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SAT Vocab list 2
SAT vocabulary
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11th Grade
09/12/2010

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sow
Definition
to scatter (seed) over land, earth, etc., for growth; plant.
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apprehensive
Definition
uneasy or fearful about something that might happen
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temperate
Definition
moderate or self-restrained; not extreme in opinion, statement, etc.
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misanthrope
Definition
a hater of humankind.
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insurgent
Definition
a person who rises in forcible opposition to lawful authority, esp. a person who engages in armed resistance to a government or to the execution of its laws; rebel
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wane
Definition
to decrease in strength, intensity, et
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vacillate
Definition
to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute; to sway unsteadily; waver; totter; stagger
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banal
Definition
devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite
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cryptic
Definition
mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous
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futile
Definition
incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful
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palpable
Definition
readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident
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tangible
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capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial.
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brevity
Definition
shortness of time or duration; briefness: terseness
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fervor
Definition
great warmth and earnestness of feeling
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empathy
Definition
the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another.
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eclectic
Definition
not following any one system, as of philosophy, medicine, etc., but selecting and using what are considered the best elements of all systems.
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perfunctory
Definition
performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial
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juxtapose
Definition
to place close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast.
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ephemeral
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lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory
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conjecture
Definition
the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof.
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