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SAT Vocab list 10
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11th Grade
01/03/2006
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abject
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miserable;
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adherent
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sticking fast; supporter
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adulterate
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to make impure, or corrupt
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ambiguous
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unclear, open to more than one interpretation
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antithesis
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an exact opposite
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arbiter
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judge umpire
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assertive
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confident
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atrophy
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to waste away; become useless
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barbarous
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crude; uncultered
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benevolent
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generous; kindly
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bounty
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reward; generosity
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brazen
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shameless; impudent disrespectful
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columny
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fake accusation; slander
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cavalier
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casually
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civility
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disdainful; indifferent
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collateral
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politeness; courtesy
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compensatory
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paying back; making up for
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contentious
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quarrelsome; combative
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covenant
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agreement; contract; pledge
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culpable
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blameworthy
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dearth
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lack of, inadequate supply
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delectable
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delicious; very pleasing
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detriment
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harm; damage
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dilapidated
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brokendown; falling apart
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dissonant
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out of harmoney
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dolorous
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mournful; sad
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effervescent
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bubbly; spirited
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embellish
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to decorate
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epilogue
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closing part of a speec or literary work
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escarpment
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steep cliff
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exiguous
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scanty; small in quantity
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faculty
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power; ability; skill
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fell
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to knock down; fierce or cruel
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foil
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to prevent the succes of a plan; person by contrast makes another person seem better
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fortitude
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strength; courage
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furtive
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stealthy; secretive
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glissade
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a skillful glide over snow or ice in a descending mountain
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grievous
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causing grief or sorrow; distressing
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hector
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to bully
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hiatus
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pause or gap
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immolate
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to kill someone as a sacrificial victim usually by fire
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implacable
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unbending; inflexible; merciless
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