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SAT List 9
451-500
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English
10th Grade
01/11/2009

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abstemious
Definition
marked by restraint especially in consumption of food or alcohol
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aesthetic
Definition
a particular taste for or approach to what is pleasing to the senses and especially sight
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apostate
Definition
one hwo commits an act of renunciation of a religious faith
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attrition
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a reduction in numbers usually as a result of resignation, retirement, or death

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beget
Definition
to produce especially as an effect or outgrowth
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buttress
Definition
Support Strengthen
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charlatan
Definition
one making usually showy pretenses to knowledge or ability
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circumlocutory
Definition

using an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea

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concur
Definition
to act together to a common end or single effect
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contrite
Definition
grieving and penitent for sin or shortcoming
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cynosure
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one that serves to direct or guide

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desuetude
Definition
discontinuance from use or exercise
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discern
Definition
to recognize or identify as separate and distinct
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dulcet
Definition
pleasing to the ear
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egregious
Definition
conspicuously bad
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equity
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freedom from bias or favortism
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exculpate
Definition
to clear from alleged fault or guilt
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fastidious
Definition
having high and often capricious standards
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fetter
Definition
to restrain from motion, action, or progress
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fracas
Definition

Brawl

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guile
Definition
deceitful cunning
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hedonist
Definition
one who lives according to the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the sole or chief good in life
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impervious
Definition
not capable of being damaged or harmed
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inclement
Definition
severe in temper or action
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interdict
Definition
a prohibitory decree
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irascible
Definition
marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger
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labyrinthine
Definition
of relating to or resembling a labyrinth
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lethargy
Definition
the quality or stateof being lazy, sluggish, or indifferant
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meticulous
Definition
marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details
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mores
Definition
the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group
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odium
Definition
the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworth circumstance
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palpable
Definition
capable of being touched or felt
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patent
Definition
readily visible or intelligible
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pertinacity
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the quality of being stubbornly unyeilding or tenacious or obstinate
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precedence
Definition
the right to superior honor on a ceremonial or formal occasion
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prevaricate
Definition
to deviate from the truth
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protuberant

Definition

thrusting out from a surrounding or adjacent surgace often as a rounded mass

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quandary
Definition
 a state of perplexity or doubt
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rebut

Definition
to drive or beat back
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remiss
Definition

negligent in the performance of work or duty

 

showing neglect or inattention

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ribald

Definition
chracterized by or using coarse indecent humor
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sanguinary
Definition
attended by bloodshed
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seemly
Definition
suited to the occasion, purpose or person
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somber
Definition
of a dismal or depressing character
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subterfuge
Definition
deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
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tantamount
Definition
equivalent in value, significance, or effect
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terse
Definition

Short, Polished

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ubiquitous
Definition
existing or being everywhere at the same time
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vindictive
Definition
intended to cause anguish or hurt
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vulpine
Definition
of, relating to, or resembling a fox
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