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SAT Vocabulary #4
vocab for AP English
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Literature
12th Grade
10/02/2011
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ambiguous
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Having several possible meanings
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cryptic
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secret, intended to be mysterious
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esoteric
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understood by a small group
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tantamount
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equivalent to
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analogous
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comparable, similar
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mitigate
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to lessen in force or intensity
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arcane
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known only to few
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commensurate
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corresponding in amount or degree
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surly
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rude or bad tempered
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convert
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secret, concealed
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petulant
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irritable, bad tempered
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latent
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present, but hidden
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dormant
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in a state of rest or inactivity
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irascible
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easily angered
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pugnacious
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inclined to fight
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acrimonious
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irritable, ill-tempered
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fractious
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unruly, quarrelsome
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surreptitous
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undercover, concealed
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misanthropic
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hating mankind
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choleric
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prone to anger
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querulous
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complaning
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contankerous
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grouchy, quarrelsome
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soporific
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sleep inducing
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contencious
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likely to cause quarrels or disputes
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inert
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inactive, static
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