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SAT Vocab Words
12-8-06
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11th Grade
12/07/2006
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aborigine
 Definition
original inhabitant
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achilles' heel
 Definition
a weakness
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agape
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open-mouthed, surprised
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alimentary
 Definition
furnishing food or nurishment
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anomalous
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abnormal; inconsisten
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arbitrary
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parital; biased
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articulate
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to speak clearly
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autocratic
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arrogant; unlimited in authority
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banal
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common; ordinary; trite
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betrothed
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engaged; pledged to marry
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borne
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carried; put up with
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burgeon
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to flourish; to grow rapidly
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calamitous
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causing trouble or misery; disastrous
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celibate
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unmarried
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chary
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(of) careful; cautious
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compendium
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brief summary
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concentrate
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to think deeply; to increase in strength or degree
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consonant
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in agreement or harmony
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countermand
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to cancel an order
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credulity
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readiness to believe; gullibility
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dappled
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spotted
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demeanor
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behavior
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deviate
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to turn aside; to digress
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disclaimer
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denial; renunciation
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docile
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willing to be taught; obedient
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elegy
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a mournful poem
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embryonic
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earliest stage of development
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enmity
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hostility; hatred
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etymology
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the origin and development of words
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facsimile
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an exact copy; a duplicate
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extradite
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to give up a prisoner to another authority
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ferment
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a state of agitation or excitement
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flamboyant
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showy; conspicuous
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gall
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bitterness
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garrulous
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talkative
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gossamer
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light; flimsy; fine
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gustatory
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pertaining to the sense of taste
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hallmark
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a symbol of high quality
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hobgoblin
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a frightening apparition; something that causes fear
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illicit
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unlawful; illegal
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imperious
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domineering; haughty
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