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Vocab List 1-8
Ms. Taylor's SAT Words
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English
11th Grade
10/22/2011
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Witticism
 Definition
A clever remark.
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Aberration
 Definition
A deviation from the expected.
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Vendetta
 Definition
A feud.
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Impetus
 Definition
A force, a driving force.
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Doppelganger
 Definition
A ghostly double of a living person.
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Deluge
 Definition
A great flood or something that overwhelms like a flood.
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Retinue
 Definition
A group of followers or attendants.
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Harangue
 Definition
A long speech; a tirade.
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Stigma
 Definition
A mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain.
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Requiem
 Definition
A mass or music for the dead.
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Labyrinth
 Definition
A maze.
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Dastard
 Definition
A mean coward.
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Reprobate
 Definition
A person of no principles; morally depraved.
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Anathema
 Definition
A person or thing accursed or damned for destructions; a curse.
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Proxy
 Definition
A person who acts for another.
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Idiosyncrasy
 Definition
A person's peculiarity.
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Crux
 Definition
A problem; the deciding point.
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Heresy
 Definition
A religious belief opposed by the church.
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Vestige
 Definition
A trace.
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Turncoat
 Definition
A traitor who switches alliances.
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Miscreant
 Definition
A vicious or depraved person; a villain.
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Iniquity
 Definition
A wicked act, a sin.
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Copious
 Definition
Abundant, plentiful.
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Laud
 Definition
An applaud or praise.
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Incubus
 Definition
An imaginary demon or evil spirit supposed to descend upon sleeping persons.
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Aperture
 Definition
An opening.
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Pariah
 Definition
An outcast.
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Coup d'ètat
 Definition
An overthrow of a government.
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Nascent
 Definition
Beginning to exist or develop.
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Credence
 Definition
Belief as to the proof/truth of something.
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Glaucous
 Definition
Bluish or yellow green.
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Ennui
 Definition
Boredom.
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Pithy
 Definition
Brief and meaningful; concise; succinct.
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Insouciant
 Definition
Carefree, indifferent.
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Unequivocal
 Definition
Clear
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Belligerent
 Definition
Contentious, ready to fight.
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Machiavellian
 Definition
Crafty and deceitful.
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Voracious
 Definition
Craving or consuming large quantities of food; greedy.
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Truculent
 Definition
Cruel, rude.
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Recalcitrant
 Definition
Defiant
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Pejorative
 Definition
Derogatory.
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Precocious
 Definition
Developing earlier than usual.
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Despondent
 Definition
Discouraged, hopeless, depressed.
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Opprobrium
 Definition
Disgrace
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Knavery
 Definition
Dishonesty; deceit; untrustworthy.
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Dichotomy
 Definition
Division into two parts.
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Surreptitious
 Definition
Done in a secret or stealthy way.
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Irascible
 Definition
Easily angered.
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Malleable
 Definition
Easily shaped or formed.
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Equanimity
 Definition
Even temper.
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Exorbitant
 Definition
Exceeding the bounds of custom or reason; highly excessive.
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Brazen
 Definition
Excessively bold, brash.
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Obsequious
 Definition
Excessively compliant or submissive.
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Garish
 Definition
Excessively ornate or elaborate; gaudy.
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Impecunious
 Definition
Excessively poor.
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Jaundiced
 Definition
Exhibiting prejudice; affected with or exhibiting jaundice.
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Quixotic
 Definition
Extravagantly romantic and idealistic (like Don Quixote).
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Feculent
 Definition
Filthy; foul.
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Frenetic
 Definition
Frantic, frenzied.
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Exculpate
 Definition
Free from blame.
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Impunity
 Definition
Freedom from punishment or harm.
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Gibbet
 Definition
Gallows.
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Fastidious
 Definition
Hard to please; excessively critical or demanding.
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Abstruse
 Definition
Hard to understand.
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Obdurate
 Definition
Hardhearted; hardened; inflexible; unmoved by persuasion.
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Cacophony
 Definition
Harsh discordance of sound.
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Pungent
 Definition
Having a sharp, strong quality.
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Sallow
 Definition
Having a sickly yellow color.
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Salubrious
 Definition
Healthful.
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Lurid
 Definition
Horribly vivid or sensational; lighted or shining with an unnatural fiery glow.
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Chimerical
 Definition
Imaginary; unreal.
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Callow
 Definition
Immature.
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Incipient
 Definition
In the first stage of existence.
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Guileless
 Definition
Innocent.
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August
 Definition
Inspiring/reverence and respect.
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Didactic
 Definition
Instructive.
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Probity
 Definition
Integrity and honesty.
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Petulant
 Definition
Irritable; showing impatient irritation.
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Insular
 Definition
Isolated, narrow-minded.
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Blithe
 Definition
Joyous or merry in disposition; cheerful.
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Flaccid
 Definition
Limp, not firm.
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Vociferous
 Definition
Loud
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Mien
 Definition
Manner or being.
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Bourgeois
 Definition
Middle class.
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Mores
 Definition
Moral attitudes.
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Rectitude
 Definition
Moral, uprightness.
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Licentious
 Definition
Morally unrestrained.
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Opaque
 Definition
Not allowing light to pass through.
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Taciturn
 Definition
Not inclined to talk, reserved.
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Inveterate
 Definition
Of long standing.
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Ubiquitous
 Definition
Omnipresent; seeming to be everywhere.
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Misanthrope
 Definition
One who dislikes other people.
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Infidel
 Definition
One who doesn't believe in a particular religion; non-believer.
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Sycophant
 Definition
One who flattens to gain favor of important people.
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Wastrel
 Definition
One who wastes (money).
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Hedonist
 Definition
One whose primary pursuit is pleasure.
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Pedestrian
 Definition
Ordinary, uninteresting; lacking distinction.
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Pallid
 Definition
Pale; lacking in vitality.
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Herbaceous
 Definition
Pertaining to herbs or leaves.
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Waggish
 Definition
Playful.
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Urbane
 Definition
Polished and refined.
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Effusive
 Definition
Pouring out gushing.
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Chaste
 Definition
Pure.
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Mercurial
 Definition
Quick and changeable in temperament.
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Impetuous
 Definition
Rash or impulsive action.
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Celestial
 Definition
Relating to the sky or heavens.
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Repose
 Definition
Rest; sleep; calm.
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Bucolic
 Definition
Rural; pastoral.
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Sacrosanct
 Definition
Sacred; holy.
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Ephemeral
 Definition
Short lived.
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Perfunctory
 Definition
Showing little enthusiasm, done as duty.
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Haughty
 Definition
Showing scorn for others; disdainfully proud.
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Adept
 Definition
Skilled; expert.
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Adroit
 Definition
Skillful, dexterous, proficient under stressed conditions.
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Somnambulism
 Definition
Sleep-walking.
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Gregarious
 Definition
Sociable, outgoing.
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Anachronism
 Definition
Something misplaced in time.
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Nonentity
 Definition
Something or someone of little importance.
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Deference
 Definition
Submission or yielding to another's wishes.
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Redolent
 Definition
Sweet smelling.
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Loquacious
 Definition
Talkative.
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Soliloquy
 Definition
Talking to oneself.
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Fatalism
 Definition
The belief that all events are ruled by fate.
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Zenith
 Definition
The highest point.
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Nadir
 Definition
The lowest point; point of greatest despair.
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Pensive
 Definition
Thoughtful.
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Pusillanimous
 Definition
Timid, uncourageous.
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Coalesce
 Definition
To combine into one.
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Debauch
 Definition
To corrupt or to pervert; an uninhibited spree or party.
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Repudiate
 Definition
To deny
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Quaff
 Definition
To drink heartily.
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Feign
 Definition
To fake or pretend.
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Aggregate
 Definition
To gather, amass.
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Renounce
 Definition
To give up.
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Intimate
 Definition
To hint.
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Meliorate
 Definition
To improve.
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Embroil
 Definition
To involve in confusion.
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Abate
 Definition
To lessen, to reduce in severity.
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Whet
 Definition
To make keen or eager, to sharpen.
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Exacerbate
 Definition
To make more violent, intense.
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Espouse
 Definition
To make one's own; adopt or embrace; to marry.
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Obfuscate
 Definition
To make unclear, confuse.
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Delineate
 Definition
To sketch or design, to portray.
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Abscond
 Definition
To sneak away and hide.
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Capitulate
 Definition
To surrender.
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Vacillate
 Definition
To sway from one side to another.
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Forbearance
 Definition
Tolerance and restraint.
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Nihilist
 Definition
Total rejection of established laws and institutions; one who believes there is no basis for knowledge; one who rejects common religious beliefs.
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Diaphanous
 Definition
Transparent or translucent.
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Peregrinations
 Definition
Travels.
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Unkempt
 Definition
Uncared for, neglected.
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Equable
 Definition
Uniform, tranquil, unvarying, steady.
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Grandiloquent
 Definition
Using pompous language.
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Evanescent
 Definition
Vanishing, fleeting, fading away.
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Penance
 Definition
Voluntary self-punishment.
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Lewd
 Definition
Vulgar, offensive, rude.
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Languid
 Definition
Weak, listless.
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Opulence
 Definition
Wealth, abundance.
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Felonious
 Definition
Wicked.
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Secular
 Definition
Worldly.
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