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SAT Vocab List #4
26-50
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English
10th Grade
01/19/2006
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plagiarism
 Definition
the act of taking someone's words or ideas and passing them off as your own
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vilify
 Definition
to make vicious statements about
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brusque
 Definition
rudely abrupt or curt in manner of speech
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caustic
 Definition
bitingly sarcastic, witty
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feral
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wild or untamed
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fractious
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inclined to make trouble, unruly
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incorrigible
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incapable of being corrected or reformed
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ingrate
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an ungrateful person
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insolent
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insulting in manner/speech
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notorious
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widely known and usually unfavorable; infamous
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pugnacious
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combative in nature, belligerent
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reprehensible
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worthy of blame
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brittle
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likely to break, snap, crack under pressure
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deleterious
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having harmful effect, injurious
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enmity
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deep seated often mutal hatred
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heinous
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hateful; evil
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malfeasance
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misconduct or wrong doing esp. by public official
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malice
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extreme ill will; spite
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putrid
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rotten
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rancorous
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marked by deep seated ill will
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toxic
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poisonous
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archaic
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old fashioned
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hackneyed
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worn out
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medieval
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old fashioned
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obsolete
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no longer in use
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