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ACI SAT Week 1 Vocab
ACI SAT Week 1 Vocab
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Language - English
11th Grade
06/20/2009

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abide
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(v.) to put up with; tolerate
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accolade
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(n.) praises given for an act or achievement
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advocate
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(n.) one that argues for a cause, a supporter, defender
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aesthetic
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(adj.) related to a belief in the supremacy of or devotion to the beautiful, especially in art
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agrarian
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(adj.) pertaining to land, especially agricultural land
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arcane
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(adj.) known or understood by those with special knowledge
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artifice
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(n.) deception, trickery, a crafty stratagem
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augment
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(v.) to make something greater in size, quantity, or extent
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caustic
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(adj.) sarcastic and severe
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circumscribe
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(v.) to confine within bounds
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coagulate
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(v.) to change into a clot or a jelly, as by heat, chemical reaction, or fermentation
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commend
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(v.) to praise
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contemptuous
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(adj.) disdainful; showing strong dislike or disrespect
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convoluted
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(adj.) intricate and complicated; twisted
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dearth
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(n.) a lack of something essential or desirable
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defunct
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(adj.) no longer in use; broken
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deleterious
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(adj.) hurtful, morally or physically
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demure
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(adj.) shy, hesitant and reserved
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deter
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(v.) to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding
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diligence
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(n.) careful and perserving effort to accomplish what is undertaken
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disdain
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(n.) contempt and scorn
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disparage
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(v.) to regard or speak of slightingly
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dubious
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(adj.) doubtful
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eccentric
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(adj.) unconventional and odd, especially in regard to personality and habits
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enervate
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(v.) to weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of
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epidemic
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(n.) wide-spread occurence of a disease in a certain region
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extenuation
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(n.) the act of lessening the severity or importance of, especially by providing partial excuses
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extol
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(v.) to praise in the highest terms
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extrinsic
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(adj.) not essential or inherent; arising from an outside influence
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exuberant
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(adj.) enthusiastic, full of joy; lavish
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foe
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(n.) an enemy
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foppish
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(adj.) characteristic of one who is unduly devoted to dress and the niceties of manners
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foster
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(v.) to bring up or promote new ideas
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frivolous
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(ajd.) not serious, unimportant
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guileless
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(adj.) honest, without deception
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inauspicious
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(adj.) not favorable
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innocuous
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(adj.) harmless
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intrepid
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(adj.) resolutely courageous, fearless
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inveterate
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(adj.) habitual
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lambaste
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(v.) to scold severely
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laudatory
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(adj.) pertaining to, expressing, or containing praise
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nomadic
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(adj.) moving from place to place
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parody
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(n.) a literary or artistic work that imitates the characteristic style of an author or a work for comice effect or ridicule; a mockery
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pellucid
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(adj.) translucent; allowing light to pass through
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perfidy
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(n.) treachery
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perusal
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(n.) reading carefully or thoughtfully
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pervasive
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(adj.) thoroughly penetrating or permeating
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piety
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(n.) a devotion to religious duties, reverence; a strong sense of morality and virtue
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pillage
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(n.) open robbery, as in war
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plausible
Definition
(adj.) seeming likely to be true, though open to doubt
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portend
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(v.) to indicate as being about to happen, especially by previous signs
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portray
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(v.) to depict in pictures, words, or performance
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profound
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(adj.) coming as if from great depths; far-reaching, thorough
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putrid
Definition
(adj.) rotten, corrupt
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rancor
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(n.) bitter long lasting resentment or anger
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rarefied
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(adj.) elevated in character or style; reserved for a select group
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reciprocal
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(adj.) interchanged, given or owed to each other
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relegate
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(v.) to send off or consign, as to an obscure position or remote destination; to banish
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rustic
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(adj.) of or relating to the country
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salutary
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(adj.) favorable to health; beneficial
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segregation
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(n.) separating into gropus, especially the separation of people based on class or race
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serpentine
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(adj.) twisting; resembling a snake; sly
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spontaneity
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(n.) the quality of being spontaneou: happening quickly and naturally, without being planned and often without cause
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subdue
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(v.) to conquer, to gain control of
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substantiate
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(v.) to support with proof or evidence; to make real
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superfluous
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(adj.) being more than is needed; excessive
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technocrat
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(n.) a technical expert; one who supports the idea that government should be run by scientists, engineers, and other experts
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tedious
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(adj.) tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; boring
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tentative
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(adj.) not fully worked out, concluded or agreed upon; provisional; uncertain
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transitory
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(adj.) existing for a short time only
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treacherous
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(adj.) marked by betrayal of trust; not dependable
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trite
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(adj.) made commonplace by frequent repetition
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turbulent
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(adj.) wild and unpredictable
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unpalatable
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(adj.) not pleasing to the taste; not pleasant
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valid
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(adj.) founded on truth
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virtue
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(n.) rare, curious, or beautiful quality
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vital
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(adj.) necessary to or contributing to the continuation of life, existence, or effectiveness, life-sustaining; lively; invigorating
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vitiate
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(v.) to reduce the quality of a substance; to corrupt; to invalidate
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vivid
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(adj.) bright and distinct, brilliant; full of the liveliness and freshness of immmediate experience; heard, seen or felt as if real
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