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SAT Vocab
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11th Grade
01/03/2012
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abase
 Definition
to lower; to humble
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acclimatization
 Definition
becoming used to something; getting comfortable
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acquiesce
 Definition
to agree; to give in
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adjunct
 Definition
something attached to a main body
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anterior
 Definition
placed in front; earlier
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arcane
 Definition
mysterious; secret
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ascetic
 Definition
n. a person who refuses bodily pleasures
adj. without luxuries
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assuage
 Definition
to calm down; to soothe
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balk
 Definition
to hesitate suddenly
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bellicose
 Definition
warlike in manner
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blunderbuss
 Definition
old fashioned shotgun
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bourgeois
 Definition
middle class; conformist and materialistic
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browbeat
 Definition
to intimidate; to bully
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burnish
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to polish; to shine
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callow
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immature; inexperienced
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caustic
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unkind; bitter; sarcastic
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ceremonious
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formal
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clemency
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mercy
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congenial
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pleasant; friendly
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conscript
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to force into service(military)
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contentious
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argumentative
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corpulent
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fat
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cupidity
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greed
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debauchery
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corruption; physical self-indulgence
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defector
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one who leaves his or her side to join the enemy
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deprecate
 Definition
to criticize
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determinate
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definite; limited
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didactic
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intended to teach; preachy
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dirge
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funeral song
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disbursement
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spending
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disenfranchise
 Definition
to take away someone's right to vote
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dissent
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disagreement; difference in opinion
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dither
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to be indecisive
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drudgery
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boring work
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ebullient
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bubbly; high-spirited
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edifying
 Definition
enlightening- uplifting
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emaciated
 Definition
very thin
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endemic
 Definition
limited to, but widespread in, a particular place
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eschew
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to avoid
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ethos
 Definition
values of a culture
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exacerbate
 Definition
to make worse
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extemporize
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to perform without rehearsal
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facade
 Definition
the front of a building
surface appearance
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fallow
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unplowed; not fertile
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fetter
 Definition
n. a chain
v. to prevent from moving
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flippant
 Definition
joking disrespectfully
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fluster
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to embarrass; to upset
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forswear
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to reject
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fraught
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filled with
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gambol
 Definition
to jump or dance playfully
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gentry
 Definition
upper class
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gratuitous
 Definition
uncalled for; unnecessary
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hack
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n. a writer for hire; anyone withl ow professional standards
v. to cut; to chop
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hedonist
 Definition
one who loves physical pleasures
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heretofore
 Definition
until now
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iconoclast
 Definition
one who attacks established beliefs; rebel
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impalpable
 Definition
unable to be touched or understood
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implacable
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incapable of being soothed or changed
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impudence
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rudeness
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incisive
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sharp; cutting
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incorporeal
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without physical existence; not of the body
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insidious
 Definition
dangerous in a way that is difficult to see
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intransigent
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stubborn; refusing to compormise
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invective
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insult
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jaded
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cynical; tired; bored
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lampoon
 Definition
to ridicule
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levity
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humor; lightheartedness
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lilting
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pleasantly rising and falling
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maelstrom
 Definition
giant whirlpool
violent storm
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malediction
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a curse
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manifest
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adj. obvious
v. to demonstrate
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mirth
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happiness
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nebulous
 Definition
vague; unclear; cloudy
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nettle
 Definition
to annoy
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obsequious
 Definition
overly submissive; asskissing
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officious
 Definition
pushy; offering unwanted help or advice
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ordination
 Definition
a ceremony for initiation of a priest
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paltry
 Definition
unimportant; insignificant; trivial
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parochial
 Definition
narrow-minded
relating to a church parish
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pathogenic
 Definition
capable of causing disease
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peccadillo
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small crime
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penitent
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sorry
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perdition
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hell; damnation
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perjure
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to lie under oath
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pithy
 Definition
short and to the point; full of meaning
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platitude
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cliche; trite or hackneyed remark
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polemical
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deliberately controversial
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posterity
 Definition
future generations
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prattle
 Definition
foolish or meaningless talk; babble
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precis
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summary
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prestidigitation
 Definition
magic tricks
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proligeration
 Definition
rapid growth in numbers
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propriety
 Definition
proper behavior
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quack
 Definition
one who pretends to be a doctor; a dishonest person
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quiescence
 Definition
state of inactivity; stillness
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ramshackle
 Definition
shaky; unstable; rickety
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red herring
 Definition
misleading clue
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repast
 Definition
meal
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retrogress
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to go back to an earlier or simpler condition
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revile
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to insult
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ruddiness
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reddish in complexion
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saunter
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to walk slowly
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scintillating
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exciting; brilliant
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scrupulous
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strictly honest; moral
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seditionist
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revolutionary; rebel
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self-effacement
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modesty; humility
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skinflint
 Definition
a cheap person
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slothfulness
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laziness
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snarl
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to tangle, as in string
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stasis
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state of not moving
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stoke
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to stir up and feed fuel to a fire; to kindle
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stratum
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one of many layers
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subvert
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to overthrow or ruin
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swarthy
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having a dark complexion or color
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tawdry
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cheap; gaudy
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titter
 Definition
short, nervous laugh; giggle
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torrid
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hot
passionate
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transient
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short-lived
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turpitude
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wickedness
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ubiquitous
 Definition
everywhere at the same time
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unflappable
 Definition
calm; having self-control
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upbraid
 Definition
to criticize harshly
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veracity
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truth; accuracy
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verve
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enthusiasm or energy
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virtuoso
 Definition
someone with a lot of talent
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wheedle
 Definition
to persuade by flattery
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