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25 SAT words
25 of the ugliest SAT words that trip people up
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General Vocab
12th Grade
11/05/2011

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desiccated
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(adj) dehydrated or powdered: desiccated coconut
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lachrymose
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(adj) given to shedding tears readily; tearful
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pellucid
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(adj) allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass; translucent
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obstreperous
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(adj) resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly
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phlegmatic
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(adj) not easily excited by action or display of emotion; sluggish
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unctuous
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(adj) excessively smooth, suave, or smug
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eschew
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(v) to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid: to eschew evil.
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abjure
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(v) to avoid or shun
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vitriolic
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(adj) scathing, severe in critisism
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indefatigable
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(adj) incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring
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turgid
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(adj) swollen; distended; tumid; overblown
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execrable
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(adj) utterly detestable; abominable; repulsive
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fecund
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(adj) producing or capable of producing offspring, fruit, vegetation
in abundance; prolific; fruitful
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scurrilous
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(adj) grossly or obscenely abusive
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harangue
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(n) a long, passionate, and vehement speech, especially one delivered before a public gathering
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proliferation
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(n) a rapid and often excessive spread or increase
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variegated
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(adj) varied; diversified; diverse
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limpid
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(adj) clear, transparent, or pellucid, as water, crystal, or air
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pejorative
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(adj) having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force
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contrite
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(adj) caused by or showing sincere remorse
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sycophant
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(n) a self-seeking, submissive flatterer; fawning parasite
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penurious
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(adj) extremely stingy; frugal; miserly
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munificent
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(adj) extremely liberal in giving; very generous
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acrimony
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(n) sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature
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clemency
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(n) an act or deed showing mercy or leniency
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