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SAT Vocab
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10th Grade
12/26/2009
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Abash
 Definition
to embarrass
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Abate
 Definition
to reduce
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Abdicate
 Definition
to formally step down
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Aberration
 Definition
A deviation from the norm
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Abhor
 Definition
to detest
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Abject
 Definition
hopeless
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Abnegate
 Definition
to renounce
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Abortive
 Definition
unsuccessful
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abridge
 Definition
to shorten
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Absolute
 Definition
total
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Absolve
 Definition
to forgive or free from blame
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Abstinent
 Definition
abstaining
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Abstruse
 Definition
hard to understand
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Abysmal
 Definition
extremely hopeless
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Accolade
 Definition
an award
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Accost
 Definition
to speak to someone aggressively
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Acerbic
 Definition
sour in temper, mood, or tone
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Acquiesce
 Definition
to comply passively
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Acrid
 Definition
bitter
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Acrimonious
 Definition
full of spite
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Acumen
 Definition
keeness in judgement
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Acute
 Definition
shrewd
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Adamant
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Stubborn
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Affluent
 Definition
Rich; prosperous
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Amenable
 Definition
obedient
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Amnesty
 Definition
official pardon
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Aphorism
 Definition
a brief witty saying; proverb
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Appreciate
 Definition
to increase in value
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Arbiter
 Definition
A judge
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Arcane
 Definition
mysterious; known only to a few
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Arduous
 Definition
hard; difficult
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Assiduous
 Definition
hardworking
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Attrition
 Definition
a gradual wearing away
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Avarice
 Definition
excessive love of riches
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Bastion
 Definition
stronghold
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Belabor
 Definition
to go over repeatedly
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Bucolic
 Definition
charmingly rural
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Burgeon
 Definition
to expand/flourish
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Burlesque
 Definition
ludicrous, mocking, lewd imitation
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Cadence
 Definition
rhythm
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Callow
 Definition
immature
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Capitulate
 Definition
to surrender
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Capricious
 Definition
unpredictable
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Castigate
 Definition
to criticize severely
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Catharsis
 Definition
purification that brings emotional relief or renewal
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Caustic
 Definition
corrosive
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Chimera
 Definition
a foolish fancy
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Clemency
 Definition
mercy; forgiveness
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Coalesce
 Definition
to come together; fuse
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Commensurate
 Definition
equal
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Conciliatory
 Definition
making peace
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Confluence
 Definition
a flowing together
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Congenial
 Definition
agreeably suitable
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Connoisseur
 Definition
an expert, particularly in matters of art or taste
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Consecrate
 Definition
to make or declare sacred
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Construe
 Definition
to interpret
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Consummate
 Definition
perfect
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Contingent
 Definition
dependent
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Contrite
 Definition
admitting guilt
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Contrived
 Definition
Artificial
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Decadent
 Definition
decaying or decayed
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Decimate
 Definition
to kill or destroy a large part of
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Decorous
 Definition
proper; in good taste
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Decorous
 Definition
proper; in good taste
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Degenerate (adj)
 Definition
broken down; deteriorated
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Delineate
 Definition
to outline in detail
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Demagogue
 Definition
a leader of the people who manipulates the public to support his aims
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Denizen
 Definition
inhabitant
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Despot
 Definition
an absolute ruler
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Desultory
 Definition
without a plan or purpose
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Diffident
 Definition
timid
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Dilettante
 Definition
an amateur
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Docile
 Definition
Easily taught
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Eclectic
 Definition
choosing the best from many sources
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Effusion
 Definition
a pouring forth
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Egregious
 Definition
flagrant
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Encroach
 Definition
to make gradual or stealthy inroads into
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Enormity
 Definition
extreme evil
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Epigram
 Definition
a brief, witty saying
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Exacerbate
 Definition
to make worse
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Exasperate
 Definition
to annoy thoroughly
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Exigency
 Definition
an emergency
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Farcical
 Definition
ludicrous
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Fecund
 Definition
fertile
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Foment
 Definition
to stir up
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Founder
 Definition
to fail
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Frenetic
 Definition
frantic
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Gauche
 Definition
maladroit
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Genteel
 Definition
Refined
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Glut
 Definition
surplus
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Histrionic
 Definition
overly dramatic
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Homily
 Definition
a sermon
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Husbandry
 Definition
thrifty management of resources
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Idyllic
 Definition
charming in a rustic way
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Impetuous
 Definition
impulsive
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Impugn
 Definition
to attack the truth of something
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Incense
 Definition
to make very angry
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Incipient
 Definition
Beginning
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Incorrigible
 Definition
incapable of being reformed
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Indigent
 Definition
Poor
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Ingenuous
 Definition
gullible
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Inordinate
 Definition
excessive
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Intransigent
 Definition
stubborn
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Invective
 Definition
insulting part of speech
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Latent
 Definition
potential
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Libel
 Definition
a written or published falsehood that injures the reputation of someone
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Machination
 Definition
scheming activity for an evil purpose
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Malaise
 Definition
a feeling of depression
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Malaise
 Definition
a feeling of depression
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Maudlin
 Definition
silly and overly sentimental
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Milieu
 Definition
environment
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Myopia
 Definition
nearsightedness
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Nepotism
 Definition
showing favoritism to friends or family in business or politics
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Officious
 Definition
annoyingly eager to help or advise
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Onerous
 Definition
burdersome
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Ostensible
 Definition
apparent
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Palliate
 Definition
to mitigate
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Parochial
 Definition
narrow or confined in point of view
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Parsimonious
 Definition
stingy
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Peccadillo
 Definition
a minor offense
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Pejorative
 Definition
negative
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Perquisite
 Definition
a "perk"
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Polemic
 Definition
a powerful argument often made to attack or refute a controversial issue
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Promulgate
 Definition
to proclaim
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Proselytize
 Definition
to convert from one religion to another
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