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SAT Vocab List 9
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11th Grade
12/16/2005

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abstruce
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adj-hard to understand, not clear
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accolade
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n-award, honor, approval
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aegis
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n-shield, or protection, sponsorship
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altruism
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n-concern for others, unselfish
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amulet
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n-charm to ward off evil
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apropos
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adj-fitting revelent
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assuage
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v-to make less severe
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augment
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v-to increase or make greater
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bawdy
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adj-indecent, not appropriate
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bequeath
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v-to pass or hand down something
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bog
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n-swamp; v-to sink
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bravado
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n-false bravery
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carapace
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n-hard shell or covering
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cavil
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v-argue, quabble, quibble
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clemency
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n-mercy or leniency
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cohesive
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adj-tending to stick together
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concur
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v-to agree
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contingent
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adj-based or dependent on
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corroborate
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v-to strengthen or confirm
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crotchety
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adj-grouchy or eccentric
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debonair
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adj-pleasant, courteous
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denomination
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n-designatoin of a group
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derogatory
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adj-negative statements
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discrete
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adj-separate or not attached
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dissimulate
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v-to hide ones feelings
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dross
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n-garbage, scientific waste
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ebullient
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adj-with enthusiasm
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emolument
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n-profit or gain
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ensconce
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v-to hide or conceal
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estival
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adj-pertaining to the summer
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execrate
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v-to have a hatred for
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extemporaneous
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adj-done without any preparations
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feign
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v-to fake
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florid
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adj-ornate, fancy
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forerunner
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n-ancestor
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fulsome
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adj-disgusting, repulsive
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glower
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v-to frown
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grimace
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n-an expression of a disapproving face
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harbinger
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n-any kind of sign
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homily
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n-sermon
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igneous
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adj-pertaining to fire
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imprecunious
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adj-penniless
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