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PSAT/SAT Vocab
Fo' Mrs. Walls class, yo.
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11th Grade
11/04/2010

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Abrogate
Definition

Verb

 

To put an end to or to revoke.

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Abate
Definition
Verb

To deduct, remove, or omit.
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Beguile
Definition
Verb

To deceive or trick.
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Calumny
Definition
Noun

A malicious lie/false accusation meant to defame a person. Slander.
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Coy
Definition
Adj.

Shy, flirtatious manner.
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Eclectic
Definition
Adj.

Best of many sources.
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Furtive
Definition
Adj.

Done by stealth. Sly.
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Inimical
Definition
Adj.

Hated/harmful, unfriendly or hostile.

((___ glare; ___ ex.))
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Macabre
Definition
Adj.

Gruesome, and/or dealing with death as a subject.
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Efficacious
Definition
Adj.

Producing the desired result; effective.
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Fortuitous
Definition
Adj.

1) Good intention. ((Mrs. Walls?))
2) Accidental/lucky/fortunate. ((Dictionary.com?))
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Specious
Definition
Adj.

Seeming to be good but is actually deceptive.
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Perfunctory
Definition
Adj.

Something done as a duty. Compulsory and lacking interest.
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Vilify
Definition
Verb

To harm character by abusive language. To slander.
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Squalid
Definition
Adj.

Filthy or degraded through neglect or poverty.
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Ethereal
Definition
Adj.

Heavenly or celestial.
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Celerity
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Noun.

Swiftness/speed.
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Bellicose
Definition
Adj.

War-like. Belligerent and hostile.
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Inane
Definition
Adj.

Literally senseless. Stupid.
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Halcyon
Definition
Adj.

Peaceful/calm.
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Discrete
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Adj.

 

Distinct and separate.

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Timorous
Definition
Adj.

Timid.
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Tenable
Definition
Adj.

Defendable.
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Sardonic
Definition
Adj.

Mocking and cynical.
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Vacuous
Definition
Adj.

Empty or superficial.
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Execrate
Definition
Verb

To denounce or curse, with hatred.
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Irascible
Definition

Adj.

 

Easily provoked to anger. Irritable.

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Maudlin
Definition
Adj.

Foolishly or awkwardly sentimental, in a blatant attempt to make its audience sad.
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Obsequious
Definition

Adj.

 

Brown nose-y.

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Incredulous
Definition
Adj.

Disbelieving.
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Draconian
Definition
Adj.

Unusually severe or cruel.
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Disingenuous
Definition
Adj.

Dishonest.
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Ignominy
Definition
Noun

Something disgraceful/dishonorable.
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Loquacious
Definition
Adj.

Talkative.
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Ornate
Definition
Adj.

Unecessarily decorated.
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Truculent
Definition
Adj.

Aggressively hostile. Belligerent.
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Prolific
Definition
Adj.

Characterized by abundance/abundant production.
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Quixotic
Definition

Adj.

Foolishly impractical and ridiculous.[image]

 

This nonsense. . __ .

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Rebuke
Definition
Verb.

To reprimand.
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Colloquial
Definition
Adj.

Similar to an ordinary, informal manner of speech.
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Amenable
Definition
Adj.

Liable. Submissive in willing to take blame or agree.
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Chimerical
Definition
Adj.

Unreal or imaginary.
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Verbose
Definition
Adj.

Using a lot of or too many many words.
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Sanguine
Definition
Adj.

Cheerful and optimistic.
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Indolent
Definition
Adj.

Slothful and lazy.
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Implacable
Definition
Adj.

Absolutely inflexible. Cannot be changed or convinced otherwise.
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Noisome
Definition
Adj.

Offensive to the senses (smell). Noxious.
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Estrange
Definition
Verb

To put at an emotional (and physical) distance.
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Scrupulous
Definition
Adj.

Principled. Having a strict definition of right and wrong.
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Redolent
Definition
Adj.

Having a pleasing scent.
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Candor
Definition
Noun

The quality of being frank, honest, and open.
Term
Evanescent
Definition

Adj.


Fleeting or fading away.

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Laudatory
Definition

Adj.

 

Containing praise. Complimenting.

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Proffer
Definition
Verb

To put before someone, looking for acceptance. Offer.
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Supercilious
Definition
Adj.

Disdainful and contemptuous.
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Pernicious
Definition
Adj.

Harmful/hurtful.
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Vernacular
Definition

Adj.

 

Pertaining to language.

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Pulchritude
Definition
Noun

Beauty.
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Blatant
Definition
Adj.

Obvious, sometimes offensively so.
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Dubious
Definition

Adj.

 

Doubtful in quality. Uncertain.

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Euphonious
Definition
Adj.

Pleasant sounding; harmonious.
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Ineffable
Definition
Adj.

Cannot be expressed in words, sometimes out of sacredness.
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Obdurate
Definition
Adj.

Stubborn and unyeilding. Opinions cannot be swayed.
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Renege
Definition
Verb

To go back on or not fulfill.
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Sublime
Definition
Adj.

Supreme or absolute.
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Prosaic
Definition
Adj.

Commonplace and dull. Unimaginative.
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Anathema
Definition
Noun

A dested person or thing. Something that is hated and often reviled.
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Beneficent
Definition
Adj.

To be helpful and causing good.
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Abstemious
Definition
Adj.

Abstaining from or moderating.
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Balk
Definition
Verb

To stop and refuse to continue.
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Equivocal
Definition
Adj.

Uncertain or doubtful. Allowing the possiblilty of several meanings. Deceptive.
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Inexorable
Definition
Adj.

Cannot be swayed. Unyielding. Cannot be changed or altered. ((in a positive sense))
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Malleable
Definition
Adj.

Able to bend or willing to adapt.
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Saturnine
Definition
Adj.

Sluggish and gloomy
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Rectitude
Definition
Noun

Moral correctness.
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