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SAT words 289-432
3rd test
102
English
10th Grade
12/05/2011
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fatuous
 Definition
foolish; inane (lack of intelligence and awareness)
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fauna
 Definition
animals of a certain region
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faux pas
 Definition
an error or slip in manners
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fawning
 Definition
courting favor by cringing or flattering
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featly
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devotion; loyalty; faithfulness
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feign
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to pretend; to invent; to copy
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fell
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cruel; deadly
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ferret
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to drive or hunt out of hiding
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facsimile
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an exact copy
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fallacious
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misleading
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fallow
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plowed, but not sown
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fanatic
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a person motivated by extreme, unreasoning enthusiasm
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fantastic
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unreal
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eulogy
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praise
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euphemism
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a mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
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evanescent
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vanishing; short lived; fleeting
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evoke
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to call forth
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exorbitant
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far beyond what is usual or proper; excessive
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expedient
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appropriate, advisable or useful; advantageous for practical rather than moral reasons
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expiate
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to make amends for
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extant
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still in existence
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extenuate
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to weaken; to mitigate
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extrinsic
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external; foreign, not inherent
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extol
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to praise; to glorify
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extrovert
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a person interested mostly in external objects or actions
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exuberant
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abundant; lavish
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exude
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to discharge; to give forth
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fabricate
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to build; to construct; to invent
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façade
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a front of a building
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facet
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a side; a plane of a gemstone
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facetious
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humorous; jocular
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facile
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easy; expert
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facilitate
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to make less difficult
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divulge
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to reveal
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dolorous
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sorrowful
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effrontery
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shameless boldness
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egalitarian
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promoting equal treatment for people
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egotist
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a boastful, conceited, self-centered person
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egregious
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shocking
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elite
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belonging to, or a characteristic of, a class of people considered to be the best, brightest, most powerful
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eloquent
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expressed in a strong, graceful, and persuasive way
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elusive
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baffling; hard to grasp
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emancipated
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excessively thin; wasted away
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didactic
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designed to instruct or guide behavior
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diffidence
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shyness
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digress
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to depart from the main subject in writing or speaking; to ramble
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dilapidated
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falling to pieces; broken down; in disrepair
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diligent
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hard working
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din
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a loud, annoying noise
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dint
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means; effort
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dirge
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a lament with music
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discern
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to detect with eyes or other senses
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disconcerting
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upsetting; frustrating; embarrassing
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disconsolate
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sad
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discordant
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disagreeing; conflicting; clashing; not in harmony
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discourse
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formal and orderly speech or writing subject
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disparage
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to belittle
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dispel
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to cause to disappear; to drive away; to scatter
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disseminate
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to scatter widely, to spread abroad
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dissipate
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to squander
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dissuade
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to persuade not to do something
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diverse
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several; differing
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covert
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secret
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coy
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shy
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craven
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cowardly
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criterion
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a standard; a rule or test on which judgement is based
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crone
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a hag
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cryptic
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mysterious; baffling; having a hidden meaning
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culpable
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deserving blame; guilty
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cupidity
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greed; desire or gain
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cursory
 Definition
casual; hastily done
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cynic
 Definition
one who is skeptical
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daunt
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to intimidate
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deluge
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a great flood or downpour
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demure
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serious; reserved
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denigrate
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to defame; to damage the reputation of
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denizen
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an inhabitant of
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depraved
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wicked; immoral; evil
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deprecate
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to disapprove regretfully
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derogatory
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expressing a low opinion of
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derision
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a scornful laughter
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despicable
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deserving of dislike or scorn; contemptible
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destitute
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extremely poor
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desultory
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moving in a disorganized way; aimless
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detriment
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harm; damage
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deviant
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not normal, standard, or acceptable; abnormal
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devious
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not normal or straight forward; sly; tricky
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dexterous
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skillful
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diction
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manner of expression; the choice and arrangement of words
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condiment
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spices
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condone
 Definition
to overlook; to forgive
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confidant
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a person to whom one entrusts secrets
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conflagration
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a great, destructive fire
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conglomeration
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a mass of material sticking together
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conjecture
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an opinion based on insufficient evidence; a guess
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conjugal
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pertaining to marriage
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connoisseur
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an expert, especially one with training or with formal taste
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consanguinity
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kinship
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conscientious
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guided by conscience
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consensus
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a general agreement
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construe
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to explain; to interrupt
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consummate
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