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SAT Vocabulary Lesson 1
SAT Vocabulary Lesson 1
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English
10th Grade
01/26/2014

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altruistic
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unselfish
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ambivalent
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undecided
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angular
Definition
1. having an angle or angles; 2. consisting of, situated at, or forming an angle; 3. of, pertaining to, or measured by an angle; 4. pertaining to quantities related to revolving body that are measured in reference to its axis of revolution; 5. bony, lean, or gaunt
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arrogant
Definition
acting superior towards others; conceited
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aversion
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1. a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy; 2. a cause or object of dislike; person or thing that causes antipathy; 3. the act of averting;; a turning away or preventing
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discern
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to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect, see, recognize, or apprehend
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disdain
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1. intense dislike; 2. look down upon; scorn
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disparage
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to belittle; undervalue
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disparity
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lack of similarity or equality; inequality; difference
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embellish
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to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn
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engender
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1. to produce, cause, or give rise to; 2. to beget; procreate; 3. to be produced or caused; come into existence
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innocuous
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1. not harmful or injurious; harmless; 2. not likely to irritate or offend; inoffensive; 3. not interesting, simulating, or significant
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insipid
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1. without distinctive, interesting, or simulating qualities; vapid; 2. without sufficient taste to be pleasing, as food or drink; bland
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lament
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1. to feel or express sorrow or regret for; 2. to mourn for or over; 3. to feel, show, or express grief, sorrow, or regret; 4. to mourn deeply; 5. an expression of grief or sorrow; 6. a formal expression of sorrow o mourning, especially in verse or song; an elegy or dirge
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laud
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1. to praise; extol; 2. a song or hymn of praise; 3. a canonical hour, marked especially by psalms of praise, usually recited with matins
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obscure
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1. not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain; 2. not clear to the understanding; hard to perceive; 3. not expressing the meaning clearly or plainly; 4. indistinct to the sight or any other sense; not readily seen, heard; faint; 5. inconspicuous or unnoticeable
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ostentatious
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1. characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others; 2. intended to attract notice
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prodigal
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1. wastefully or recklessly extravagant; 2. giving or yielding profusely; lavish; 3. lavishly abundant; profuse; 4. a person who spends, or has spent, his or her money or substance with wasteful extravagance; spendthrift
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repudiate
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1. to reject as having no authority or binding force; 2. to cast off or disown; 3. to reject with disapproval or condemnation; 4. to reject with denial; 5. to refuse to acknowledge and pay, as a state, municipality
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reticence
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the state of being reticent, or reserved, especially with regard to speaking freely, restraint
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revere
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to regard with respect tinged with awe; venerate
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serene
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calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled; 2. clear, fair; 3. most high or august; 4. serenity; tranquility; 5. a clear or tranquil expanse of sea or sky
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subtle
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1. thin, tenuous, or rarefied, as a fluid or an odor; 2. fine or duplicate in meaning or intent; difficult to perceive or understand; 3. delicate or faint and mysterious; 4. requiting mental acuteness, penetration, or discernment; 5. characterized by mental acuteness or penetration
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superfluous
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1. being more than is sufficient or required; excessive; 2. unnecessary or needles; 3. possessing or spending more than enough or necessary; extravagant
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taciturn
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1. inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation; 2. dour, stern, and silent in expression and manner
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