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Vocabulary List #11
SAT Vocabulary #11
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English
10th Grade
06/17/2015
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abdicate (v.)
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to give up a position, usually one of leadership
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abduct (v.)
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to kidnap, take by force
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allay (v.)
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to sooth, ease
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ameliorate (v.)
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to improve
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colloquial (adj.)
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characteristic of informal conversation
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crescendo (n.)
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a steady increase in intensity or volume
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demarcations (n.)
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the marking of boundaries or categories
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demure (adj.)
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quiet, modest, reserved
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discursive (adj.)
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rambling, lacking order
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efficacious (adj.)
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effective
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furtive (adj.)
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secretive, sly
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interlocutor (n.)
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someone who participates in a dialogue or conversation
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lurid (adj.)
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ghastly, sensational
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neophyte (n.)
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someone who is young or inexperienced
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patent (adj.)
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readily seen or understood, clear
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plaudits (n.)
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enthusiastic approval, applause
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privation (n.)
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lacking basic necessities
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ruminate (v.)
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to contemplate, reflect
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salient (adj.)
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significant, conspicuous
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sobriety (n.)
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sedate, calm
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spurious (adj.)
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false but designed to seem plausible
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temerity (n.)
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audacity, recklessness
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turpitude (n.)
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depravity, moral corruption
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unctuous (adj.)
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smooth or greasy in texture, appearance, manner
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veneer (n.)
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a superficial or deceptively attractive appearance, facade
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