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PSAT vocab 2
a list of words that may show up on the PSAT or SAT
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General Vocab
11th Grade
08/07/2010

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conciliatory
Definition
appeasing; soothing; showing willingness to reconcile
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credible
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capable of being believed; plausible
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exonerate
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to free from blame
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incontrovertible
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indisputable; not open to question
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indict
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to officially charge with wrongdoing or a crime
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litigious
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prone to engage in lawsuits
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partisan
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devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause
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parity
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equality, as in amount, or value
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rectitude
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moral uprightness; righteousness
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remiss
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lax in attending to duty; negligent
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repudiate
Definition
to reject the validity or authority of
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sanctimonious
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feigning piety or righteousness
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scrupulous
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principled, having a strong sense of right and wrong; conscientious and exacting
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solicitous
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concerned
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sophistry
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plausible but misleading or fallacious argument
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substantiate
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to support with proof or evidence; verify
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veracity
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adherence to the truth; truthfulness
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vindicate
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to free from blame
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cajole
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to urge with repeated appeals, teasing, or flattery
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chicanery
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trickery
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obsequious
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fawning and servile
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sycophant
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insincere, obsequious flatterer
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altruism
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unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness
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eminent
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distinguished; prominent
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empathetic
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identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives
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extol
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to praise highly
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laudatory
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full of praise
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magnanimous
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courageously or generously noble in mind and heart
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philanthropic
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humanitarian; benevolent; relating to monetary generosity
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reciprocate
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to mutually take or give; to respond in kind
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defunct
Definition
no longer existing or functioning
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eradicate
Definition
to get rid of as if by tearing it up by the roots; abolish
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expurgate
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to remove objectionable content before publication or release
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extirpate
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to destroy
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quell
Definition
to put down forcibly; suppress
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raze
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to level to the ground; demolish
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squelch
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to crush as if by trampling; squash
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supplant
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to usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics
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stymie
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to thwart or stump
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abase
Definition
to lower in rank, prestige, or esteem
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deride
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to mock contemptuously
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derogatory
Definition
insulting or intended to insult
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disparage
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to speak of negatively; to belittle
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effrontery
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brazen boldness; presumptuousness
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ignominy
Definition
great personal dishonor 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 disfiguring way
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pejorative
Definition
disparaging, belittling, insulting
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vex
Definition
to annoy or bother, to perplex
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vindictive
Definition
disposed to seek revenge; revengeful; spiteful
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