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100 sat words
the 2nd semister vocabulary
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English
11th Grade
03/25/2012

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judicious
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showing good judgement
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meticulous
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extremely particular
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painstaking
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revealing much care and respect
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resilient
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able to change back after a change
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tenacious
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persisting in holding on
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benevolent
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showing good will
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irascible
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easily annoyed
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writhe
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to twist, especially in pain or suffering
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taciturn
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not talkative, laconic
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tawdry
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cheap looking
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servile
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submissive; like a servant
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surreptitious
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secretive; sneaky
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rancor
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bitterness, hatred

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sullen
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resentfully silent, dismal
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remorse
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self-reproach,guilt
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malice
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spite, extreme ill will
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malign
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to speak ill of, slander
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rue
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to regret to an extreme degree
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acclaim
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to proclaim or announce with noisy approval
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rejuvenate
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to make youthful or like new again
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revere
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to respect or honor, venerate, worship
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sanction
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to authorize endorse, approve
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temper
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to moderate as required; strenghthen through hardship
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saturate
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to fill completely, soak
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whet
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to excite closely
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scrutinize
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to examine closely
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vacillate
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to fluctuate, change, hesitate
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thwart
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to foil, baffle, frustrate
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venerate
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to revere, respect, admire with deference
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waive
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to give up voluntarily, relinquish
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brevity
Definition
briefness, conciseness
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criterion
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a standard for making judment
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delineate
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to describe in detail, outline
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ephemeral
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to describe in detail, outline
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copious
Definition
in plentiful supply
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dearth
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scar5city or lack, paucity
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evanescent
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fading or vanishing quickly
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paucity
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a lack or scarcity
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prodigious
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inspiring awe; enormous
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meager
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lacking in quantity or quality; slimpy
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redundant
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extra and unneccessary, superfluous
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scanty
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brief or short; not enough
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aesthetic
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referrig to a sense of beauty; artistic
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eclectic
Definition
carefully selected from several resources
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gratuitous
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unwanted, unneeded, undeserved
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inevitable
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unavoidable
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irony
Definition
the opposite of what would be expected
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expedient
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practical, advisable; opportunistic
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apocryphal
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of doubtful authorship; fictious
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heinous
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appalling; abominable
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mundane
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everyday, commonplace
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arduous
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demanding physical or mentally; stenuous
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prodigal

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wildy extravagant or lavish in spending

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quixotic
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extremely idealistic; unrealistic or imaginary
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verbose
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wordy
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blasphemy
Definition
disrespect or irreverence toward something sacred
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vilify
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to slander or defame something
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jargo
Definition
special terminology or language
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satire
Definition
comedy using laughter as a weapond to evoke scorn or amusement
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vitriolic
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caustic; burning or corrosive
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tirade
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a lengthy, critical, emotional speech; rant
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slander
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a false defamatory, spoken criticism
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garble
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to render incomprehensible
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rhetoric
Definition
(now) insincere writing or speech
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garrulous
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extremely talkative, gabby, verbose
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ambiguous
Definition
indefinite, open to more than one interpretation
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capitulate
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to give in, surrender, acquiesce
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defer
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to give in to someone of greater authority; to put off until later
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unbivalence
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uncertainty; experiencing conflicting emotions
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dubious
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doubtful; of questionable truth
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languor
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Sluggishness, lethargy
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fluctuate
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to shift up and down
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innocuous
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harmless; dull, insipid
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stagnant
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inactive; not moving or flowing (liquid)
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tentative
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hesitant, unsure, uncertain
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indifferent
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so-so; unconcerned; aloof or detached
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legarthy
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serious tiredness, lazziness
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repudiate
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to disown, reject, disclaim
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enhance
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to make better or more desirable
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hamper 
Definition
to get in the way of; hinder or impede
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