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Week 2
SAT Vocabulary
48
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07/10/2011

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conciliatory
Definition
appeasing; soothing; showing willingness to reconcile
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credible
Definition
believable
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exonerate
Definition
to free from blame
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incontrovertible
Definition
indisputable; not open to question
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indict
Definition
to officially charge with wrongdoing or a crime
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litigious
Definition
prone to engage in lawsuits
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partisan (adj)
Definition
devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause
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parity
Definition
equality (as in amount, status, or value)
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parity
Definition
equality (as in amount, status, or value)
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rectitude
Definition
moral uprightness; righteousness
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remiss
Definition
lax in attending to duty; negligent
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repudiate
Definition
to reject the validity or authority of
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sanctimonious
Definition
feigning piety or righteousness
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scrupulous
Definition
principled, having a strong sense of right and wrong; conscientious and exacting
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solicitous
Definition
concerned
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substantiate
Definition
to support with proof or evidence; verify
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veracity
Definition
adherence to the truth; truthfulness
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vindicate
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to free from blame
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cajole
Definition
to urge with repeaded appeals, teasing, or flattery
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chicanery
Definition
trickery
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obsequious
Definition
an obsequious SUCK UP
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sycophant
Definition
insincere, obsequious flatterer
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altruism
Definition
unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness
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eminent
Definition
distinguished; prominent
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empathetic
Definition
identifyting with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives
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extol
Definition
to praise highly
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laudatory
Definition
full of praise
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magnanimous
Definition
courageously or generously noble in mind and heart
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philanthropic
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humanitarian
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reciprocate
Definition
to mutually take or give; respond in kind
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defunct
Definition
no longer existng or functioning
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eradicate
Definition
to get rid of
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quell
Definition
to put down forcibly; suppress
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raze
Definition
to demolish
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squelch
Definition
to crush as if by rampling
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supplant
Definition
to usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics
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stymie
Definition
to thwart or stump
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abase
Definition
to lower in rank, prestige, or esteem
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deride
Definition
to mock contemptuously
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derogatory
Definition
insulting or intended to insult
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disparage
Definition
to speak or negatively; to belittle
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effrontery
Definition
brazen boldness; presumptuousness
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ignominy
Definition
great personal dishoner or humiliation; disgraceful conduct
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impugn
Definition
to attack as false or questionable
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mar
Definition
to damage, especially in a disfigureing way
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pejorative (adj)
Definition
disparaging, belittling, insulting
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vex
Definition
to annoy or bother; to perplex
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vindictive
Definition
revengeful
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