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Vocab List 6
SAT prep
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English
11th Grade
01/08/2011
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antiquated
 Definition
obsolete
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arable
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fit for plowing, tillable
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asvendancy
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domination; growing power
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atrophy
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to waste away, to wither
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clandestine
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secret
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conciliate
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to reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship
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cursory
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superficial, casual, hastily done
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derision
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scoffing at, mockery, ridicule
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enmity
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absolute hatred
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extricate
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to free, to disentangle
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forbearance
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patience, lenience
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frivolous
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lacking in seriousness or importance
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garrulous
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talkative, rabling
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impetuous
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violent, hasty, rash, impulsive
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industrious
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skillfully busy or occupied
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infamous
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having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad
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insolence
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insulting or contemptuous behavior
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levity
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excessive frivolity, flippancy
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oblivion
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state of being forgotten
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paradoxical
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something that appears false or contradictory but is actually correct
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perjury
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false testimony under oath
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rancor
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bitter deep-deated ill will, enmity
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sycophant
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a self-serving flatterer, a brownnoser
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vacillating
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changing, fluctuating
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vivid
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bright, distinct, and clear
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