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SAT Vocab. (ribald-stupefy)
SAT Vocab. (ribald-stupefy); + = positive connotation, - = negative connotation
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07/27/2011

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ribald (adj) -
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offensive, often because of crudeness (language or behavior); indecent or coarse; risque
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risque (adj)
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indecent, improper, lewdly suggestive; ribald
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rococo (adj)
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referring to elaborately detailed artistic or musical style; intricately ornate
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rostrum (n)
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a raised dais, stage, or platform for speaking of performing
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rotund (adj)
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referring to any sound with notable rhythm or richness; plump or chubby of body
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rue (n) -
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regret or sorrow
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rue (v) -
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to regret exceedingly; to feel remorse or sorrow
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ruse (n)
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a clever trick or deception; subterfuge
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sacrilegious (adj) -
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lack of deference, respect, or reverence for anything sacred or special
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sagacity (n) +
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wisdom and discernment; keen perception, shrewdness
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salient (adj)
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very noticeable or conspicuous; prominent
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salubrious (adj) +
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giving a feeling of well-being or aiding in well-being; favorable to health; salutary
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salutary (adj)
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promoting good health; salubrious
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sanguine (adj) +
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high-colored (as of complexion); healthily optimistic or cheerful; confident
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satiate (v)
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to give complete satisfaction; surfeit
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scathing (adj) -
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harsh or severe to an extreme; strongly critical
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scourge (v) -
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to lash, whip, or flog; to make miserable
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scourge (n) -
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any instrument--a person or thing--used to punish; whip or lash; affliction
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scrupulous (adj) +
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being punctilious and precisely correct; showing painstaking care and adherence to scruples or morals
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sedulous (adj) +
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done with care and diligence; particular
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senile (adj) -
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showing advanced age or mental deterioration that may accompany old age
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serendipity (n) +
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the finding of luck or good fortune when you're not even looking for it
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serene (adj) +
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calm, tranquil, peaceful; free from stress; also part of a title (as Her _______ Majesty)
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servile (adj) -
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subservient (as a slave or menial worker); overly submissive in an off-putting way
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shibboleth (n)
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a commonly accepted word or phrase that has become a byword or slogan; old doctrine or beliefs of a group
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simulate (v)
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to approximate; to appear to be like something else in a superficial way
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sinecure (n) -
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any job or position that yields an income but demands littler work, maybe none at all
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sinuous (adj)
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showing flexibility in the form of undulating, wavy motion (like a snake)
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skeptic (n)
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someone inclined to doubt or suspend judgment, to be disbelieving, uncertain, or frankly critical
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slavish (adj) -
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behaving as a slave; servile; reproducing exactly in a manner lacking freshness or originality, initiative
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slovenly (adj) -
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sloppy and unkempt (in appearance); lazy and haphazard (in workmanship)
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solicitous (adj) +
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concerned or worried; anxious; showing thoughtfulness or care; very careful, meticulous
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somber (adj)
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of dark or gloomy aspect; sober or grave in manner
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sophisticated (adj)
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removed from original, natural simplicity, complex; of persons, knowledgeable and often polished (mentally or socially); worldly, informed, highly aware
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specious (adj) -
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appearing legitimate on the surface but lacking truth or validity; plausible, but false underneath
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spectral (adj)
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referring to a specter or ghost; ghostly; of a spectrum
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speculate (v)
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to think or wonder about something; to guess or suppose; to risk in business, hoping for profit
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splenetic (adj) -
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easily irritated and grouchy; ill-tempered, spiteful
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sporadic (adj)
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not regular or predictable; infrequent, random
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spurious (adj) -
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false or fake, though outwardly legitimate; forged
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squalor (n) -
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the dirt and abject neglect associated with poverty
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squander (v) -
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to use in a silly or extravagant way; to waste or dissipate
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stagnate (v)
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to be without movement or inactive; to be out of use, stale
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static (adj)
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lacking change or movement; being quiet, at rest; fixed or stationary; of electronic noise; colloquially: negative noises or disagreement
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status (n)
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the state or condition of someone or something; rank relative to others; a position in any hierarchy; situation
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strident (adj) -
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unpleasantly harsh, getting attention through persistence and loudness
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stringent (adj)
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showing strict and rigid compliance with accepted standards; lacking money or credit
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stupefy (v)
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to astonish or astound; to cause someone to be slow-witted or insensible
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