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Vocab 1
SAT vocab words
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English
11th Grade
05/30/2007

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altercation
Definition
a heated argument
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audacity
Definition
rude boldness
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evince
Definition
to demonstrate clearly; to prove
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exhort
Definition
to urge on with stirring words
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expedient
Definition
practical, providing an immediate advantage
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galvanize
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to startle into sudden activity
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hue
Definition
particular shade of a given color
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hyperbole
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extreme exaggeration for effect
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implacable
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unable to be appeased or pacified
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incarcerate
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to put into prison; to confine
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incisive
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sharp,keen,cutting to the heart of the matter
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lexicon
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a dictionary; a specialized vocabulary used in a particular field or place
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ominous
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threatning; foreboding;evil
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pertinent
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relevant; having to do with the subject at hand
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