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SAT Words Weeks 1-9
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English
11th Grade
09/07/2011
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Abjure
 Definition
To reject, renounce
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Abrogate
 Definition
to abolish by authority
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Acerbic
 Definition
bitter in tone or taste
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Acrimony
 Definition
bitterness, discord
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Acumen
 Definition
keen insight
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Adumbrate
 Definition
sketch out in a vauge way
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Alacrity
 Definition
eagerness, speed
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Anathema
 Definition
Cursed, detested person
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Antipathy
 Definition
a strong dislike
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Approbation
 Definition
praise
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Arrogate
 Definition
take without justification
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Ascetic
 Definition
restraint as in self discipline, religious
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Aspersion
 Definition
a curse expression of ill will
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Assidious
 Definition
hard-working dilligent
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Blandish
 Definition
to coax by using flattery
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Boon
 Definition
a gift or blessing
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Brusque
 Definition
short, abrupt, dismissive
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Buffet
 Definition
strike with force
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Burnish
 Definition
to polish, shine
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Buttress
 Definition
support, hold up
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Cacophony
 Definition
tremendous noise, disharmonious sound
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Cajole
 Definition
to urge, coax
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Calumny
 Definition
an attempt to spoil someone's reputation
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Capricious
 Definition
subject to whim, fickle
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Clemency
 Definition
mercy
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Cogent
 Definition
intellectually convincing
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Concomitant
 Definition
subordinate fashion
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Conflagration
 Definition
great fire
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Contrite
 Definition
eager to be forgiven
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Conundrum
 Definition
problem
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Credulity
 Definition
readiness to believe
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Cupidity
 Definition
greed
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Cursory
 Definition
being superficial
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Decry
 Definition
criticize openly
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Defile
 Definition
unclean, impure
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Deleterious
 Definition
harmful
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Demure
 Definition
modest, quiet, reserved
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Deprecate
 Definition
belittle
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Deride
 Definition
laugh at mockingly
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Desecrate
 Definition
to violate a sacred place
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Diaphanous
 Definition
light, airy, transparent
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Diffident
 Definition
shy, quiet, modest
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Discursive
 Definition
rambling, lacking order
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Dissemble
 Definition
to conceal, fake
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Dither
 Definition
to be indesicive
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Ebuillient
 Definition
extremely lively, enthusiastic
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Effrontery
 Definition
impudence, nerve, insolence
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Effulgent
 Definition
raidiant, splendorous
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Egregious
 Definition
extremely bad
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Enervate
 Definition
to weaken, exhaust
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Enervate
 Definition
to weaken, exhaust
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Ephemeral
 Definition
short-lived, fleeting
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Eschew
 Definition
to shun, avoid
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Evanescent
 Definition
fleeting, momentary
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Evince
 Definition
to show, reveal
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Exculpate
 Definition
to free from guilt or blame, exonerate
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Execrable
 Definition
loathsome, detestable
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Exigent
 Definition
urgent, critical
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Exipated
 Definition
to make amends for, atone
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Expunge
 Definition
to obliterate, eradicate
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Extant
 Definition
existing, not destroyed or lost
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Extol
 Definition
to revere
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Fallacious
 Definition
incorrect, misleading
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Fastidious
 Definition
meticulous, demanding, having high and often unattainable standards
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Fatuous
 Definition
silly, foolish
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Fecund
 Definition
fruitful, fertile
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Feral
 Definition
wild, savage
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Fetid
 Definition
having a foul odor
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Florid
 Definition
flowery , ornate
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Fractious
 Definition
troublesome or irritable
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Garrulous
 Definition
talkative, wordy
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Grandiloquence
 Definition
lofty, pompous language
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Gregarious
 Definition
drawn to the company of others, sociable
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Hackneyed
 Definition
unoriginal, trite
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Hapless
 Definition
unlucky
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Harangue
 Definition
a ranting speech
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Hegemony
 Definition
domination over others
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Iconoclast
 Definition
one who attacks common beliefs or institutions
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Ignominious
 Definition
humiliating, disgracing
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Impassive
 Definition
stoic, not susceptible to suffering
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Imperious
 Definition
commanding, domineering
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Impertinent
 Definition
rude, insolent
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Impervious
 Definition
impenetrable, incapable of being affected
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Impetuous
 Definition
rash ; hastily done
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Impinge
 Definition
to impact, affect, make an impression
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Implacable
 Definition
incapable of being appeased or mitigated
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Impudent
 Definition
casually rude, insolent, impertinent
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Inchoate
 Definition
unformed or formless, in a beginning stage
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Incontrovertible
 Definition
indisputable
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Indefatigable
 Definition
incapable of defeat, failure, decay
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