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SAT 3 Vocabulary
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10th Grade
12/20/2009

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abash
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to make ashamed, embarrassed
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banal
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unoriginal; ordinary
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cacophony
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harsh sound mixture or words, voices, or distractions or sounds
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daunt
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to make fearful; to intimidate
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eccentric
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not controversial; a little kooky; irregular
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fabrication
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a lie; something made up
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garrulous
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talkative, chatty
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hedonism
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the pursuit of pleasure as a way of life
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abate
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to subside; to reduce
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beget
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to give birth to; to create; to lead to; to cause
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cadence
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rhythm; the rise and fall of sounds
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dearth
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lack; scarcity
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eclectic
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choosing the best from many sources; drawn from many sources
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facetious
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humorous; not serious; clumsily humorous
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genre
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a type or category, especially of art or writing
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hapless
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unlucky
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abdicate
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to step down from a position of power or responsibility
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belabor
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to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent
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cajole
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to persuade someone to do something he doesn't want to do
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debacle
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violent breakdown; sudden overthrow; overwhelming defeat
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edify
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to enlighten; to instruct, especially in moral or religious manner
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facile
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easy; skillful in a superficial way
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genteel
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refined; polite; aristocratic; affecting refinement
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harbinger
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a forerunner; a signal of
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abhor
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to hate very, very much; to detest
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belittle
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to make to seem little; to put someone down
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candor
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truthfulness; sincere honesty
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debauchery
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wild living; excessive intemperance
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elicit
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to bring out; to call forth
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faction
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a group, usually a small part of a larger group, united around some cause
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gesticulate
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to make gestures, especially when speaking or in place of speaking
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heresy
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any belief that is strongly opposed to established belief
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abject
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hopeless; extremely sad; defeated
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belligerent
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combative; quarrelsome; waging war
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capricious
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unpredictable; likely to change at any moment
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debilitate
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to weaken; to cripple
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effusion
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a pouring forth
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fastidious
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meticulous; demanding; finicky
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grandiose
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absurdly exaggerated
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hiatus
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a break or interruption, often from work
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absolve
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to forgive or free from blame; to be free from sin; to be free from an obligation
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bemused
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confused; bewildered
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callow
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immature
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decimate
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to kill or destroy a large part of
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egocentric
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selfish; believing that one is the center of everything
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fatuous
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foolish; silly; idiotic
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gratuitous
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given freely; unjustified; unprovoked; uncalled for
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hierarchy
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an organization based on rank or degree; ordered by class or rank
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