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SAT Vocab 1
SAT ENGLISH
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9th Grade
02/28/2017

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Aspire (v)
Definition
To strive for a goal; to want or desire something ecvellent or far beyond the current state
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Bilateral (adj)
Definition
Having two sides
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Candor (n)
Definition
Honesty or straightforwardness, especially being honest about something unpleasant
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Defraud (v)
Definition
To Cheat; to gain something something dishonestlyk as through a lie, deception, or confidence game
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Deity (n)
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A god or goddess
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Elude (v)
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To escape from someone or something giving chase or searching; especially to use clever tactics to escape from pursuers
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Fixture (n)
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A permanency; a person or thing remaining fixed, in the same position
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Handwriting (n)
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The character or style of a person's writing by hand: writing
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Havoc (n)
Definition
Chaos or large- scale destruction
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Imbible (v)
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To drink a liquid; to absorb or take in something
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Juncture (n)
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A joint or seam, where two parts meet
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Kernel (n)
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In a plant, a grain or seed; often edible and found inside the plant
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Lapse (n)
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The act of falling from a righteous or just position; a slight or temporary moral failure
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Malady (n)
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A disease, illness, or medical condition, especially a serious or chronic condition
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Myraid (n)
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Many; a large number; countless
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Necessitate (v)
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To make something necessary
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Nestle (v)
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To lay or be enclosed comfortably; to snuggle
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Obliterate (v)
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To destroy; to break down into nothing; to eliminate
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Parse (v)
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To break something down into its parts in order to explain to understand it; especially to break apart a sentence into words and phrases, describing each part
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Queue (n)
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A line; a froup of people waiting in order
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Ravenouse (adj)
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Extremely hungry; filled with hunger that cannot be satisfied
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Scuttle (v)
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To sink a ship by creating a hole or holes in the ship beneath the water line; also to destroy or wreck
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Thearchy (n)
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A government ruled by the leaders of a religion or by the power of a god or gods
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Underworld (n)
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A world beneath or below the normal world, especially a criminal world such as mafia society or a world of the dead such as Hades
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Writhe (v)
Definition
To move uncomfortably; to twist around, especially to express pain
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