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SAT Vocab (#15)
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9th Grade
05/14/2010

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ardent
Definition
passionate; zealous; glowing or burning;
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dour
Definition

stern; severe;

sullen; gloomy;

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gargantuan
Definition
a giant king in a satire by Rabelais;
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glutton
Definition

one who eats to excess;

one w/ a great capacity for something;

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lumbering
Definition
to move heavily and noisily;
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mortified
Definition

to subdue (physical desires) by self-denial, fasting, etc.

to humiliate;

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olfactory
Definition
of the sense of smell;
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raucous
Definition

hoarse;

loud and rowdy;

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recuperate
Definition

to get well again;

to recover (losses, etc.)

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sallow
Definition
of a sickly, pale-yellowish complexion;
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vile
Definition

morally evil;

disgusting;

degrading; mean;

verbad;

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aesthetic
Definition

of aesthetics;

of beauty;

sensitive to art and beauty;

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articulate
Definition

jointed; usually;

made up of distinct sounds, as speech;

able to speak;

expressing oneself clearly;

to connect by joints;

to arrange in connected sequence;

to utter distinctly;

to express clearly;

to speak distinctly;

to be jointed or connected;

Term
chaff
Definition

threshed or winnowed husks of grain;

anything worthless;

teasing;banter;

to tease in a good-natured way;

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emulate
Definition

to try to equal or surpass;

to imitate (a person or thing admired);

to rival successfully;

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gingerly
Definition
very carefully; very careful; cautious;
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haberdashery
Definition
a dealer in men's hats, shirts, neckties, etc.
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pedant
Definition

one who emphasizes trivial points of learning;

a narrow-minded teacher who insists on exact adherence to rules;

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resplendent
Definition
shining brightly; dazzling;
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saunter
Definition
to walk aout idly, stroll; a leisurely walk; stroll;
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scintillation
Definition

to sparkle or twinkle;

to be brilliant and witty;

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talisman
Definition

a ring, stone, etc. bearing engraved figures thought to bring good luck, avert evil, etc.

a charm;

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virile
Definition

of or characteristic of a man; masculine;

having manly strngth or vigor;

sexually potent;

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piscine
Definition
of or relating to fishes;
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