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SAT Vocab 1-40
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11th Grade
06/26/2011

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adorn
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to lend beauty to; decorate
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aeon
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an indefinitely long period of time; an age
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affectation
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behavior that is assumed rather than natural
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aloof
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distant physically or emotionally
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amalgam
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a combination of diverse elements
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ambivalent
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having opposing attitudes or feelings about something
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anguish
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agonizing mental or physical pain
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antecedent
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one that precedes another
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apathy
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indifference
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apiomb
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self-assurance; poise
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appall
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to fill with consternation or dismay
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apropos
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to the point
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archaic
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of, relating to, or characteristic of words and language that were once common but are now used chiefly to suggest an earlier style or period
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arduous
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testing severely the powers of endurance
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assertive
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inclined to bold or confident assertion
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auspicious
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favorable
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automaton
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something that behaves like a robot
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avant-garde
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a group active in the invention and application of new techniques in a given field
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avarice
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greed
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banality
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something that is trite, obvious, or predictable
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bane
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fatal injury or ruin
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beleagured
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to harass
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belie
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to picture falsely; misrepresent
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belligerent
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inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive
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bipartisan
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supported by two political parties
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blight
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any of nymerous plant diseases resulting in sudden conspicuous wilting and dying of affected parts
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bog
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a wasteland
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bolster
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to support
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boon
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a benefit bestowed
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bowdlerize
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to remove offensive portions from a book
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burgeon
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to grow and flourish
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celerity
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swiftness if action or motion; speed
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chronological
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arranged in order of time of occurrence
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circumscribe
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to limit narrowly; restrict
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circumvent
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to avoid or get around by artful maneuvering
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clamor
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a loud outcry
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colloquial
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informal speech or writing
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complaisant
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exhibiting a desire or willingness to please
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condemn
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to express strong disapproval of
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conjecture
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a guess based on incomplete evidence
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