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Vocabulary Unit 2
PWC schools SAT vocab flashcards (Mrs. Baran english 12)
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12th Grade
09/19/2010

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acuity
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keenness of hearing, sight, or intllect
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Delineate
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trans. Verb) to describe or explain something in detail
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Depraved
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(adj) showing great moral corruption or wickedness
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Enervate
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(trans. Verb) to weaken somebody's physical, mental, or moral vitality, showing great moral corruption or wickedness
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Esoteric
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(adj) intended for or understood by only an initiated few
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Fecund
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(adj) capable of producing much vegetation or many offspring
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Fiat
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(noun) a formal or official authorization of something
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Figment
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(noun) something produced by or only existing in somebody's imagination
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Garner
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trans. Verb) to collect or accumulate something such as information or facts
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Hallow
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(trans. Verb) to make somebody or something holy, to have great respect or reverence for somebody or something
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Idiosyncrasy
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(noun) a way of behaving, thinking, or feeling that is peculiar to an individual or group, especially an odd or unusual one. An Unusual response to something
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Ignominy
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(noun) a total loss of dignity and self-respect, or an incurring of public disgrace
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Mundane
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(adj) commonplace, not unusual, and often boring
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Nuance
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noun) a very slight difference in meaning, feeling, tone, or color
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Overweening
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adj) intolerably arrogant or conceited, excessive, especially in an arrogant and conceited way
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Penchant
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(noun) a strong liking, taste, or tendency for something
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Reputed
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(adj) widely believed, although not necessarily established as fact
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Sophistry
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(noun) a method of argumentation that seems clever but is actually flawed or dishonest
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Sumptuous:
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(ADJ) splendid, magnificent or grand in appearance. Entailing great expense
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Ubiquitous
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(ADJ) present everywhere at once, or seeming to be
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