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Mrs. Wood's SAT Vocab
SAT vocab for 5th week
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English
10th Grade
10/25/2010

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alliance
Definition
Any combination or union for some common purpose
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allot
Definition
To assign a definite thing or part to a certain person
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allotment
Definition
Portion
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allude
Definition
To refer incidentally, or by suggestion
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allusion
Definition
An indirect and incidental reference to something without definite mention of it
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alluvion
Definition
Flood
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ally
Definition
A person or thing connected with another, usually in some relation of helpfulness
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almanac
Definition
A series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information
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aloof
Definition
Not in sympathy with or desiring to associate with others
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altar
Definition
Any raised place or structure on which sacrifices may be offered or incense burned
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alter
Definition
To make change in
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alteration
Definition
Change or modification
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altercate
Definition
To contend angrily or zealously in words
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alternate
Definition
One chosen to act in place of another, in case of the absence or incapacity of that other
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alternative
Definition
Something that may or must exist, be taken or chosen, or done instead of something else
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altitude
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Vertical distance or elevation above any point or base-level, as the sea
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alto
Definition
lowest or deepest female voice or part
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altruism
Definition
Benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest
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altruist
Definition
One who advocates or practices altruism
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amalgam
Definition
An alloy or union of mercury with another metal
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