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Chris Trudeau SAT Vocabulary
SAT Vocabulary (5th 50/250 words)
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11th Grade
10/14/2019

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repugnant
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offensive, disgusting
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resign/resignation/resigned
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1) give in, surrender 2) step down from a position
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rhetoric/rhetorical/rhetorician
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persuasive speech or writing
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rudimentary
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1) basic 2) undeveloped, incomplete
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sanction
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1) (noun) penalty for disobeying a law 2) (verb) punish, impose a penalty 3) (verb) formally approve
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sanguine
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cheerfully, confident, optimistic
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satire/satirical/satirize
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sarcastic imitation
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saturate
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soak, make completely full
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scintillating
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lively, effervescent
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scope
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1) range, 2) opportunity, possibility
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sensational
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amazing, shocking, scandalous
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servile
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submissive, overly willing to please
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shopworn
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worn out, trite
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simile
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comparison
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solicitous/solicitousness
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expressing care or concern, often too much
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sparse
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lacking, rare
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spate
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outbreak of similar events happening one after another
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spurn
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reject, turn down
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stagnant/stagnation
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not moving
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stark/starkness
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not moving
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staunch
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strong, loyal
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stock (adjective)
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standard, usual, automatic
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strain
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1) (Verb) stress, force, make an excessive effort 2) (noun) excessive stress, effort, or force 3) (verb) separate solids from a liquid
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stupefy
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amaze
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subjugate
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conquer, dominate, control
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subordinate
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lower in rank, inferior
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subservient
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1) obedient, yielding 2) less important
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subtle
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not obvious
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supine
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1) lying on one's back 2) not resisting
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susceptible
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easily influenced or affected
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sustain
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1) strengthen, support 2) maintain, carry on 3) experience, suffer
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synthesis
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combination of elements or ideas
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tangent/tangential
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1) different or irrelevant line of thought 2) a line that touches a curve at a point (in math)
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tempestuous
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stormy
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tenacious/tenacity
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stubborn, determined
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thrive
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grow, develop, prosper
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transcend
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go beyond, rise above
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trite
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unoriginal, common
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unorthodox
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not traditional
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unprecedented
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without any previous example
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usurp
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seize power without authority
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vicarious
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felt indirectly by imagining someone else's experiences
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vindicate/vindication
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clear someone of blame, prove to be right
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virulent
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1) poisonous 2) bitter, harsh, hostile
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vitiate
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spoil, destroy
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vocation
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career
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vulnerable
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susceptible, exposed
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wane
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lessen, become weaker
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wary
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cautious
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wry
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having a clever or grim sense of humor
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