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SAT vocab words
honors classical lit 1st quarter sat vocab words
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11th Grade
11/12/2009

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Absolution
Definition
freedom from blame, guilt, or sin.
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Acquiesce
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to agree without protesting
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Affinity
Definition
a spontaneous feeling of closeness
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appraise
Definition
to assess the worth or value of
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Arcane
Definition
obscure, secret, known only by a few
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aspire
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to seek for ambitiously
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auspicious
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favorable, indicative of good things
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benign
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favorable, not threatening, mild
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bombastic
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declamatory, overly confident, large
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brazen
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shameless or impudent.
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cajole
Definition
to urge
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Clamity
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an event with disastrous consequences
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caustic
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bitter, biting, acidic
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commendation
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A notice of approval or recognition
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condone
Definition
deliberately overlook
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contrite
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showing sense of guilt and sincerity
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covet
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to desire enviously
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dearth
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a lack, scarcity
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debauch
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To corrupt
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deface
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to ruin or injure something's appearance
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demure
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reserved or serious
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desolate
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deserted, dreary, lifeless
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discern
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to perceive, protect
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exasperate
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annoy extremely
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fastidious
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meticulous, demanding
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fatuous
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silly, foolish
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fickle
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inconstant
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garnish
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showey, ornate
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germane
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closely or significantly related
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heinous
Definition
shockingly wicked, repugnant
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inhernt
Definition
existing in someone or something as a permanent and inseparable element, quality, or attribute
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immerse
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to absorb, deeply involve, engross
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impregnable
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resistant to capture or penetration
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instigate
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to urge / goad
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invariably
Definition
not changing or capable of being changed
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intrepid
Definition
brave in the face of danger
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lavish
Definition
Extended,
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lucid
Definition
clear, easily understandable
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malevolent
Definition
wanting harm to befall others
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mercurial
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characterized by rapid change or temperamentality
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modicum
Definition
a small amount of something
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myriad
Definition
An indefinitely great number of things
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paradigm
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an example that is a perfect pattern or model
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plausible
Definition
believable, reasonable
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paradox
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an apparently contradictory statement that is perhaps true
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proclivity
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a strong inclination towards something
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pugnacious
Definition
quarrelsome, combative
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repentant
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sorry
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resilience
Definition
An ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change
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sanguine
Definition
optimistic, cheery.
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sanguine
Definition
optimistic, cheery.
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stoic
Definition
unaffected by passion or feeling
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strident
Definition
harsh, loud
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stupefy
Definition
to astonish
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superfluous
Definition
Unnecessary
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surrogate
Definition
one acting in place of another
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sycophant
Definition
one who flatters for self-gain
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tacit
Definition
expressed without words
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tenable
Definition
able to be defended or maintained
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trepidation
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A state of alarm or dread
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veneer
Definition
a superficial or deceptively attractive appeance
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venerate
Definition
to regard with respect or to honor
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vestige
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a mark of something lost or vanished
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vicarious
Definition
to experience/live through another
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vicissitude
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an event that occured by chance
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vigilant
Definition
watchful; alert
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vilify
Definition
to lower in importance, defame
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vindicate
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to avenge, to free from allegation, to set free
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wanton
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deliberate and without motive or provocation; uncalled-for; headstrong; willful
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whimsical
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fanciful, full of whims
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wily
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crafty, sly
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wizened
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withered, shriveled
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yoke
Definition
a device for joining together a pair of draft animals, esp. oxen,usually consisting of a crosspiece with two bow-shaped pieces, eachenclosing the head of an animal.
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zealous
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full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent.
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zenith
Definition
top point
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