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English final/SAT vocabulary
vocabulary for my english final tomorrow =] can also be used as SAT prep
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10th Grade
06/15/2006
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approbation
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(n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinon
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elicit
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(v.) to draw forth, extract
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expostulate
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(v.) to attempt to dissuade from some course of action
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intercede
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(v.) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party
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lurid
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(adj.) causing shock, horror
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transcend
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(v.) rise above
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umbrage
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(n.) overshadowing influence or power; irritation, annoyance
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unctuous
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(adj.) excessively smooth or smug, trying too hard to sound sincere, earnest
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ameliorate
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(v.) to improve, make better, amend
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callow
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without experience, immature
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exhort
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urge strongly
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ex officio
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by virtue of holding a certain office
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ingratiate
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cozy up to
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intrinsic
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belonging to someone or something by its very nature, inherent
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inveigh
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to make a violent attack in words
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strigent
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strict, severe
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surmise
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to infer, gather
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abominate
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to have intense hatred for
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adventitious
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incidental, not intended
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ascribe
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to assign to, attribute
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enjoin
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to prescribe a course of action
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expedite
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to make easy
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expiate
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to make amends
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proclivity, propensity
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a natural tendency
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sangfroid
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composure, poise
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seditious
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rebellious, resistant to law
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tenuous
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thin, slender,flimsy
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vitriolic
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bitter, sarcastic,
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affable
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courteous, pleasant
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erudite
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scholarly, learned
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gossamer
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thin, light
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querulous
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annoying, peevish, petulant
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repudiate
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to disown, reject
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scurrilous
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vulgar, obscene
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sedulous
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persistent, showing determination
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axiomatic
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universally accepted truth
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caveat
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warning to discourge behavior
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equitable
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fair, just
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filch
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to steal
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flout
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to mock, treat with contempt
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precept
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a rule of conduct or action
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scourge
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whip, punish severely
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soporific
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tending to cause sleep
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transient
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lasting only a short time
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aspersion
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slandering, damaging statement
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castigate
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punish severely
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disabuse
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set straight
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ennui
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boredom, dissatisfaction
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fetter
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chain or shackle
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surreptitious
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stealthy, furtive
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vicarious
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experienced in place of
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