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100 most common SAT words
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11th Grade
06/08/2012
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abate
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reduce or lesson
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aberration
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something unusual, different from the norm
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abhor
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to really hate
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abstain
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to refrain from doing something
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adversity
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hardship, misfortune
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amicable
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agreeable
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anachronistic
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out of date, out of the context of time
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asylum
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sanctuary, place of relief
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benevolent
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friendly, helpful
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boisterous
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enthusiastic, loud
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brazen
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bold
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brusque
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short, rude
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camaraderie
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togetherness, trust, group dynamic of trust
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canny
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careful
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capacious
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very large, spacious,
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capitulate
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surrender
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clairvoyant
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ability/can predict the future
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deleterious
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harmful
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digression
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straying from main point (different from being off topic though)
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enervating
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tiring
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ephemeral
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fleeting, temporary
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evanescent
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not lasting long
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extenuating
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something that makes the situation not as bad
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ornate (adj)
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Made in an intricate shape or decorated with complex patterns.
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florid
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ornate
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forbearance
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patient, restraint
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fortitude
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strength
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fortuitous
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lucky
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fraught
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filled with
he was fraught with sadness
the warehouse was fraught with cockroaches
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haughty
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arrogance, being arrogant
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hedonism
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pursuit of happiness
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impetuous
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rash, impulsive
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impute
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to assign or attribute to someone
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intrepid
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fearless
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intuitive
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knowing something by instinct
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jubilation
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happiness, joy
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lobbyist
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someone who takes one side or the other, and persuades government officials
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longevity
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long (particularly long life)
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mundane
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boring, ordinary
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nonchalant
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casual, calm, at ease
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opulent
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wealthy
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ostentatious
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flaunting wealth
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flaunting
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Display (something) ostentatiously, esp. in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance.
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parched
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freed from water, dried up
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perfidious
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disloyal
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perfidious
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practical
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precocious
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gifted/talented beyond one's years
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pretentious
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being self important, thinking you are better than others
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prosaic
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ordinary
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prudent
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careful, wise
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querulous
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irritable, prone to argument
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rancorous
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hateful, unpleasant
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spurious
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false, untrue
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substantiate
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to confirm, prove
e.g. substantial evidence
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subtle
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shy, small, not showy
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superfluous
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unnecessary, too much
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surreptitious
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secret
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tenacious
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persistently stubborn
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transient
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temporary, impermanent
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vindicate
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to free from blame
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wary
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careful, watchful
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utter
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without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
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render
 Definition
give an interpretation or rendition of
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