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SAT Words 1-18-11
SAT Vocab Words
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English
12th Grade
01/18/2011
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ABSTINENCE
 Definition
deliberate self-restraint
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AVARICE
 Definition
greed
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BELITTLE
 Definition
to speak of in an insulting way
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CAJOLE
 Definition
to persuade by flattery
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CLANDESTINE
 Definition
kept or done in secret
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DOGGED
 Definition
stubbornly persevering
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EPHEMERAL
 Definition
lasting for a brief time
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ESTRANGE
 Definition
to cause to become unfriendly or hostile
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FRENETIC
 Definition
wildly excited; frenzied; frantic
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HOMOGENEOUS
 Definition
all of the same or similar kind
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IMPECCABLE
 Definition
perfect
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INUNDATE
 Definition
to overwhelm with, to flood
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JADED
 Definition
weary, worn out
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MEDIOCRE
 Definition
ordinary; so-so
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NOTORIOUS
 Definition
known widely and unfavorably; famous for something bad
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OMINOUS
 Definition
menacing; threatening
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PRECARIOUS
 Definition
dangerously unstable or insecure
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RESILIENT
 Definition
able to recover promptly
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SOLEMN
 Definition
serious and sober
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TRIVIAL
 Definition
insignificant, unimportant
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