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Adventures of Carlito - Flocab
SAT Words from the Song "Adventures of Carlito" from Flocabulary's Hip-Hop Approach to SAT Vocabulary
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Language - English
11th Grade
09/25/2006

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fortify
Definition
(v.) - to strengthen
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dictate
Definition
"(v.) - to pronounce, command, prescribe"
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diminutive
Definition
"(adj.) - miniature, small"
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goad
Definition
"(v.) - to urge, to provoke into action"
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lachrymose
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(adj.) - tearful
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obsequious
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(adj.) - submissive
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laud
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(v.) - to applaud or praise
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sycophant
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(n.) - a self-serving flatterer
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officious
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(adj.) - offering unwanted help or service
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abide
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"(v.) - to put up with, tolerate"
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punctilious
Definition
(adj.) - eager to follow rules
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propriety
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"(n.) - decency, state of being proper"
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amble
Definition
"(v.) - to stroll, walk"
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scurrilous
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"(adj.) - crude, vulgar"
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inimical
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" (adj.) - hostile, threatening"
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trek
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"(v.) - to walk, travel by foot"
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malevolent
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(adj.) - having intent to harm others
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malicious
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"(adj.) - malevolent, harmful"
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truculent
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"(adj.) - eager to fight, violent"
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pugnacious
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(adj.) - belligerent
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belligerent
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"(adj.) - contentious, ready to fight"
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accost
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(v.) - to approach or confront aggressively
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invective
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(n.) - a verbal attack
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timorous
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"(adj.) - fearful, timid"
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circumspect
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(adj.) - cautious
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prudent
Definition
"(adj.) - cautious, careful"
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nefarious
Definition
(adj.) - horribly villainous
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petulance
Definition
"(n.) - irritability, impoliteness"
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repudiate
Definition
"(v.) - to reject, turn down"
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accede
Definition
(v.) - to agree
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accommodating
Definition
"(adj.) - obliging, helpful"
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poised
Definition
"(adj.) - balanced, readied"
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masticate
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(v.) - to chew
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spurious
Definition
(adj.) - false but intended to seem believable or possible
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abate
Definition
"(v.) - to lessen, to reduce in severity"
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abase
Definition
"(v.) - to lower, demean, degrade"
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laceration
Definition
"(n.) - a cut, a rip"
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altercation
Definition
"(n.) - an argument, dispute"
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mediate
Definition
"(v.) - to intervene, to arbitrate, to sort out"
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arbitrator
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(n.) - one who settles controversy between two sides
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restitution
Definition
"(n.) - compensation, reimbursement"
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retaliation
Definition
"(n.) - revenge, punishment"
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retribution
Definition
"(n.) - vengeance, revenge, payback"
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umbrage
Definition
"(n.) - anger, offense, resentment"
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upbraid
Definition
" (v.) - to criticize, scold, reproach"
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berate
Definition
(v.) - to scold severely
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atone
Definition
"(v.) - to apologize, make amends"
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benevolent
Definition
"(adj.) - kind, good, caring"
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bereft
Definition
"(adj.) - without, devoid of"
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concede
Definition
"(v.) - to give in, to accept"
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