bumptious
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obnoxiously self-assertive; pushy
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More oats?

 

Waiter asks the sad mule if he wants more oats.

 

morose

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can curl

 

Two beauticians agree the woman's hair can curl.

 

to agree

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concise
Definition
short and to the point;

terse
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impudence
Definition
rudeness;

insolence
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validate
Definition
confirm; corroborate

support; sanction
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meager
Definition
small in size or amount;

thin; weak
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rudimentary
Definition
undeveloped; fundamental

elementary
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auspicious
Definition
taking place under promising conditions;

likely to succeed
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futile
Definition
hopelessly ineffective;

vain
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sonorous
Definition
loud, full in sound;

booming
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ponderous
Definition
labored;
weighty;
slow
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incite
Definition
stir into action
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ambivalence
Definition
feeling of being pulled in two directions
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mollify
Definition
placate;
soothe;
lessen anger
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benevolent
Definition
generous;
good-natured;
kind-hearted
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cacophony
Definition
harshness of sound;
opposite of harmony
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effervescence
Definition
the quality of being bubbly or full of life
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parity
Definition
equality or equivalence;
balance among a group of rivals
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sanction
Definition
approve;

give consent
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concede
Definition
admit reluctantly;

yield
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baleful
Definition
harmful;

menacing
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trite
Definition
overused;
common;
stale
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rebuff
Definition
to ignore or reject strongly;
snub
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lucid
Definition
easy to understand;
transparent;
clear-thinking
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petulance
Definition
grouchiness
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inane
Definition
silly;

insignificant
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appease
Definition
calm;

pacify
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jocular
Definition
joking;
playful;
jesting;
witty
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contingent
Definition
dependent on other circumstances;
conditional
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pious
Definition
exhibiting religious devotion
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vestige
Definition
something left behind;

a visible trace or evidence of something that has vanished
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sustain
Definition
support;
nurture;
take on
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marred
Definition
spoiled;
scratched;
blemished
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penchant
Definition
a strong liking;

attraction
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minute
Definition
very small in size
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slough
Definition
discard;
cast off;
shed
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coalesce
Definition
unite;
grow together
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homogeneous
Definition
the same throughout;
consistent;
uniform
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intrinsic
Definition
Located within the very nature of an object or person;
inherent
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exalt
Definition
raise in rank;
elevate;
praise
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repudiate
Definition
disown;
reject
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