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sat vocab words 2
classical lit 2
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11th Grade
01/18/2010
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abdicate
 Definition
to give up power
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accolade
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an award
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affinity
 Definition
feeling of closeness
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not fit the normal order
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anomaly
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arbitrary
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appear random
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astute
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cleaver
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cessation
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discontinuance
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cupidity
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exessive desire
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derelict
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abandoned
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desolate
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barren, empty
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dirge
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a mournful song
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disingenous
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lacking in frankness
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dour
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stern
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effervecent
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bubbly
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enigmatic
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cryptic
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exacerbate
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to make more violent
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gregarious
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sociable
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imperative
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necesasry
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impetuous
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forceful energy
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implicate
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incriminate
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incarnate
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existing in the flesh
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incessant
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unedning
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indelible
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cannot be erased
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indignation
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anger by something unfair
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insipid
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without distinctive qualitites
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irrevocable
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not able to take back
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laconic
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tease in speech or writing
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magnanimous
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noble
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manifest
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obvious
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mundane
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concerned with the world rather than heaventn
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obfuscate
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to render incomprehsnible
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pervasive
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having the tendency to spread
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pillage
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to strip of money or goods by open violence
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suitble for drinking
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potable
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pragmatic
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pracitcle
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primeval
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original
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protean
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able to change shape
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quagmire
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a stretch of earth
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rapport
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mutal understanding in harmony
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remedial
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repair gaps in a students basic knowledge
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rescind
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to revoke
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respite
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to break
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ribald
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crudely humerous
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sedentary
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sitting
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sublime
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lofty
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succinct
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marked by compact precision
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superfluous
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exceeding whats necesary
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trite
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not original
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ubiquitous
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widespread
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undulate
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to move in waves
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undulate
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to move in waves
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upbraid
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to find fault with
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vapid
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flat, dull
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venerate
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to regard with respect
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vestige
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a mark of something lost
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vex
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to confuze of annoy
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zealous
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full of eagerment
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disdain
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to scorn
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