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SAT Vocab #2
52 words to know to pass the regents
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English
11th Grade
11/13/2012

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defunct
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no longer existing or functioning
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eradicate
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to get rid of as if by tearing it up
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quell
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to put down forcibly; suppress
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raze
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to level to the ground; demolish
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squelch
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to crush as if by trampling; squash
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supplant
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to usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics
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stymie
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to thwart or stamp
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abase
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to lower in rank, prestige, esteem
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deride
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to mock, contemptuously
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derogatory
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insulting or intended to insult
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disparage
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to speak of negatively; to belittle
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effrontery
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brazen boldness; presumptuousness
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ignominy
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great personal dishonor or humiliation; disgraceful conduct
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impugn
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to attack as false or questionable
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mar
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to damage, especially in disfiguring way
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pejorative
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disparaging, belittling, insulting
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vex
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to annoy or bother; to perplex
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vindictive
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disposed to seek revenge; revengeful; spiteful
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bombastic
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given to pompous speech or writing
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ebullience
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intense enthusiasm
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exorbitant
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exceeding all bounds, as of custom or fairness
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exuberant
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full of unrestrained enthusiasm or joy
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embellish
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to ornament or decorate; to exaggerate
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flagrant
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extremely or deliberately shocking or noticable
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gratuitous
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given freely; unearned; unenecessary
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lavish
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estravagant
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lugubrious
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mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree
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opulent
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displaying great wealth
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ornate
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elaborate decorated
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penchant
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a strong inclination or liking
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redundant
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needlessly repetitive
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ubiquitous
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being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent
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vicarious
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felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another
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vignette
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a short scene or story
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amalgam
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a combination of diverse elements; a mixture
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inundate
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to overwhelm as if with a flood; to swamp
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multifarious
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diverse; various
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multiplicity
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state of being various or manifold; a great number
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alleviate
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to ease a pain or burden
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beneficial
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producing or promoting a favorable result; helpful
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cathartic
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relaxing after an emotional outburst
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curative
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able to heal or cure
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palliative
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relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without effecting a cure
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therapeutic
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having or exhibiting healing powers
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complement
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something that completes, goes with, or brings to perfection
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epitome
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a representative or example of a type
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felicitous
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admirably suited; apt
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belie
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to misrepresent or disguise
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debunk
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to expose untruths, shams, or exaggerated claims
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dubious
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doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
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duplicitous
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deliberately deceptive
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fabricate
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to make up in order to decieve
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