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SAT list 1
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English
10th Grade
01/15/2007
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abdicate
 Definition
formally renounce,give up ( as the throne)
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ascribe
 Definition
to assign responsibility
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bombast
 Definition
haughty, overblown, pompous language
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ancillary
 Definition
of secondary importance
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augment
 Definition
to increase
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comely
 Definition
physically attractive
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ameliorate
 Definition
improve or upgrade
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alacrity
 Definition
eager and speedy readiness
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charlatan
 Definition
a fake who claims special skills
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circumnavigate
 Definition
to travel completely around
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abject
 Definition
totally hopeless (as poverty)
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adroit
 Definition
ingenious, nimble, skillful
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apocryphal
 Definition
probably not true but believed to be true
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catharsis
 Definition
to experience a feeling of emotional release
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beleaguer
 Definition
to harrass and pressure
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bequeath
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to leave property after death by means of a will
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axiom
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an idea requiring no proof
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clemency
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a show of mercy
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brusque
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abrupt, blunt, short
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congenial
 Definition
friendly and welcoming
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