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SAT VOCAB
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11th Grade
10/23/2007

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allocation
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n - allowance, portion, share
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allure
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v - to entice by charm; attract
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allusion
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n - indirect reference
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allusiveness
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adj. quality of making many indirect references
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aloof
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adj. - detached, indifferent
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altercation
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n - noisy dispute
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altruism
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adj. unselfish concern for others welfare
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amalgam
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n - mixture. combination, alloy
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ambidextrous
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adj. - able to use both hands equally well
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ambivalence
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n. - attitude of uncertainty; conflicting emotions
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ameliorate
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v. - to make better, improve
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amenable
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adj. - agreeable, cooperative
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amend
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v. - to improve or correct flaws in
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amenity
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adj. - pleasantness; something increasing comfort
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amiable
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adj. - friendly, pleasant, likeable
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amicable
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adj. - friendly, agreeable
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amity
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n. - friendship
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amoral
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adj. - unprincipled, unethical
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amorous
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adj. strongly attracted to love; showing love
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amorphous
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adj. having no definite form
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amortize
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v. - diminish by installment payments
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amphibian
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n. - creature equally at home on lang or in water
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amphitheater
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n. - arena theater with rising tiers around a central open space
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ample
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adj. - abundant, plentiful
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amplify
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v. - increase, intensify
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amulet
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n. - ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits
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anachronism
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n. - something chronologically inappropriate
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analogous
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adj. - comparable, parallel
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anarchy
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n. - absence of government or law; chaos
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anathema
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n. - ban,curse; something shunned or disliked
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ancillary
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adj. - accessory, subordinate, helping
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anecdote
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n. - short, usually funny account of an event
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angular
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adj. characterized by sharp angles; lean and gaunt
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animation
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n. - enthusiasm, excitement
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animosity
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n. - hatred, hostility
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annul
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v. - to cancel nullify, declare void, or make legally invalid
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anodyne
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n. - something that calms or soothes pain
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anoint
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v. - to apply oil to, esp. as a sacred rite
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anomaly
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n. - irregularly or deviation from the norm
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anonymity
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n. - condition of having no name or an unknown name
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antagonist
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n. - foe, opponent, adversary
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