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"Must Know" Vocabulary for the SAT-1: A-E
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11th Grade
11/01/2012
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abstemious
 Definition
avoiding extremes, especially in eating and drinking
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abstruse
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hard to understand
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adverse
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opposing, unfavorable
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aesthetic
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having to do with art or beauty
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aloof
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distant, unfriendly
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ambivalent
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undecided, having opposed feelings
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amorphous
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without shape
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anachronism
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something out of place in time
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anomaly
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something unusual or out of place
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apathetic
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lack of interest or feeling
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arable
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capable of producing vegetation, fertile
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arcane
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mysterious, secret
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ascetic
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1. (n.) a person who refuses bodily pleasures
2. (adj.) without luxuries
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belie
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to contradict, to give a false impression
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belligerent
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argumentative, aggressive
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berate
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to scold, to criticize
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bombastic
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loud and self-involved, pompous
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bourgeois
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middle-class, conformist and materialistic
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cajole
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to urge through flattery
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capricious
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changeable, fickle
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caricature
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a funny, exaggerated picture of someone
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catharsis
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sudden emotional relief
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censure
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to criticize harshly, to blame
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charlatan
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a person who pretends to be skilled
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coalesce
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to come together
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coerce
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to force someone to do something
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cogent
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clear and convincing
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contrite
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sorry
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credible
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believable, trustworthy
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credulous
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gullible, believing everything
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debunk
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to expose an untruth
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decipher
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to decode, figure out
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decorous
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having proper decoration
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deride
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to ridicule
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didactic
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intended to teach, preachy
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discern
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1. to recognize
2. to distinguish between things
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dissipate
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1. to scatter
2. to use up foolishly
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dogmatic
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extremely opinionated, preachy, arrogant
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duplicitous
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hypocritical, deceitful
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eccentric
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strange, unusual in an interesting way
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eclectic
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from many sources, diverse
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efface
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to erase, to destroy
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effrontery
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open rudeness
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elusive
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hard to catch, evasive
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ephemeral
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short lived
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equanimity
 Definition
calmness
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