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SAT 1
SAT Vocab Words
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09/29/2005
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Aberration (noun)
 Definition
abnormality, deviation
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Acquiesce (verb)
 Definition
to agree, to consent
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Aesthetic (adj)
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pertaining to beauty
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Amorphous (adj)
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shapeless
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Anachronism (noun)
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something out of place or time
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Apposite (adj)
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appropriate
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Arrant (adj)
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notorious, downright
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August
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majestic, worthy of respect, impressive
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Baroque (adj)
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over decorated, showy
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Beleaguer (verb)
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to encircle (with an army), to annoy
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Blithe (adj)
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carefree, lighthearted
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Bowlderize (verb)
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to censor, to remove offensive passages form a play, novel, etc
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Camraderie (noun)
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loyalty, friendship
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Celerity (noun)
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speed, swiftness
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Chicanery (noun)
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trickery, deception
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Coadjutor (noun)
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assistant, helper
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Conflagration (noun)
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a large and destructive fire
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Contemn (verb)
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to regard with scorn or comtempt
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Convoluted (adj)
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twisted, coiled
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Cursive (adj)
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running or flowing
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Debase (verb)
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to lower in rank, to humiliate
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Deluge (noun)
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a flood, a rush
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Derelict (adj/noun)
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abandonded, negligent (adj), a vagrant, bum (noun)
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Disconsolate (adj)
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without hope
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Diurnal (adv)
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daily
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Drone (noun/verb)
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a male bee or idle person (noun), to talk on and on monotonously (verb)
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Eclectic (adj)
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selecting, choosing from various sources
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Emulous (adj)
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jealous, envious
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Entity (noun)
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independent being
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Euphonious (adj)
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having a pleasant sound, harmonious
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Exacerbate (verb)
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to aggrevate, to make more violent
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Expunge (verb)
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to erase
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Fetid (adj)
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foul-smelling
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Flaggelate (verb)
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to whip
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Forbearance (noun)
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patience, restraint
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Gauche (adj)
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awkward, tactless
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Germane (adj)
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relevant, fitting
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Grovel (verb)
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to lower oneself to please another
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Harlequin (noun)
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a clown
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Homophonic (adj)
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sounding alike
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