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Difficult SAT Vocab
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36
English
10th Grade
11/24/2009

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acquiesce
Definition
to consent to or agree to without protest
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preclude
Definition
to make impossible or impracticable by previous action
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consecrate
Definition
to declare as holy
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skulk
Definition
to spread or scatter
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castigate
Definition
severely criticize, punish
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pontificate
Definition
behave or speak pompously
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magnanimous
Definition
noble in soul or mind; generous in spirit
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guile
Definition
crafty deceit; sly tricks; cunning
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capitulate
Definition
to give in on certain terms
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contentious
Definition
fond of arguing; argumentative
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salient
Definition
most noticeable or important
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exuberant
Definition
overflowing with high spirits
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reticent
Definition
restrained, shy, reserved
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proviso
Definition
a statement that makes a condition; stipulation
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querulous
Definition
complaining; finding fault
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privy
Definition
to be aware of someones secret or private information
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supercilious
Definition
disdainful: having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
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fracticious
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inclined to make trouble; unruly
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peremptory
Definition
leaving no choice, final, decisive
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intimation
Definition
to make known subtly; hint
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prodigal
Definition
rashfully or wastefully extravagant
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ascertain
Definition
to discover through investigation
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punctilious
Definition
very careful and exact, paying strict attention to details of conduct
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gaudy
Definition
showy in a tasteless or vulgar way
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nebulous
Definition
hazy; vague; indistinct
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insidious
Definition
working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner
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ineffable
Definition
not able to be expressed in words
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turgid
Definition
execcively ornate or complex in style of language; swollen or distended, as from fluid
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debauch
Definition
to corrupt morally
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libertine
Definition
sexually promiscuous person
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rancor
Definition
bitter, long lasting resentment.
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portentous
Definition
of the nature of or constituting a prophesy of something important or calamitous, an omen
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redolent
Definition
fragrant; aromatic
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garrulous
Definition
talkative
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morbid
Definition
preoccupation with unwholesome matter such as death; of, relating to, or caused by disease
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fortuitous
Definition
happening by chance; accidental
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