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SAT Vocab List 2
ms. busch
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English
10th Grade
04/15/2010

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apathetic
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adj. lacking interest or concern, indifferent
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appease
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v. to bring peace, to soothe
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arable
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adj. suitable for farming
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arboreal
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adj. relating to or resembling a tree
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arcane
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adj. known by only a few; mysterious
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archaic
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adj. old
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ascertain
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v. to discover through experimentation
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aspersion
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n. a damaging remark, slander
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aspire
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v. to have ambition or a goal
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assimilate
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v. to make similar, absorb into the mind
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assuage
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v. to relieve, reduce another's pain or fear
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astute
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adj. shrewd, clever
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attenuate
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v. to weakern, reduce, or make small
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augment
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v. to make something greater
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auspicious
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adj. favorable
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austere
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adj. severe, lacking luxuries
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autonomous
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adj. independent
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averse
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adj. strongly disinclined
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banal
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adj. predictable
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behoove
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v. to be necessary for
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apathetic sentence
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she was apathetic towards homework, so she failed all of her classes
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appease sentence
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i had to bring the dog a bone to appease him after leaving him alone yesterday.
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arboreal sentence
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Most people are not arboreal; they prefer living in homes to living in trees.
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Archaic sentence
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The typewriter seems like an archaic tool compared to the modern-day laptop.
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ascertain sentence
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For her science project, she had to ascertain why bubbles form when water boils.
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aspersion sentence
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your aspersion about my dob being ugly isn't nice, especially since i think he's a very cute puppy.
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assimilate sentence
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I assimilated the vocabulary into my memory.
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assuage sentence
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Yoga helps assuage my stress because of the strengthening poses.
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astute sentence
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The lawyer's questions were so astute that the prosecution quickly crumbled under pressure.
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attenuate sentence
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Kryptonite attenuated Superman very quickly, which was hard to believe since he was so strong.
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augment sentence
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His job was to augment the number of people at the party, so he passed out invitations.
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auspicious sentence
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She felt auspicious after winning five games of Bingo in a row.
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autonomous sentence
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The teenager felt autonomous when he received the keys to a car and realized he could go anywhere he wanted.
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averse sentence
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She was averse to his staying out so late because it could be dangerous.
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banal sentence
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Her banal writing won't fit well in our creative writing class; it's very bland.
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behoove sentence
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It will behoove me to wear a dress to the wedding even though i want to wear jeans.
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austere sentence
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Her austere medical condition, which forced her to stay inside all day, didn't stop her from gardening.
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