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SAT vocab list 4 groups 5 - 8
Vocab words for AP lit
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English
12th Grade
02/17/2011

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Term
Amiable
Definition

(friendly)

He was an amiable fellow that greets everyone with a smile.

Term
Cartographer
Definition

(map maker)

The cartographer was able to sketch a map of Africa and all its countries without using google because he made maps often.

Term
Depondent
Definition

Miserable

After the lover had lost the love of his life he became despondent and stopped having fun and seeing people.

Term
Expatriate
Definition

(emigrant)

The expatriate moved to euprope because he rejected the values of his country.

Term
Inadvertant
Definition

(not intentianal)

When the basketball player went up to slam dunk his elbow inadvertently hit the player next to him, since it was unintentional he was not suspended.

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luscious
Definition

(juicy)

The luscious fruit was so moist that when you ate it you were no longer thirsy.

Term
oust
Definition

(push out)

They ousted the the mayor because he was beginning to resemble a dictator and they didn't want him in power.

Term
predecessor
Definition

(ancestor)

The chapel was built in 1964 on the site of its prdecessor.

Term
Sanguinary
Definition

(blood thirsty)

The vampire was very sanguinary so he went roaming the night for human blood.

Term
tyro
Definition

(beginner)

We called our friend tyro, because he was a beginner to the concept of guitar playing.

Term
Amity
Definition

(Friendship)

The president is trying to achieve international amity, in order to attain world peace.

Term
Castigate
Definition

(scold strongly)

The parents castigated the older brother for not setting a good example for his little sister.

Term
Destitution
Definition
Because of the new laws the farmer was driven to destitution since the taxes took the only money he had.
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Expedient
Definition

(conventional)

The current political policies are expedient, they help the rich and they are only there to fix a problem quickly without giving it much thought.

Term
Incantation
Definition

(prayer)

In church they say many incantations out loud, it is a form of prayer.

Term
Lynch
Definition
In the old days they used to lynch people for being guilty of killing even if they were innocent. 
Term
overt
Definition

(not hidden)

The man did an overt action of agression, he wanted to get a reaction out of the public.

Term
Predicament
Definition
She was in a bad predicament, she either had to lie or get grounded for the bad thing she did.
Term
Sanguine
Definition

(cheerfully optimistic)

They are not sanguine about the prospect of getting a used car on account of the fact it would probably break down.

Term
Ubiquitous
Definition

(found everywhere)

Cowboy hats are ubiquitous when it comes to male country singers, almost everyone on of them wears one.

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Amorphous
Definition

(lacking in shape)

The artist drew a bunch of amorphous blue streaks, you couldn't tell what they were because they lacked shape.

Term
Carthasis
Definition

(purging of pent up emotions)

In order to fully identify with the tragic hero, the audience would have to go through a carthasis in order to realease all of their emotions.

Term
Deter
Definition

(prevent)

His health problems were going to deter him from running ever again.

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expedite
Definition

(make faster)

The mechanice put in a new car engine that would expidite the car, it could now go over 200 miles per hour.

Term
Incarceration
Definition

(put in prison)

The prisoner was incarcerated because he sold drugs to under age kids.

Term
Machinations
Definition

(plots and plans)

The small country had many machinations to take over the world, however the plans were very undeveloped and never too off.

Term
overwrought
Definition

(worked up)

The girl was stressed and overwrought about the death of her family member.

Term
Preeminent
Definition

(famous)

It was a preeminent kind of car and it was better and more effecient then any other car in the world.

Term
Sardonic
Definition

(mocking)

He gave a sardonic smile after getting the boy in trouble, it was very evil of him.

Term
unalloyed
Definition

undiluted

 It was unalloyed gold, so it was worth a lot of money ecuase it was so pure.

Term
caucus
Definition

(private political meeting)

The november caucus was held in the white house, all the political leaders met up to talk.

Term
deteriorate
Definition

(worsen)

the patients health was deteriating fast from the cancer, he wasn't getting better.

Term
Exposition
Definition

(clear explanation)

He provided a clear exposition about his ethics, it made me really understand him.

Term
incessant
Definition

(without stopping)

His incessant talking was driving me up the wall, he never seemed to be able to shut up.

Term
Maelstrom
Definition

(storm in the ocean)

There was a huge maelstrom on the coast, and it was heading inland, many people needed to evacuate their homes because of the storm.

Term
Palatable
Definition

(good to eat)

Cake is one of the most palatable foods, everyone wants to eat it because it just tastes so sweet.

Term
Perogative
Definition

Right/priveledge

I dont have to believe in what you believe in because its my perogative, I have the right to believe in what I want.

Term
Savant
Definition

(person with knowledge)

He was a savant when it came to mathematics, he knew numbers so well, but in anything else he was practically brain dead.

Term
Unctuous
Definition

(using excessive flattery)

The unctious car salesman was more flattering than sincere.

Term
Analgesic
Definition
The old man used many analgesics for the athritics in his back.
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