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SAT Vocab Quiz #1
The Golden Dozen & Great Eight
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11th Grade
09/13/2012
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Aesthetic
 Definition
Appealing to the sense of beauty
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Eclectic
 Definition
Choosing from a variety of sources
A person with eclectic taste of music would like rap, soul, country, and hard rock
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Paradox
 Definition
A seemingly contradictory statement that nonetheless expresses a truth
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Anomalous
 Definition
Deviating from a general rule, an irregularity
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Alleviate
 Definition
To relieve, lessen
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Mitigate
 Definition
To relieve, lessen
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Mollify
 Definition
To relieve, lessen
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Assuage
 Definition
To relieve, lessen
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Allay
 Definition
To relieve, lessen
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Innocuous
 Definition
Harmless
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Venerate
 Definition
To honor, admire
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Revere
 Definition
To honor, admire
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Trite
 Definition
Commonplace, ordinary
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Banal
 Definition
Commonplace, ordinary
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ClichE
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Commonplace, ordinary
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Hackneyed
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Commonplace, ordinary
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Platitude
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Commonplace, ordinary
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Vapid
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Commonplace, ordinary
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Prosaic
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Commonplace, ordinary
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Mundane
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Commonplace, ordinary
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Dilatory
 Definition
To delay, to be tardy
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Temporize
 Definition
To delay, to be tardy
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Dawdle
 Definition
To delay, to be tardy
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Obstinate
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Stubborn
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Obdurate
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Stubborn
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Recalcitrant
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Stubborn
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Intransigent
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Stubborn
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Intractable
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Stubborn
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Curtail
 Definition
To cut short
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Meager
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Sparse
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Rebuke
 Definition
To scold
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Censure
 Definition
To scold
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Reprove
 Definition
To scold
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Remonstrate
 Definition
To scold
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Reproach
 Definition
To scold
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Admonish
 Definition
To scold
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Lethargic
 Definition
To lack energy
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Slothful
 Definition
To lack energy
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Languid
 Definition
To lack energy
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Indolent
 Definition
To lack energy
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Torpid
 Definition
To lack energy
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Wan
 Definition
To lack energy
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Anemic
 Definition
To lack energy
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Phlegmatic
 Definition
To lack energy
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Enervated
 Definition
To lack energy
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Acclaim
 Definition
To win praise
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Adulation
 Definition
To win praise
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Hail
 Definition
To win praise
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Extol
 Definition
To win praise
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Laud
 Definition
To win praise
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Eulogize
 Definition
To win praise
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Plaudit
 Definition
To win praise
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