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SAT Vocabulary Words
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9th Grade
03/12/2011
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Term
Abate
 Definition
To reduce or lessen
Term
Ghoul
 Definition
A graverobber
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Ameliorate
 Definition
To make better
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Exacerbate
 Definition
To intensify
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Beseech
 Definition
To ask of urgently
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Irresolute
 Definition
Doubtful
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Irreverent
 Definition
Deficient in veneration or respect
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Juxtaposition
 Definition
An act of placing close together
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Kitsch
 Definition
Something of tawdry design
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Languid
 Definition
Lacking in vigor or vitality
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Magnanimous
 Definition
Generous in forgiving an insult or injury
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Lithe
 Definition
Bending readily
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Manifesto
 Definition
A public declaration of intentions.
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Matriarch
 Definition
The female head of a family
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Melancholy
 Definition
A gloomy state of mind
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Membranous
 Definition
having a layer or thin layer
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Mercenary
 Definition
hired soldier fighting for another country
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Miscreant
 Definition
Depraved, villainous, or base
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Monarch
 Definition
A hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor
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Morose
 Definition
Gloomy or sullenly ill-humored
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Motif
 Definition
A recurring subject
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Motley
 Definition
Exhibiting great diversity of elements
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Mottled
 Definition
Spotted or blotched in clothing
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Multifarious
 Definition
Having many different parts
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Myriad
 Definition
A very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things
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Nefarious
 Definition
Extremely wicked or villainous
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Nihilism
 Definition
Total rejection of established laws and institutions
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Obsequious
 Definition
obedient
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Obstinate
 Definition
Firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.
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Odoriferous
 Definition
Yielding an odor
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aberration
 Definition
abnormal, deviation from
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abounding
 Definition
plentiful
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abstracted
 Definition
lost in thought, hard to interpret, to remove
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abstruse
 Definition
hard to understand, unclear
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acquisitive
 Definition
greedy
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acumen
 Definition
keen insight
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admonish
 Definition
to warn, caution
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adulation
 Definition
adoration, praise
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advent
 Definition
coming or arrival of
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affable
 Definition
friendly
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agnostic
 Definition
thinks God cannot be known
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akimbo
 Definition
hands on hip
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alacrity
 Definition
eagerness, promptness, willingness
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amalgamation
 Definition
combination
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anachronistic
 Definition
not fitting in with the times, out of order
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apolitical
 Definition
don't care about politics
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arable
 Definition
farmable
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arboreal
 Definition
treelike, tree dwelling
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aural
 Definition
pertaining to the ear, hearing
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aspersions
 Definition
insults
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befall
 Definition
to happen
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belie
 Definition
contradict, misrepresent
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boorish
 Definition
rude, unmannered
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botanist
 Definition
one who studies plants
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bower
 Definition
leafy shelter
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cacophony
 Definition
dissonance
Term
cantankerous
 Definition
disagreeable, difficult to get along with
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censure
 Definition
strong disapproval
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cerebral
 Definition
relating to the brain, logic
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circumscribe
 Definition
encircle
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cognition
 Definition
perception, knowledge
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compendious
 Definition
concise, brief
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conciliatory
 Definition
make amends
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concord
 Definition
agreement
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conflagration
 Definition
destructive fire
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confound
 Definition
confuse, amaze
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congenial
 Definition
agreeable, friendly
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conjecture
 Definition
claim without proof, theory
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consecrate
 Definition
to set apart, to make sacred
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contemptuous
 Definition
scornful, mean, hateful
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convivial
 Definition
lively, friendly
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copious
 Definition
a large amount
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corpulence
 Definition
obesity
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corroborate
 Definition
to confirm
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countenance
 Definition
facial expression or appearance
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credulity
 Definition
willingness to believe
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dalliance
 Definition
wasting time or lack of seriousness
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deleterious
 Definition
harmful
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delineate
 Definition
outline
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demagogue
 Definition
speaker appealing to emotions or prejudices
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demonstrative
 Definition
indication of, example of
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denounce
 Definition
condemn publicly
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denude
 Definition
to expose, to strip
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denunciation
 Definition
public censure
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derision
 Definition
ridicule
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despondent
 Definition
depressed, hopeless
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diction
 Definition
word choice
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didactic
 Definition
educational
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diminution
 Definition
reduction
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discernment
 Definition
ability to judge or distinguish
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dissonance
 Definition
inharmonious, disagreement
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distill
 Definition
purify, extract
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efface
 Definition
erase
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egoist
 Definition
self centered, arrogant
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encompass
 Definition
surround
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encroach
 Definition
to trespass
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entreat
 Definition
to ask
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equanimity
 Definition
mental calmness, stability
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equivocal
 Definition
uncertain, ambiguous
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erudition
 Definition
knowledge from study
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estrange
 Definition
to alienate
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exacerbate
 Definition
to worsen
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exasperation
 Definition
annoyance
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excise
 Definition
tax, cut out
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exhort
 Definition
advise, urge
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expeditious
 Definition
quick, prompt
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extant
 Definition
existed
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extol
 Definition
to praise highly
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facile
 Definition
easy
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faction
 Definition
subgroup
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feign
 Definition
to fake
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fissure
 Definition
small crack
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flag
 Definition
emblem, to mark, to feel down
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flout
 Definition
open mockery
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forebode
 Definition
predict
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foreboding
 Definition
prediction
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furtively
 Definition
secretly
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gaiety
 Definition
happiness
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garish
 Definition
tasteless
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ghastly
 Definition
frightful
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glacial
 Definition
huge, slow, cold
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grating
 Definition
irritating
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haltingly
 Definition
hesitantly
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hapless
 Definition
unlucky
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harangue
 Definition
long aggressive speech, verbal attack
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heretic
 Definition
one who departs from accepted truth
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hokum
 Definition
nonsense
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hubris
 Definition
arrogance
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idiocy
 Definition
stupidity
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idiom
 Definition
expression not to be taken literally
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ignominious
 Definition
humiliating
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imperative
 Definition
required
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imperious
 Definition
dictatorial
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impetuous
 Definition
impulsive
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imprudent
 Definition
not careful, foolish
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inane
 Definition
silly
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incarnate
 Definition
in the flesh, embodied in flesh
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incredulous
 Definition
unbelievable
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indiscernible
 Definition
indistinguishable
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indomitable
 Definition
unbeatable
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ineffable
 Definition
unexpressible
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inept
 Definition
unskillful
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infelicitous
 Definition
inappropriate
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ingenuous
 Definition
sincere, honest
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inscrutable
 Definition
impenetrable
Term
insolence
 Definition
disrespect, rudeness
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insolvent
 Definition
bankrupt
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insufferable
 Definition
unbearable
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insurrectionist
 Definition
rebel
Term
intonation
 Definition
voice pitch
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Odoriferous
 Definition
Having an odor
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Officious
 Definition
Meddling
Term
Ostensibly
 Definition

Outwardly appearing

so-called

apparently
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Paroxysm
 Definition
Outburst of emotion
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Patent
 Definition
The right to manufacture an invention
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Pathos
 Definition
power to evoke emotion
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Paucity
 Definition
Scarcity
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Penchant
 Definition
An inclination
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Penurious
 Definition
Extremely poor
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Personage
 Definition
An important person
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Petulant
 Definition
sudden irritation
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Phlegmatic
 Definition
Calm
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Placid
 Definition
Peaceful
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Plaudits
 Definition
Expression of approval
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Predilection
 Definition
A preference
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Predominate
 Definition
To be the stronger force
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Premise
 Definition
the assumptions or logic an argument is based on
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Presumptive
 Definition
Assuming something is true
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Procurement
 Definition
To obtain
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Prostrate
 Definition
To cast oneself down
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Punctilious
 Definition
Attentive to manners
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Pungent
 Definition
Sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell
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Rebuke
 Definition
To express disapproval of
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Reclusive
 Definition
A person who lives in seclusion
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Recrimination
 Definition
To bring a countercharge against an accuser
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Rectitude
 Definition
Rightness of principle
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Redouble
 Definition
try twice as hard
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Refutation
 Definition
Disproof
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Regressive
 Definition
Moving backward
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Repertory
 Definition
collection of
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Salutary
 Definition
Healthful
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Sanctity
 Definition
Holiness
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Seditious
 Definition
Inciting rebellion
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Serendipitous
 Definition
Found by accident
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Slipshod
 Definition
Careless
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Solicitous
 Definition
showing great care/concern
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Soothsayer
 Definition
A prophet
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Soporific
 Definition
Sleep inducing
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Spurn
 Definition
To reject with disdain
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Steadfast
 Definition
Fixed in direction
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Stifling
 Definition
Suffocating
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Stilted
 Definition
Artificially formal
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Subservient
 Definition
obedient, compliant
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Subsistence
 Definition
The state of existing; means of supporting life
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Subversive
 Definition
Tending to overthrow
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Supplant
 Definition
To take the place of
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Tactile
 Definition
Relating to touch
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Timeworn
 Definition
Worn by time
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Titular
 Definition
Having a name without powers associated with it
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Totalitarian
 Definition
Exercising control over many aspects of life
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Tribulations
 Definition
Grievous trouble
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Unabashed
 Definition
Ashamed
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Underpinnings
 Definition
A system of supports
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Unorthodox
 Definition
unconventional, unusual
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Unseemly
 Definition
Inappropriate
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Urbane
 Definition
Polished
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Vacillate
 Definition
To waver
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Vacuity
 Definition
The state of being absent
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Venal
 Definition
Open to bribery
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Voluminous
 Definition
Filling a large volume
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Wares
 Definition
Goods
Term
Winnow
 Definition
To blow away
Term
Acquiesce
 Definition

To comply

to go along with

to give in to
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Adroit
 Definition
Skillful
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Allusion
 Definition
An indirect reference
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Aloof
 Definition
Detached
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Ambivalent
 Definition
Mixed feeling
Term
Anecdote
 Definition
A short story
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Anguish
 Definition
Agonizing physical/mental pain
Term
Anomaly
 Definition
A deviation from the norm
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Antecedent
 Definition
A preceding event
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Antipathy
 Definition
A strong dislike
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Antithesis
 Definition
Direct opposite
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Aphorism
 Definition
A statement universally accepted as true
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Aplomb
 Definition
Admirable poise under pressure
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Apocryphal
 Definition
Of questionable authenticity
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Appeasement
 Definition
To grant concessions to maintain peace
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Apropos
 Definition
Appropriate
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Archaic
 Definition
Out of date
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Arrest
 Definition
To bring to a stop
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Ascetic
 Definition
A person who leads a life of self-denial
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Audacious
 Definition
Very bold
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Auspicious
 Definition
Very favorable
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Autocrat
 Definition
A ruler with unlimited power
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Automaton
 Definition
A person who acts in a mechanical fashion
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Autonomous
 Definition
Independent
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Avarice
 Definition
Excessive greed
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Beleaguer
 Definition
A person who gives gifts
Term
Beleaguer
 Definition
beset with problems
Term
Bent
 Definition
A strong tendency
Term
Boon
 Definition
A timely benefit
Term
Bowdlerize
 Definition
To delete objectionable parts of a book
Term
Brusque
 Definition
Abrupt
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Bucolic
 Definition
Pastoral
Term
Bungler
 Definition
A clumsy or inept person
Term
Burgeon
 Definition
To rapidly grow and expand
Term
Callous
 Definition
Insensitive
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Capitulate
 Definition
To surrender
Term
Capricious
 Definition
Fickle
Term
Caricature
 Definition
A deliberately exaggerated portrait
Term
Catalyst
 Definition
An agent that provokes or triggers a change
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Caustic
 Definition
A stinging or bitter remark
Term
Cavalier
 Definition
An arrogant attitude
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Censorious
 Definition
Highly critical
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Chagrin
 Definition
Feeling of distress caused by humiliation or embarrassment
Term
Channel
 Definition
To direct along a desired course
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Charlatan
 Definition
A fake
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Check
 Definition
To restrain
Term
Chicanery
 Definition
Deception by artful subterfuge
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Chimerical
 Definition
A fantastic scheme
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Churlish
 Definition
Ill-tempered
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Circuitous
 Definition
Circular and therefore indirect
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Circumspect
 Definition
Cautious
Term
Circumvent
 Definition
To avoid by artful maneuvering
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Clairvoyan
 Definition
A person who uses intuition to see into the future
Term
Clandestine
 Definition
Secretive
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Coerce
 Definition
To compel someone to do something
Term
Coin
 Definition
To devise a new word or phrase
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Complaisant
 Definition
Agreeable
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Complicity
 Definition
Association or participation in a wrongful act
Term
Compromise
 Definition
To reduce quality or value of something
Term
Compunction
 Definition
Sincere and deep regret
Term
Consensus
 Definition
A general Agreement
Term
Consternation
 Definition
A state of great dismay and confusion
Term
Contentious
 Definition
Argumentative
Term
Contiguous
 Definition
Sharing an edge or boundary
Term
Conundrum
 Definition
A difficult problem
Term
Convoluted
 Definition
Twisted
Term
Cosmopolitan
 Definition
Worldly
Term
Court
 Definition
To attempt to gain the favor or support of a person or group
Term
Covet
 Definition
To strongly desire
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Craven
 Definition
Cowardly
Term
Credulous
 Definition
Easily convinced
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Cryptic
 Definition
Mysterious
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