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Vocab 1-32 of Testmasters 250 hardest SAT words
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English
11th Grade
06/11/2009

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adorn
Definition
to lend beauty to; decorate
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aeon
Definition
an infinitely long period of time; an age
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affectation
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behavior that is assumed rather than natural; artificiality
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aloof
Definition
distant (physically or emotionally); reserved and remote
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amalgam
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a mixture
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ambivalent
Definition
mixed feelings; having opposing views
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anguish
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agonizing physical or emotional pain; torment
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antecedent
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something that precedes something else
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apathy
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indifference
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aplomb
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self-confidence
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appall
Definition
to fill with consternation or dismay
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apropos
Definition
to the point
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archaic
Definition
pertaining to words and language once common but no longer used; old
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arduous
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strenuous
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assertive
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confident; self-assured
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auspicious
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favorable
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automaton
Definition
something robot-like
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avant-garde
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a group active in the invention.application of new techniques in a given field, especially the arts
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avarice
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greed
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banality
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something trite, obvious, or predictable; a commonplace item
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bane
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fatal injury; ruin
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beleaguered
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harassed; beset (by annoyance)
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belie
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to give a false appearance; misrepresent
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belligerent
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inclined or eager to fight; hostile; aggresive
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bipartisan
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supported by two political parties
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blight
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any of numerous plant diseases resulting in sudden conspicuous wilting or dying of plant parts
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bog
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a wetland
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bolster
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to boost, support
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boon
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a reward; treasure
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bowdlerize
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to remove offensive portions from a book
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burgeon
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to grow and flourish
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celerity
Definition
swiftness of action or motion; speed
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