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SAT Vocab Set 6
JGHK
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11th Grade
06/19/2010
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Incriminate
 Definition
making somebody look bad; making something look illegal
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pungent
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strong taste or smell
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refract
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to deflect souund or light
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refute
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contradict, discredit
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dismiss

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put away from consideration; reject
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oblique
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diverging from a straight line or course; straight forward
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sagacious
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perceptive, shrewd, having insight
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wane
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decrease in size or strenght; draw gradually to an end
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supplant
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to replace by force
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duplicitous
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deceitful, deceptive in words or action
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elusive
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evasive, baffling, hard to grasp
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diffident
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shy, quiet, modest
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overarching
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encompassing or overshadowing everything
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concurrent
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happening at the same time, parallel
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solemnity
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seriousness
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pertinent
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to the point; relevant
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zeal
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eager enthusiasm; jealousy
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intuition
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immediate insight
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entreat
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to plead, beg
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myraid
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consisting of a very great number
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