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Chris Trudeau SAT Vocabulary
SAT Vocabulary (4th 50/250 words)
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11th Grade
10/14/2019

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mercenary
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1(adjective) motivated by money 2) (noun) soldier hired to fight for a foreign country
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mercurial
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unpredictable, inconsistent
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mitigate/mitigation
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make less serious, reduce
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muted
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quiet, soft
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myopic
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1) nearsighted 2) unimaginative
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nebulous
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vague, cloudy
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nonchalance/nonchalant
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lack of concern
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notorious/notoriety
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famous for something bad
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novelty
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1) newness, originality 2) a trinket or toy
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odoriferous
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having a strong or unpleasant smell
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opaque/opacity
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1) not transparent 20 hard to understand
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opportunist/opportunistic
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a person who takes advantage of opportunities, often unethically
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orthodox
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conservative, traditional
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oversight
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mistake
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parochial
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1) relating to church 2) narrow-minded, unsophisticated
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particular/particularity
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1) specific, individual 2) fussy, demanding
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partisan
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1) supporter of a party or a cause 2) someone who is prejudiced towards a certain cause
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patronize
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1) support financially 2) act superior, look down on
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peremptory
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bossy, commanding
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perennial
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long-lasting, continual
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perfidious
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untrustworthy, disloyal
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perverse
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1) unacceptable, unreasonable 2) unnatural, abnormal
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pigment
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substance that gives color
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plebeian
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common citizen
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poignant
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emotionally touching
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pragmatic/pragmatism/pragmatist
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practical
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precipitate
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cause a sudden outcome
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precocious
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having early development in maturity and intelligence
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prescribe
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1) recommend, advise 2) command
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presumption
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1) assumption, guess 2) boldness, disrespect
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pretense
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1) make-believe, fake 2)false claim
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prevalent
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widespread
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proclivity
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natural tendency
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procure
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get or provide
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profane
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1) not sacred or religious 2) showing disrespect for religion
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prohibitive/prohibit/prohibition
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1) forbidding or restricting 2) excessively high in price
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prolific
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1) productive, creative, fertile 2) plentiful
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prospective
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likely or expected to become
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quagmire
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1) complex, difficult situation 2) bog or swamp
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qualified
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1) competent, able 2) limited
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quash
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q) reject 2) put down, supress
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radical
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extreme
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recourse
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the act of turning to someone or something for assistance
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rectify/rectitude
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put right, correct
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regressive
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backward-looking, becoming less advanced
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rejuvenate
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make young again
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remission
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reduction or decrease, particularly of a debt or medical symptoms
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remote
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distant, far
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renounce
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reject, abandon
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repudiate
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reject entirely, deny
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