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SAT Vocabulary Words
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10th Grade
09/13/2010
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scrupulous
 Definition
honourable;exact
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scrutinize
 Definition
examine closely; study
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servile
 Definition
slavish;groveling
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skeptic
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doubter
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slander
 Definition
defame; maliciously misrepresent
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solemnity
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seriousness
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solicit
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to ask;to seek
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stagnant
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motionless;uncirculating
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stanza
 Definition
group of lines in a poem having a definite pattern
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static
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inactive;changeless
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stoic
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detached;unruffled;calm
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subtlety
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understatement
propensity for understatement
sophistication
cunning
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superficial
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on the surface;narrow-minded; lacking depth
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superfluous
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unnessisary;extra
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Surpass
 Definition
To go beyond, to outdo
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Sycophant
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Flatter
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Symmetry
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Correspondence of parts, harmony
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Taciturn
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Reserved, quiet, secretive
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Tedious
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Time-consuming,burdensome,uninteresting
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Temper
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To soften, to pacify,to compose
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Tentative
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Not confirmed,indefinite
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Thrifty
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Economical,pennywise
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Tranquility
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Peace,stillness,harmony
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Trepidation
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Apprehension,uneasiness
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Trivial
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Unimportant,small,worthless
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Traumatic
 Definition
Causing a violent injury
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Trek
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To make a journey
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Tribute
 Definition
Exspression of admiration
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Trite
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Commonplace,overused
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Truculent
 Definition
Aggressive,eager to fight
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Turbulence
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Condition of being physically agitated,disturbance
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Turmoil
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Unrest, agitation
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Tycoon
 Definition
Wealthy leader
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Tyranny
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Absolute power, autocracy
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Ubiquitous
 Definition
Ever present in all places, universal
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Ulterior
 Definition
Buiried, concealed
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Uncanny
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Of a strange nature,weird
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Unequivocal
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clear, definite
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Unique
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Without equal, incomprehensible
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Unruly
 Definition
Not submitting to discipline, disobedient
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Unwonted
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Not ordinary, unusual
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Urbane
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Cultered, suave
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Usurpation
 Definition
Act of taking something for oneself, seizure
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Usury
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The act of lending money at illegal rates of interest
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Utopia
 Definition
Imaginary land with perfect social and political systems.
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Vacuous
 Definition
Containing nothing, empty
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Vagabond
 Definition
Wanderer, one without a fixed place
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Vagarant
 Definition
Homeless person, rambling wandering, transient
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Valance
 Definition
Short drapery hanging over the window frame
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Valor
 Definition
Bravery
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