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SAT Vocabulary.
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11th Grade
08/29/2010
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Abhorrent
 Definition
disgusting,loathsome
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Adulation
 Definition
excessive flattery or admiration
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Amicable
 Definition
friendly
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Anachronism
 Definition
an error in order of time
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Apprehensive
 Definition
anxious or fearful about the future
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Auspiscous
 Definition
attended by favorable circumstances
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Boorish
 Definition
rude or clumsy in behavior
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Cartography
 Definition
the art of making maps or charts
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Cathartic
 Definition
cleansing
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Censure
 Definition
an expression of strong disapproval
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Collusion
 Definition
a secret agreement for illegal purposes
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Consummate
 Definition
complete in every respect
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Cursory
 Definition
performed with haste
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Decorous
 Definition
proper
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Deride
 Definition
to speak of or treat with contempt
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Destitution
 Definition
complete poverty
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Diffidence
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the quality or state of being shy
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Disparage
 Definition
to reduce in esteem or rank
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Dogmatic
 Definition
arrogant assertion of unproved principles
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Eclectic
 Definition
combining elements from a variety of sources
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Eloquent
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vividly or movingly expressive
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Elucidate
 Definition
to make clear or plain
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Embody
 Definition
to give bodily form to
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Equanimity
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the quality of being calm
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Equitable
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just or impartial
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Equivocal
 Definition
of uncertian significance
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Eulogy
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a written tribute
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Evanescent
 Definition
vanishing like vapor
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Exemplary
 Definition
worth of imitation
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Felicitous
 Definition
admirably suited
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Florid
 Definition
flowery
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Frugal
 Definition
economical
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Hedonist
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one devoted to pleasure
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Holistic
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emphasizing the whole
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Ideologue
 Definition
a theorist
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Idiosyncratic
 Definition
of peculiar behavioral characteristics
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Impetuous
 Definition
marked by violent force
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Impregnable
 Definition
impossible to attack or challenge
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Incisive
 Definition
clear and sharp
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Ineffable
 Definition
incapable of being expressed
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Intrepid
 Definition
fearless
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Laggard
 Definition
straggler
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Lamentation
 Definition
expression of sorrow
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Laud
 Definition
to glorify
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Lucid
 Definition
easily understood
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Malleable
 Definition
capable of being molded
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Mundane
 Definition
ordinary
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Nefarious
 Definition
infamous by way of being wicked
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Obstinate
 Definition
stubborn
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Obstreperous
 Definition
noisily defiant
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Polarization
 Definition
interests about two conflicting positions
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Precocious
 Definition
characterized by early development
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Prosaic
 Definition
commonplace
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Quell
 Definition
to put down forcefully
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Rancor
 Definition
resentment
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Rebuke
 Definition
to criticize sharply
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Refute
 Definition
to prove to be false
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Rhetoric
 Definition
the study of using language
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Sanguine
 Definition
of a reddish color
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Staid
 Definition
fixed or permanent
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Superfluous
 Definition
being beyond what is required
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Swagger
 Definition
to brag or boast
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Venerate
 Definition
to regard with respect
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Vindicated
 Definition
to clear of accusation
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Vindictive
 Definition
revengeful
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Zealous
 Definition
marked with enthusiasm
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