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SAT Vocabulary List 1-5
Set of most commonly used words lists on the SAT's, (1-5)
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11th Grade
04/09/2008
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Adulation
 Definition
worship; great praise
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Amiable
 Definition
friendly, lovable
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Arable
 Definition
can be cultivated ("arable land")
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Articulation
 Definition
1. joining, 2. speaking clearly
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Autocrat
 Definition
absolute ruler; dictator
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Bountiful
 Definition
generous
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Callous
 Definition
cruel; hard and unfeeling
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Cerebral
 Definition
concerned with thinking
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Compendious
 Definition
containing a lot in a small space/ few words
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Conciliatory
 Definition
bringing together; ending a dispute
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Connoisseurs
 Definition
experts with good taste/ judgment
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Convivial
 Definition
sociable
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Corpulence
 Definition
being fat
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Dearth
 Definition
shortage
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Debacles
 Definition
disasters
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Demonstrative
 Definition
expressing emotion freely
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Depreciatory
 Definition
devaluing; criticizing
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Facile
 Definition
over-simplified
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Floridity
 Definition
1. floweriness in language, 2. redness
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Histrionic
 Definition
melodramatic; expressing exaggerated emotion
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Imperious
 Definition
in a commanding manner
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Indulgent
 Definition
kindly; pampering
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Inscrutable
 Definition
not easy to comprehend
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Insufferable
 Definition
cannot be tolerated
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Insular
 Definition
narrow-minded
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Intemperate
 Definition
not moderate; excessive
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Intonation
 Definition
tone of voice
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Lavish
 Definition
1. (verb) to spend freely, 2. (adj.) opulent; costing a lot
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Litigious
 Definition
seeking legal remedies
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Magnanimous
 Definition
generous minded; big hearted
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Mandatory
 Definition
compulsory
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Nemesis
 Definition
fate, doom
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Opacity
 Definition
lack of transparency; being opaque
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Palliative
 Definition
something that makes better but does not cure
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Radical
 Definition
revolutionary
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Redolent
 Definition
smelling of (literal or metaphoric)
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Reprehensible
 Definition
very bad
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Robust
 Definition
strong and sturdy
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Solicitous
 Definition
expressing care and concern
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Somber
 Definition
gloomy
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Succulent
 Definition
juicy
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Sycophants
 Definition
toadies; flatterers
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Therapeutic
 Definition
medicinal
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Thwarted
 Definition
prevented
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Toadies
 Definition
sycophants; flatterers; boot-lickers
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Undermined
 Definition
weakened
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Vex
 Definition
annoy
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Viscous
 Definition
thick and sticky
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Wistful
 Definition
sad, yearning; longing in a thoughtful way
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Haranguing
 Definition
attacking verbally
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Haranguing
 Definition
attacking verbally
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Heterogeneity
 Definition
variety; non uniformity
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Momentous
 Definition
of great importance
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Peer
 Definition
1. (noun) an equal, 2. (verb) to look closely at
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Profundity
 Definition
depth of ideas or thoughts
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