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AP Lit
vocab. SAT List 2
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English
12th Grade
09/28/2008
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Amorous
 Definition
feeling loving, especially in a sexual sense
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Assail
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to attack with words or force
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Benevolent
 Definition
generous,kind
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Corroborate
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to confirm; to back up with evidence
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Decorous
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Proper; in good taste
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Deride
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to ridicule
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Didactic
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Intended to teach;morally instructive
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Discordant
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lacking harmony or agreement
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Distend
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to swell;extend
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Exasperate
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to annoy thoroughly
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Expedite
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to speed up the progress of
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Fecund
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fertile; productive
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Histrionic
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overly dramatic
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Idyllic
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Naturally peaceful
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Incandescent
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brilliant; giving off heat or light
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Juxtapose
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to place side by side
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sage
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a wise man; to be wise through experience and reflection
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scrutinize
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to examine carefully
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Vacuous
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lacking ideas of intelligence
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Volatile
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highly unstable; explosive
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