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SAT Vocabulary 3
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10th Grade
04/20/2013

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AMPLIFY
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Increase the volume of (sound), esp. using an amplifier
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INEPT
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Having or showing no skill; clumsy.
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SURREPTITIOUS
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Kept secret, esp. because it would not be approved of.
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JEOPARDIZE
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Put (someone or something) into a situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure.
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LATENT
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 Existing but not yet developed or manifest; hidden; concealed.
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ESSENCE
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The intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something, esp. something abstract, that determines its character.
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RECOIL
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Suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust
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GENERIC
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Characteristic of or relating to a class or group; not specific
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LACERATE
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Tear or deeply cut
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MURKY
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Dark and gloomy, esp. due to thick mist.
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