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SAT Vocabulary
This is directly from my AP english teacher.
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English
11th Grade
08/21/2012

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Altruistic
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Unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others; generous
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Ambivalent
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Having contrary feelings or attitudes; uncertain as to course of action
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Angular
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Lean; sharp cornered; gaunt
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Arrogant
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Overbearingly assuming; insolently proud
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Aversion
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Strong disinclination; disliking
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Discern
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To differentiate between two or more things
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Disdain
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Intense dislike; to treat with scorn or contempt; to reject as unworthy
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Disparity
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Inequality; the condition of being unequal in age, rank, or degree
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Embellish
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To decorate; to make beautiful with ornamentation
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Engender
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To cause; to produce; to create
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Innocuous
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Harmless; producing no injury
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Insipid
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Boring and stupid
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Lament
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To mourn or express sorrow in a demonstrative manner
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Laud
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To praise; to extol
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Obscure
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Difficult to see; vague
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Obstentuous
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Showy, pretentious
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Prodigal
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Wasteful; a person given to extravagance
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Repudiate
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To reject; to disown; to disavow
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Reticence
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Restraint in speech; reluctance to speak
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Revere
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To honor; to regard with respect
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Serene
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Calm, placid
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Subtle
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Delicate; elusive; not obvious
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Superfluous
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Beyond what is needed or required; an overflow
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Taciturn
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Quiet; not verbose
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Disparge
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To degrade; to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner
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