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SAT Vocab: Direct Hits: 51-100
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11th Grade
08/26/2012

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Diminutive
Definition
Very Small
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Trivial
Definition
Trifling; unimportant; insignificant
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Minutiae
Definition
Minor everyday details
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Exhort
Definition
To encourage; urge; give a pep talk; IMPLORE
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Antipathy
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Strong dislike; ill will; the state of DETESTING someone; ENMITY; RANCOR
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Digress
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To depart from a subject; wander; ramble
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Tenacious
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Characterized by holding fast; showing great determination in holding on to something that is valued
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Indulgent
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Characterized by excessive generosity; overly tolerant
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Polarize
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To create disunity or dissension; to break up into opposing factions or groups; to be DIVISIVE
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Nebulous
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Vague; cloudy; misty; lacking a fully developed form
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Analogy
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A similarity or likeness between things - events, ideas, actions, treands- that are otherwise unrelated
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Analogous
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Comparable or similar in certain respects
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Ephemeral
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Very brief; lasting dor a short time (FLEETING)
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Fleeting
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Very brief; lasting dor a short time (EPHEMERAL)
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Perennial
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Returning year after year; enduring
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Penchant
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A liking for something; an INCLINATION; PROPENSITY (PREDILECTION)
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Predilection
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A liking for something; an INCLINATION; PROPENSITY (PENCHANT)
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Capricious
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Very changeable; FICKLE; characterized by constantly-shifting moods (MERCURIAL)
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Mercurial
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Very changeable; FICKLE; characterized by constantly-shifting moods (CAPRICIOUS)
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Boorish
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Vulgar; characterized by crude behavior and deplorable manners; unrefined (UNCOUTH, CRASS)
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Uncouth
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Vulgar; characterized by crude behavior and deplorable manners; unrefined (BOORISH, CRASS)
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Crass
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Vulgar; characterized by crude behavior and deplorable manners; unrefined (BOORISH, UNCOUTH)
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Indignant
Definition
Characterized by outrage at something that is perceived as unjust
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Innuendo
Definition
A veiled reference; an insinuation
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Thwart
Definition
To stop; to frustrate; to prevent (STYMIE)
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Stymie
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To stop; to frustrate; to prevent (THWART)
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Adroit
Definition
Having or showing great skill; DEXTEROUS; nimble (DEFT, ADEPT)
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Deft
Definition
Having or showing great skill; DEXTEROUS; nimble (ADROIT, ADEPT)
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Adept
Definition
Having or showing great skill; DEXTEROUS; nimble (ADROIT, DEFT)
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Admonish
Definition
To earnestly caution; to warn another to avoid a course of action
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Incontrovertible
Definition
Indisputable; beyond doubt
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Voracious
Definition
Having a huge appetite that cannot be satisfied; INSATIABLE (VORACIOUS)
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Ravenous
Definition
Having a huge appetite that cannot be satisfied; INSATIABLE (RAVENOUS)
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Callous
Definition
Emotionally hardened; insensitive; unfeeling
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Intrepid
Definition
Courageous, resolute, and fearless (UNDAUNTED)
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Undaunted
Definition
Courageous, resolute, and fearless (INTREPID)
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Nonchalant
Definition
Having an air of casual indifference; coolly unconcerned
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Convoluted
Definition
Winding, twisting, and therefore difficult to understand; intricate
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Itinerant
Definition
Migrating from place to place; NOT SEDENTARY
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Poignant
Definition
Moving; touching; heartrending
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Impetus
Definition
A stimulus or encouragement that results in increased activity
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Bucolic
Definition
Characterized of charming, unspoiled countryside and the simple, rural life (RUSTIC, PASTORAL)
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Rustic
Definition
Characterized of charming, unspoiled countryside and the simple, rural life (BUCOLIC, PASTORAL)
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Pastoral
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Characterized of charming, unspoiled countryside and the simple, rural life (BUCOLIC, RUSTIC)
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Equanimity
Definition
Calmness; composure; even-temperedness; poise
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Panache
Definition
Great vigor and energy; dash, especially in artistic performance and composition; ÉLAN (VERVE, FLAMBOYANCE)
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Verve
Definition
Great vigor and energy; dash, especially in artistic performance and composition; ÉLAN (PANACHE, FLAMBOYANCE)
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Flamboyance
Definition
Great vigor and energy; dash, especially in artistic performance and composition; ÉLAN (PANACHE, VERVE)
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Provocative
Definition
Provoking discussion; stimulating controversy; arousing a reaction
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Placid
Definition
Calm or quiet; undisturbed by tumult or disorder (SERENE)
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Serene
Definition
Calm or quiet; undisturbed by tumult or disorder (PLACID)
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Fortuitous
Definition
Of accidental but fortunate occurrence; having unexpected good fortune
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Dispel
Definition
To drive away scatter, as to DISPEL a misconception
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Amalgam
Definition
A mixture; a blend; a combination of different elements
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Viable
Definition
Capable of being accomplished; possible
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Anguish
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Agonizing physical or mental pain; torment
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Intemperate
Definition
Lacking restraint; excessive
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Temperate
Definition
Exercising moderation and restraint
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Superficial
Definition
Shallow; lacking in depth; concerned with surface appearances
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Laud
Definition
To praise; applaud (EXTOL, TOUT, ACCLAIM)
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Extol
Definition
To praise; applaud (LAUD, TOUT, ACCLAIM)
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Tout
Definition
To praise; applaud (LAUD, EXTOL, ACCLAIM)
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Acclaim
Definition
To praise; applaud (LAUD, EXTOL, TOUT)
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Dismissive
Definition
Showing INDIFFERENCE or disregard; rejecting
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Disparage
Definition
To speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; belittle
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Pompous
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Filled with excessive self importance; PRETENTIOUS; OSTENTATIOUS; boastful
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Pompous
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Filled with excessive self importance; PRETENTIOUS; OSTENTATIOUS; boastful
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Cryptic
Definition
Having a hidden orAMBIGUOUS meaning; mysterious
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Subtle
Definition
Difficult to detect; faint; mysterious; likely to endure perception
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Disparity
Definition
An equality; a gap; an imbalance
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Curtail
Definition
To cut short or reduce
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Innocuous
Definition
Harmless; unlikely to give offense or to arouse strong feelings or hostility; not INIMICAL
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Diatribe
Definition
A bitter abusive denunciation; a thunderous verbal attack (TIRADE)
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Tirade
Definition
A bitter abusive denunciation; a thunderous verbal attack (DIATRIBE)
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