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SAT Vocabulary
400-450
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Education
9th Grade
08/01/2012
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elegy
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a speech given in honor of a dead person
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elicit
 Definition
to bring forth,drawout,evoke
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eloquent
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expressive,articulate,moving
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elucidate
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to clarify,explain
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elude
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to evade,escape
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emaciated
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very thin,enfeebled looking
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embellish
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to decorate,adorn
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embezzle
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to steal money by falsifying records
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enend
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to correct or revise a written text
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eminent
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distinguished,prominent,famous
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emollient
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soothing
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emote
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to express emotion
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empathy
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sensitivity to another's feelings as if they were one's own
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empirical
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based on observation or experience
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emulate
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to imitate
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enamor
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to fill with love,fascinate,usually used in passive form followed by "of" or "with"
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encore
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the audience's demand for a repeat performance
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encumber
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to weigh down ,burden
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enfranchise
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to grant the vote to
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enervate
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to weaken,exhaust
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engender
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to bring about,create,generate
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enigmatic
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mystifying,cryptic
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enmity
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ill will,hatred,hostility
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ennui
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boredom,weariness
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enthrall
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 to charm,hold spellbound
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epistolary
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relating to or contained in letters
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ephemeral
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short- lived,fleeting
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epitome
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a perfect example ,embodiment
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equanimity
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composure
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entail
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to include as a necessary step
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equivocal
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ambiguous,uncertain,undecided
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erudite
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learned
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eschew
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to shun,avoid
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esoteric
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understood by only a select few
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espouse
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to take up as a cause support
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ethereal
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heavenly,exceptionally delicate or refined
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etymology
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the history of words,their origin and development
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euphoric
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elated,uplifted
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evanescent
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fleeting,momentary
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evince
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to show,reveal
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exacerbate
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to make more violent,intense
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exalt
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to glorify,praise
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exasperate
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to irritate,irk
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excavate
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to dig out of the ground and remove
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exculpate
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to free from guilt or blame,exonerate
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excursion
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a trip or outing
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execrable
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loathsome,detestable
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exhort
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to urge,prod,spur
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exigent
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urgent ,critical
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exonerate
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to free from guilt or blame,exculpate
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exorbitant
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excessive
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expedient
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advisable,advantageous,serving one's self-interest
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expiate
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to make amends for,atone
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