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Q3 Chung's SAT
Vocabulary 7-2-13
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Education
9th Grade
07/02/2013
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Term
assess
 Definition
to tell or judge the value of; to evaluate
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acess
 Definition
V. to approach
N. an approach
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penance
 Definition
a punishment upon oneself to show repentance
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expiate
 Definition
to pay for the sin, etc.
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contrite
 Definition
1)regretful
2)short, brief
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repentant
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regretful
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pentinent
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regretful
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rueful
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regretful
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remorseful
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regretful
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contrition
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regret
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repentance
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regret
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pentinence
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regret
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rue
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regret
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remorse
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regret
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compunction (conscience)
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regret
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qualm[s]
 Definition
regret
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tacit
 Definition
without words, silent
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taciturn
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quiet, saying little
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reticent
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reserved; saying little
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querulous
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complaining much; fretful
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laconic
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expressed in few words
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pithy
 Definition
brief to the point;essential
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pith
 Definition
a core; an essence
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candid
 Definition
1)saying freely what one tihnks
2)innocent, frank
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brevity
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briefness
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terse
 Definition
expressed in few words
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succinct
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expressed in few words
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epigramatic
 Definition
expressed in few words; short, pithy, terse
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sententious
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adj. saying by using a proverb etc. in such a way that is moralizing.

V. pithy
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verbose
 Definition
expressed in many words
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voluble
 Definition
expressed in many words
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prolix
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expressed in many words
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loquacious
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expressed in many words
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garrulous
 Definition
voluble; loquacious
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circumluctory
 Definition
expressed in many words
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epitaph
 Definition
a short writing inscribed in a tombstone
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epistle
 Definition
a short message; a letter in the past
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epistolary
 Definition
pertaining to or consisting of letter
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epigram
 Definition
a short wise saying
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axiom
 Definition
1)a short wise saying
2)something that we accept as true without proof
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aximatic
 Definition
clear; evident
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maximm
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a short wise saying
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saw
 Definition
a short wise saying
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proverb
 Definition
a short wise saying
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adage
 Definition
a short wise saying
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aphorism
 Definition
a short wise saying
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epidermis
 Definition
a thin, outher layer of skin
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epilogue
 Definition
a short conclusion of a play, drama, etc.
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epithet
 Definition
a short phrase or word describing one's attribute, characterizing.
ex Alexander the GREAT
Crafty Ulyses
man's best friend = dog
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tome
 Definition
a huge heavy volume [book]
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epitome
 Definition
1.a summary of a tome
2.a good example
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epitomize
 Definition
1.to summarize
2.to serve as a good example
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exemplar
 Definition
a model
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exemplify
 Definition
to serve as a good example
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exemplar
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a model
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exemplify
 Definition
to serve as a good example
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exemplary
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1)serving as a good example
2)deserving imitation
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disparage
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to look down upon
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belittle
 Definition
make seem unimportant
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condescend
 Definition
to speak or behave graciously but in such a way that shows his or her superiority; to look down upon
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