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English Vocab List 19
Vocab from SAT (1)
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English
11th Grade
04/13/2011

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enigma
Definition
a mystery, hard to understand
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revere
Definition
to worship or honor
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candor
Definition
honesty, frankness
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reticent
Definition
restrained, uncommunicative
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aesthetic
Definition
concerning art or beauty
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ascetic
Definition
without luxuries or indulgence
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autonomy
Definition
self-rule, independence
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innocuous
Definition
harmless
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banal
Definition
ordinary, commonplace, dull
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ameliorate
Definition
to improve
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innovate
Definition
to modernize or make changes
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extol
Definition
to praise
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augment
Definition
to increase
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derision
Definition
ridicule, contempt
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indolence
Definition
laziness
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acquiesce
Definition
to give in or agree to
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prodigal
Definition
wasteful, extravagant
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capricious
Definition
unpredictable, whimsical
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prosaic
Definition
uninspired, commonplace, dull
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austere
Definition
severe, strict
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