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SAT Vocab
BNB SAT prep vocabulary pg. 48-50
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11th Grade
07/07/2017
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Acquiesce
 Definition
Give in, surrender, capitulate
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Affect (v.)
 Definition
To take on, assume
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Affected (adj.)
 Definition
Behaving in an artificial/pretentious way
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Alleviate/Ameliorate
 Definition
To make better, reduce pain, mitigate
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Ambivalent
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To have mixed feelings, be torn
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Anomaly
 Definition
Abnormality, deviation from the norm
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Appreciate
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To take into account, recognize the merits of OR to increase in value
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Appropriate
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To take from, steal
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Arrest
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To stop
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Assume
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To take on responsibility for, acquire
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Austerity
 Definition
Extreme financial restraint, eliminating all excess spending
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Badger (v.)
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To pester/annoy
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Bent
 Definition
Liking or preference for
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Bolster
 Definition
Provide support for
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Capacity
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Ability
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Chance (v.)
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To attempt
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Check
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To control
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Chronicle
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To record, tell the story of
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Coin (v.)
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To invent
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Comprehensive
 Definition
Thorough, complete
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Compromise (v.)
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To endanger or make vulnerable
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Condone
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Disregard or pardon an illegal or objectionable act
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Constitution
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Build
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Conviction
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Strong belief
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Couch (v.)
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To hide
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Currency
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Acceptance, approval (of an idea)
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Dearth
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Lack of
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Didactic
 Definition
Intended to teach
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Digression
 Definition
Section of a text that deviates from the main topic
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Discriminating
 Definition
Able to make fine distinctions
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Dispatch
 Definition
Speed, efficiency
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Doctor (v.)
 Definition
To tamper with, alter
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Economy
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Thrift
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Embroider
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To falsify, make up stories about
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Empirical
 Definition
Derived from experiment or observation
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Execute
 Definition
To carry out
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Exploit
 Definition
Make use of, take advantage of
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Facility
 Definition
Ability to do something easily
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Foil
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To put a stop to OR a secondary character in a play/novel
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Grave/Gravity
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Serious(ness)
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Grill
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To question intensely and repeatedly
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Hamper
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To get in the way of, hinder
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Harbor
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To possess, hold
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Hobble
 Definition
Prevent, impede
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Idealistic
 Definition
Cherishing noble or high-minded principles, opposite of pragmatic
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Illustrious
 Definition
Famous, renowned
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Ingenious
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Clever
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Innate
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Inborn
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Innovation
 Definition
New invention or discovery
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Lofty
 Definition
High-minded
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Mint
 Definition
(v.) To produce money OR (adj.) Perfect, like new
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Myriad
 Definition
Many
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Partisan
 Definition
Strong adherent to a party or idea
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Pedestrian
 Definition
Unremarkable, uninteresting
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Plastic/plasticity
 Definition
Able to be changed, malleable
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Postulate
 Definition
Propose an explanation for
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Pragmatic/Prudent
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Practical
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Provoke
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Elicit
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Qualify
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To provide more information or detail about
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Realize
 Definition
To achieve (a goal)
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Reconcile
 Definition
To bring together opposing or contradictory ideas
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Relate/Relay
 Definition
To pass on information, give an account of (a story)
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Reservations
 Definition
Misgivings
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Reserve
 Definition
To hold off on
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Ruffled
 Definition
Flustered
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Sap (v.)
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To drain
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Scrap (v.)
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To eliminate
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Scrutinize
 Definition
Examine closely
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Shelve/Table (v.)
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To reject or discard
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Sound
 Definition
Firm, stable, reliable, valid
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Spare/Severe
 Definition
Plain, unadorned
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Static
 Definition
Unchanging
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Stipulate
 Definition
Specify a requirement
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Store (n.)
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Reserve
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Substantiate
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Prove
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Sustain (v.)
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To withstand
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Synthesize
 Definition
Bring together, integrate
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Temper
 Definition
To moderate, make less harsh
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Timid
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Shy, fearful
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Train
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To fixate on
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Undermine
 Definition
Attack indirectly
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Unequivocal
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Absolute, certain
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Uniform
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Constant, unvarying
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Unqualified
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Absolute
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Upset (v.)
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To interfere with an expected outcome
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Vernacular
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Everyday speech
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Want
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Lack
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Yield
 Definition
To reveal
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