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Unit 11 vocab
20 useful words that appear on the SAT
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General Vocab
9th Grade
05/20/2012

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allude
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(v) to refer to casually or indirectly
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clairvoyant
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(adj) supernaturally perceptive;
(n) one who possesses extrasensory powers; a seer
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conclusive
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(adj) serving to settle an issue; final
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disreputable
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(adj) not respectable, not esteemed
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endemic
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(adj) native or confined to a particular region or people;
characteristic of or prevalent in a field
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exemplary
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(adj) worthy of imitation, commendable
serving as a model
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fathom
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(v) to understand, get to the bottom of, to determine the depth of;
(n) a measure of water depth
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guile
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(n) treacherous cunning, deceit
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integrity
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(n) honesty, high moral standards;
an unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness
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itinerary
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(n) a route of travel;
a record of travel;
a guidebook
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misconstrue
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(v) to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of
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obnoxious
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(adj) highly offensive, arousing strong dislike
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placate
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(v) to appease, soothe, pacify
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placid
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(adj) calm, peaceful
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plagiarism
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(n) passing off or using as one's own writing the materials/ideas of another person
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potent
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(adj) powerful;
highly effective
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pretext
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(n) a false reason, deceptive excuse
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protrude
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(v) to stick out, thrust forth
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stark
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(adj) harsh, unrelieved, desolate;
(adv) utterly
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superificial
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(adj) on or near the surface;
concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow
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insinuate
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(v) to suggest or hint at
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myopic
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(adj) short-sighted, narrow minded
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meritorious
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(adj) deserving praise, esteem
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sterling
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(adj) thoroughly excellent
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plumb
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(adj) downright or absolute
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chicanery
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(n) sophisticated trickery and deception
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candor
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(n) openness, sincerety
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rectitude
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(adj) integrity
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probity
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(n) integrity, honesty
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turpitude
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(n) corruption
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mollify
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(v) to sooth
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concilliate
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(v) to appease
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allay
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(v) to pacify
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