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Dante's Inferno SAT Words
SAT Vocabulary Practice
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English
10th Grade
10/22/2007

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squalid
Definition
dirty and wretched, as from poverty or lack of care; morally repulsive, sordid.
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sate
Definition
to satisfy fully; satisfy in excess.
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papal
Definition
of, relating to, or issued by the pope; of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church.
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prudent
Definition
careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment.
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innocuous
Definition
not injurious to physical or mental health
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artificer
Definition
a craftsman or a skilled industrial worker.
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lamentations
Definition
an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophets.
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turbid
Definition
cloudy: (of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment.
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abject
Definition
of the most contemptible kind.
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connoisseur
Definition
an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
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licit
Definition
sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual morality; "a wife's licit love"
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schism
Definition
division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"
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bereft
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unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
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avarice
Definition

reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)

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insolence
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crust: the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
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reboantic

Definition
one who is Rebellowing; resounding loudly.
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artisan
Definition
craftsman: a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
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supine
Definition
lying on the back.
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penitent
Definition
feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
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patrimony
Definition
a church endowment
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simony
Definition
traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments
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barrators
Definition
An encourager of litigation, one who goes to law with his neighbour on the smallest provocation
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usury
Definition
an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest
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fissure
Definition
crevice: a long narrow depression in a surface
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vehemence
Definition
intensity or forcefulness of expression; "the vehemence of his denial"; "his emphasis on civil rights"
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maledictions
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imprecation: the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); "he suffered the imprecations of the mob"
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forage
Definition
eatage: animal food for browsing or grazing
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mattock
Definition
an agricultural tool used for loosening hard ground
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contemptible
Definition
deserving of contempt or scorn
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