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SAT Vocab Set 8
JGHK
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English
11th Grade
06/23/2010
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transient
 Definition
momentary, temporary
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clemency
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mercy
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succumb
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yield; give in; die
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extricate
 Definition
free; disentangled
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odious
 Definition
instilling hatred or intense displeasure
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iconoclast
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one who attacks common beliefs or institutions
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foster
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encourage
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potentate
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monarch or ruler with great power
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prodigal
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wasteful, lavish
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puerile
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juvenile, immature
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turgid
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swollen, excessively embellished in style/ language
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revile
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to verbally abuse
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inviolable
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secure from violation, unassailable
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stratum
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layer of earth's surface; layer of society
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sanctimonious
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giving a hypocritical apperannce of piety, showing phony holiness
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complement
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complete or fill up
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emulate
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compete, immitate to surpass
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aplomb
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poise, assurance
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predicate
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to find/ base on
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preclude
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make impossible, eliminate
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