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SAT Vocab #1
500-625
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English
11th Grade
01/15/2009

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etymology
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(n.) the history of words, their origin and development
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inchoate
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(adj.) unformed or formless, in a beginning stage
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modicum
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(n.) a small amount of something
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procure
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(v.) to obtain, acquire
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surreptitious
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(adj.) stealthy
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abhor
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(v.) to hate, detest
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bashful
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(adj.) shy, excessively timid
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cognizant
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(adj.) aware, mindful
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derelict
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(adj.) abandoned, run-down
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exacerbate
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(v.) to make more violent, intense
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incorrigible
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(adj.) incapable of correction, delinquent
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mores
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(n.) the moral attitudes and fixed customs of a group of people.
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promulgate
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(v.) to proclaim, make known
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tacit
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(adj.) expressed without words
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abnegation
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(n.) denial of comfort to oneself
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benevolent
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(adj.) marked by goodness or doing good
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expiate
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(v.) to make amends for, atone
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collusion
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(n.) secret agreement, conspiracy
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desiccated
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(adj.) dried up, dehydrated
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exculpate
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(v.) to free from guilt or blame, exonerate
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indigenous
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(adj.) originating in a region
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munificence
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(n.) generosity in giving
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propriety
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(n.) the quality or state of being proper, decent
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tedious
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(adj.) dull, boring
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abscond
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(v.) to sneak away and hide
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bereft
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(adj.) devoid of, without
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commensurate
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(adj.) corresponding in size or amount
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destitute
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(adj.) impoverished, utterly lacking
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exigent
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(adj.) urgent, critical
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indomitable
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(adj.) not capable of being conquered
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nascent
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(adj.) in the process of being born or coming into existence
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prowess
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(n.) extraordinary ability
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tenuous
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(adj.) having little substance or strength
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accede
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(v.) to agree
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blandish
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(v.) to coax by using flattery
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complacency
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(n.) self-satisfied ignorance of danger
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diaphanous
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(adj.) light, airy, transparent
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ingenious
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(adj.) clever, resourceful
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iniquity
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(n.) wickedness or sin
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inexorable
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(adj.) incapable of being persuaded or placated
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neophyte
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(n.) someone who is young or inexperienced
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pugnacious
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(adj.) quarrelsome, combative
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toady
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(n.) one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors
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accolade
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(n.) high praise, special distinction
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bombastic
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(adj.) excessively confident, pompous
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compliment
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(n.) an expression of esteem or approval
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dilatory
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(adj.) tending to delay, causing delay
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extol
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(v.) to praise, revere
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nominal
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(adj.) trifling, insignificant
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fabricate
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(v.) to make up, invent
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punitive
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(adj.) involving punishment
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tortuous
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(adj.) winding
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accretion
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(n.) slow growth in size or amount
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brusque
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(adj.) short, abrupt, dismissive
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compunction
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(n.) distress caused by feeling guilty
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disaffected
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(adj.) rebellious, resentful of authority
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calibrate
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(v.) to set, standardize
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novice
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(n.) a beginner, someone without training or experience
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quandary
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(n.) a perplexed, unresolvable state
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transient
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(adj.) passing through briefly; passing into and out of existence
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acumen
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(n.) keen insight
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antagonism
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(n.) hostility
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cacophony
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(n.) tremendous noise, disharmonious sound
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concoct
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(v.) to fabricate, make up
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discomfit
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(v.) to thwart, baffle
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fastidious
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(adj.) meticulous, demanding, having high and often unattainable standards
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innovate
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(v.) to do something in an unprecedented way
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obdurate
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(adj.) unyielding to persuasion or moral influences
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quotidian
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(adj.) daily
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trenchant
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(adj.) effective, articulate, clear-cut
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adhere
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1. (n.) to stick to something
2. (n.) to follow devoutly
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antipathy
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(n.) a strong dislike, repugnance
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adulation
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(n.) extreme praise
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condone
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(v.) to pardon, deliberately overlook
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discursive
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(adj.) rambling, lacking order
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felicitous
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1. (adj.) well suited, apt
2. (adj.) delightful, pleasing
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insatiable
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(adj.) incapable of being satisfied
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obscure
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(adj.) unclear, partially hidden
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rapport
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(n.) mutual understanding and harmony
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truncate
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(v.) to shorten by cutting off
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anxiety
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(n.) intense uneasiness
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candor
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(n.) honesty, frankness
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conflagration
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(n.) great fire
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disparage
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(v.) to criticize or speak ill of
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fetter
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(v.) to chain, restrain
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insolent
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(adj.) rude, arrogant, overbearing
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obstreperous
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(adj.) noisy, unruly
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rebuke
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(v.) to scold, criticize
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umbrage
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(n.) resentment, offense
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aerial
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(adj.) somehow related to the air
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appease
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(v.) to calm, satisfy
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capitulate
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(v.) to surrender
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congeal
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(v.) to thicken into a solid
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disperse
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(v.) to scatter, cause to scatter
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flabbergasted
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(adj.) astounded
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integral
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(adj.) necessary for completeness
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ominous
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(adj.) foreboding or foreshadowing evil
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reclusive
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(adj.) solitary, shunning society
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ornate
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(adj.) highly elaborate, excessively decorated
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upbraid
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(v.) to criticize or scold severely
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affluent
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(adj.) rich, wealthy
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appropriate
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(v.) to take, make use of
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carp
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(v.) to annoy, pester
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connive
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(v.) to plot, scheme
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dissent
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1. (v.) to disagree
2. (n.) the act of disagreeing
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flout
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(v.) to disregard or disobey openly
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intimation
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(n.) an indirect suggestion
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fortuitous
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(adj.) happening by chance, often lucky or fortunate
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refract
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(v.) to distort, change
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vacillate
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(v.) to fluctuate, hesitate
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aggrieved
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(adj.) distressed, wronged, injured
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arbitrary
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(adj.) based on factors that appear random
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caustic
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(adj.) bitter, biting, acidic
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consolation
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(n.) an act of comforting
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distend
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(v.) to swell out
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forestall
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(v.) to prevent, thwart, delay
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inundate
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(v.) to flood with abundance
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ostentatious
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(adj.) excessively showy, glitzy
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relegate
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1. (v.) to assign to the proper place
2. (v.) to assign to an inferior place
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variegated
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(adj.) diversified, distinctly marked
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aisle
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(n.) a passageway between rows of seats
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archaic
Definition
(adj.) of or relating to an earlier period in time, outdated
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chaos
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(n.) absolute disorder
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construe
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(v.) to interpret
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divulge
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(v.) to reveal something secret
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