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SAT Vocab List 8
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12/02/2005
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aborigine
 Definition
original inhabitants
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Achilles' heel
 Definition
a weakness
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agape
 Definition
open-mouthed; surprise
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alimentary
 Definition
furnishing food or nourishment
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anomalous
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abnormal; inconsistant
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arbitrary
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partial; biased
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articulate
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to speak clearly
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autocratic
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arrogant;
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banal
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common; ordinary;
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betrothed
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engaged; pledged to marry
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borne
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carried; put up with;
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burgeon
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to flourish;
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calamitous
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causing trouble or misery; disastrous
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celibate
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unmarried
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chary
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careful; cautious
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compendium
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brief summary
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concentrate
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to think deeply; increase in strength or degree
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consonant
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in agreement or harmony
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countermand
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to cancel an order
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credulity
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readiness to believe; gullibility
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dappled
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spotted
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demeanor
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behavior
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deviate
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to turn aside; to digress
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disclaimer
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denial; renunciation
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docile
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obedient; submissive
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Draconian
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very severe or cruel
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elegy
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poem
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embryonic
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something not developed
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enmity
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hatred
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etymology
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the origin and development of words
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facsimile
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duplicate or copy
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extradite
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to give up a prisoner to another authority
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ferment
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a state of excitement
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flamboyant
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never quiet; loud showy
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gall
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brazen boldness or bitterness
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garrulous
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talkative
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gossamer
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flimsy
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gustatory
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pertaining to tast
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hallmark
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best quality
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hobgoblin
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ghost
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illicit
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illegal activity
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imperious
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never listening to anyone
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