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SAT vocab 1
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11th Grade
02/06/2014

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Accolade
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Award or privilege granted
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Acquiesce
Definition
Accept something without protest
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Amass
Definition
Accumulate over a period of time
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Ambivalence
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The state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about someone or something
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Ambulatory
Definition
Related or adapted for walking
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Ameliorate
Definition
To make something bad better
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Amity
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Friendly relationship
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Antediluvian
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Related to the period in the bible before the flood
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Ascendancy
Definition
Position of high power and influence
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Atrophy
Definition
Body tissue or organ being wasted away because of the degeneration of cells
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Bane
Definition
A cause of great distress or annoyance
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Bungle
Definition
Carry out a task incompletely or unsatisfactory
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Burgeon
Definition
Begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish
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Capitulate
Definition
Surrender
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Capricious
Definition
Sudden changes of mood or behavior; inconsistent
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Clemency
Definition
Show mercy
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Congeal
Definition
Make something solid by cooling
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Convivial
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Friendly atmosphere
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Copious
Definition
Abundant in supply or quantity
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Cursory
Definition
Not thoroughly detailed
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Debilitate
Definition
To make someone weak and infirm
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Disentangle
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Free (something or someone) from an entanglement
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Disputatious
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Fond of or causing heated arguments
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Distend
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Swell or cause to swell by pressure from the inside (body part)
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Distention
Definition
State of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
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Efface
Definition
Erase a mark from a surface
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Effervesce
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A liquid giving off bubbles
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Effervescent
Definition
Giving off bubbles (fizzy)
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Enigmatic
Definition
Difficult to interpret or understand
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Ephemeral
Definition
Lasting for a very short time
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Euphonious
Definition
Sound pleasing to the ear
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Euphony
Definition
Quality of being pleasing to the ear
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Evanescent
Definition
Soon passing out of sight, memory or existence
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Fallow
Definition
Plowed but left unsown for a period in order to restore its fertility
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Fraudulent
Definition
Obtained, done by, or involving deception
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Garner
Definition
Gather or collect something especially information or approval
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Guile
Definition
Sly or cunning intelligence
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Hackneyed
Definition
Lacking significance through having been overused
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Hypocrisy
Definition
The practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which ones own behavior does not conform
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Innocuous
Definition
Not harmful or offensive
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Irascible
Definition
Having or showing a tendency to be easily angered
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Jettison
Definition
Throw or drop something from an aircraft or ship
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Kindle
Definition
Light or set on fire
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Levity
Definition
Humor, treatment of a serious matter with humor or in a manner lacking due respect
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Listless
Definition
Lacking energy or enthusiasm
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Maladroit
Definition
Ineffective if bungling; clumsy
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Mitigate
Definition
Make less severe serious or painful
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Myriad
Definition
A countless or extremely great number
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Nefarious
Definition
Wicked or criminal activity
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Parsimony
Definition
Extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources
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