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Part 3: Advanced Words
Mrs. Simpkins's SAT Word List Part 3: Advanced (Book Definitions)
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Language - English
11th Grade
06/08/2011

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Abeyance
Definition
temporary suppression or suspension
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Acrimony
Definition
bitterness, animosity
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Ameliorate
Definition
to make better, improve
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Anathema
Definition
ban, curse, something shunned or disliked
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Antediluvian
Definition
prehistoric, ancient beyond measure
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Apocryphal
Definition
not genuine, fictional
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Apotheosis
Definition
glorification, glorified ideal
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Approbation
Definition
praise, official approval
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Ascetic
Definition
self-denying, abstinent, austere
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Aspersion
Definition
false rumor, damaging report, slander
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Attenuate
Definition
to make thin or slender; to weaken
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Augury
Definition
prophecy, prediction of events
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Axiom
Definition
premise, postulate, self-evident truth
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Bellicose
Definition
warlike, agressive
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Benighted
Definition
unenlightened
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Bonhomie
Definition
good-natured geniality; atmosphere of good cheer
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Brigand
Definition
bandit, outlaw, MARAUDER BIH
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Capacious
Definition
large, roomy; extensive
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Capitulate
Definition
to submit completely, surrender
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Castigate
Definition
to punish, chastise, criticize severely
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Chicanery
Definition
trickery, fraud, deception
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Circumlocution
Definition
roundabout, lengthy way of saying something
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Coalesce
Definition
to grow together or cause to unite as one
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Collusion
Definition
collaboration, complicity, conspiracy
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Commodious
Definition
roomy, spacious
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Complicity
Definition
knowing partnership in wrongdoing
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Conciliatory
Definition
overcoming distrust or hostility
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Contravene
Definition
to contradict, deny, act contrary to
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Corporeal
Definition
having to do with the body; tangible, material
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Cosset
Definition
to pamper, treat with great care
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Countenance
Definition
to favor, support
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Countermand
Definition
to annul, cancel, make a contrary order
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Cupidity
Definition
greed
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Declivity
Definition
downward slope
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Demur
Definition
to express doubts or objections
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derogate
Definition
to belittle; to disparage
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Desiccate
Definition
to dry completely, dehydrate
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Desultory
Definition
at random, rambling, unmethodical
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Dictum
Definition
authoritative statement; popular saying
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Diffidence
Definition
shyness, lack of confidence
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Dilatory
Definition
slow, tending to delay
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Discursive
Definition
wandering from topic to topic
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Dissemble
Definition
to pretend, disguise one's motives
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Dither
Definition
to move or act confusedly or without clear purpose
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Diurnal
Definition
daily
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Dogmatic
Definition
rigidly fixed in opinion, opinionated
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Dyspectic
Definition
suffering from indisgestion; gloomy and irritable
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Efface
Definition
to erase or make illegible
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Efficacious
Definition
effective, efficient
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Effrontery
Definition
impudent boldness; audacity
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Effulgent
Definition
brilliantly shining
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Efficacious
Definition
effective, efficient
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Effrontery
Definition
impudent boldness; audacity
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Effulgent
Definition
brilliantly shining
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Elucidate
Definition
to explain, clarify
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Endemic
Definition
belonging to a particular area, inherent
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Enervate
Definition
to weaken, sap strength from
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Ennui
Definition
boredom, lack of interest and energy
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Epicure
Definition
a person with refined taste in cuisine
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Epigram
Definition
short, witty saying or poem
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Equanimity
Definition
calmness, composure
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Erudite
Definition
learned, scholarly
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Ethos
Definition
beilefs or character of a group
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Evanescent
Definition
momentary, transitory, short-lived
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Evince
Definition
to show clearly, display, signify
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Execrable
Definition
utterly detestable, abhorrent
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Expiate
Definition
to atone for, make amends for
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Expurgate
Definition
to censor
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Florid
Definition
gaudy, extremely ornate; ruddy, flushed
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Foment
Definition
to arouse or incite
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Fulsome
Definition
sickeningly excessive; repulsive
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Gambol
Definition
to dance or skip around playfully
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Gibe
Definition
to make heckling, taunting remarks
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Gustatory
Definition
relating to sense of taste
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Hackneyed
Definition
worn out by overuse
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Hidebound
Definition
excessively rigid; dry and stiff
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Hoary
Definition
very old; whitish or gray from age
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Ignominious
Definition
disgraceful and dishonorable
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Impecunious
Definition
poor, having no money
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Importune
Definition
to ask repeatedly, beg
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Improvident
Definition
without planning or foresight, negligent
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Inchoate
Definition
imperfectly formed or formulated
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Incipient
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