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SAT A
SAT Vocab-A
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11th Grade
07/30/2007
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abash
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embarass
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abase
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lower humiliate defeated
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abate
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subside, decrease, lessen
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abdicate
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renounce; give up
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abduction
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kidnapping
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aberrant
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abnormal or deviant
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abet
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aid, usually in doing something wrong, encourage
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abeyance
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suspended action
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abhor
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detest, hate
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abject
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wretched, lacking pride
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abjure
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renounce upon oath
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ablution
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washing
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abnegation
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repudiation; self-sacrifice
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abominable
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detestable; extremely unpleasant, very bad
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aboriginal
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being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
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abortive
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unsuccessful; fruitless
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abrade
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wear away by friction; scrape; erode
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abrogate
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abolish
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abscond
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depart secretly and hide
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abstemious
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sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
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abtruse
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obscure, profound, difficult to understand
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abut
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border upon; adjoin
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abysmal
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bottemless
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accede
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agree
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acclivity
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sharp upslope of a hill
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accolade
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award of merit
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accord
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agreement
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accost
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approach and speak first to a person
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accoutre
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equip
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accretion
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growth; increase
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accrue
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come about by addition
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acerbity
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bitterness of speech and temper
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acme
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top; pinnacle
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acquiesce
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assent; agree without protesting
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acquittal
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deliverance from a charge
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acrimonious
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bitter in words or manner
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acrophobia
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fear of heights
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actuarial
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calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
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actuate
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motivate
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acuity
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sharpness
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acumen
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mental keenness
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adage
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wise saying; proverb
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adamant
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hard; inflexible
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addendum
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an addition or supplement
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addle
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muddle; drive crazy; become rotten
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adept
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expert at
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adhere
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stick fast
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adherent
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supporter; follower
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adjunct
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something added on or attatched
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admonition
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warning
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adroit
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skillful
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