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SAT Vocabulary List 6-10
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11th Grade
04/24/2008
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Advocate
 Definition
support
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Ambiguous
 Definition
vague
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Animosity
 Definition
hostility; hatred
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Boorishness
 Definition
rudeness; ill-mannered behavior
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Censure
 Definition
blame; criticize
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Concord
 Definition
agreement
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Conflagration
 Definition
big fire
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Consecrated
 Definition
dedicated; made holy
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Consummate
 Definition
supremely good
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Contagious
 Definition
passed on through touch; infectious
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Cursory
 Definition
superficial
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Dalliance
 Definition
non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something
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Deleterious
 Definition
harmful
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Disparaging
 Definition
critical
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Dubious
 Definition
doubtful
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Equitable
 Definition
fair and equal
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Eulogy
 Definition
praise
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Fastidious
 Definition
very fussy; extremely concerned
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Fidelity
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faithfulness; loyalty
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Formidable
 Definition
inspiring awe
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Futile
 Definition
useless, waste of time and effort
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Futility
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uselessness
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Holistic
 Definition
whole; entire
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Idiosyncratic
 Definition
quirky; eccentric; unique to an individual
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Ineffable
 Definition
can't be expressed into words
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Infelicity
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unsuitability; inappropriateness
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Integrity
 Definition
honor; honesty
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Intermittent
 Definition
on and off; not continuous
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Judicious
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fair; wise
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Legitimate
 Definition
to make legal; give approval to
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Mercenary
 Definition
seeking money above all else
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Meticulous
 Definition
thorough; taking care of details
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Petulant
 Definition
sulky
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Polarized
 Definition
divided into two extremes
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Pragmatism
 Definition
practicality
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Presumptive
 Definition
presumed
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Propensity
 Definition
tendency; leaning; predilection
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Prosaic
 Definition
ordinary
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Quelled
 Definition
suppressed
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Regressive
 Definition
moving backwards (literal or metaphoric)
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Remiss
 Definition
neglectful
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Rhetoric
 Definition
persuasive language
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Sedulous
 Definition
thorough; eager
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Sermonized
 Definition
gave moral lecture
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Shroud
 Definition
1. a cover for a dead body, 2. to cover
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Steadfastness
 Definition
loyalty; firmness of purpose
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Temporize
 Definition
put off; procrastinate
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Treacly
 Definition
too sweet; over sentimental
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Vacillated
 Definition
wavered; hesitated
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Vindication
 Definition
proving right
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Vindictive
 Definition
seeking revenge
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