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Final SAT Vocab
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English
10th Grade
06/19/2013

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Term
Ameliorate
Definition
To make better; improve
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Brandish
Definition
To shake or wave in a menacing manner
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Demonstrative
Definition
Showing an open display of feelings
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Desolate
Definition
Lonely, uninhabited
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Enamor
Definition
To fill with love
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Exigency
Definition
A great urgency, requiring immediate attention
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Fathom
Definition
To come to understand
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Feasible
Definition
Possible
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Gullible
Definition
Easily fooled or duped
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Idiosyncrasy
Definition
Any personal peculiarity, eccentricity
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Linchpin
Definition
The key element of something
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Nuance
Definition
A subtle distinction or shade of difference
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Ostentatious
Definition
Fond of conspicuous display, pompous, pretentious
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Paragon
Definition
A model of excellence
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Paramount
Definition
Of supreme importance
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Patronizing
Definition
To act superior toward to, an adoption of condescension
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Rectitude
Definition
Great integrity, moral honesty
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Skulk
Definition
To move in a stealthy or furtive manner
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Venal
Definition
Capable of being bought or influenced by money, corruptible
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Aesthetics
Definition
Study of beauty
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Burgeon
Definition
To grow rapidly, flourish
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Cantankerous
Definition
difficult/ irritating to deal with
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Defile
Definition
To make unclean or impure, desecrate
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Dilatory
Definition
Tending to delay or procrastinate
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Disingenuous
Definition
Giving a fake appearance of simple frankness, thus calculating and corrupt
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Effervescent
Definition
To give off bubbles, thus to be bubbly, exuberant
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Hubris
Definition
Excessive pride; arrogance
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Incipient
Definition
Early stages, beginning
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Insipid
Definition
With out flavor, tasteless
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Legion
Definition
Large number
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Limpid
Definition
Transparent
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Polemic
Definition
Aggressive attack on another beliefs
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Quixotic
Definition
Idealistic in impractical way
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Sporadic
Definition
Occurring occasionally, not frequent
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Talisman
Definition
Object held to act as charm to avert evil and bring good fortune
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Torpor
Definition
Lack of energy, lethargy
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Ubiquitous
Definition
Present everywhere, pervasive
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Affable
Definition
Pleasant, friendly
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Arduous
Definition
Long/difficult hard to accomplish
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Bombastic
Definition
pretentious, inflated speech of writing, lacking humility
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Brusque
Definition
Rough and abrupt in manner of speech, curt
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Compendium
Definition
A concise list or summary
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Disparage
Definition
To run down, belittle, speak poorly of
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Eclectic
Definition
Selecting from a wide variety of sources, methods of styles
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Exasperate
Definition
To cause irritation or annoyance
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Garish
Definition
Excessively vivid colors
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Irrevocable
Definition
Not possible to revoke, unalterable, unable to be called back
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Mercurial
Definition
Characterized by rapid changes in mood
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Milestone
Definition
A significant change or turning point
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Perfunctory
Definition
Done in a routine manner
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Predilection
Definition
A likening or preference for something
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Raucous
Definition
Harsh, jarring sound, blaring
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Specious
Definition
Deceptively pleasing to the eye
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Spurious
Definition
Falsified, fake and thus nor genuine
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Strident
Definition
Loud harsh sounding
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Suffuse
Definition
To spread over or through to diffuse
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Usurp
Definition
To seize power, property, or position by force/illegally
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Abstruse
Definition
Difficult to understand, abstract
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Audacious
Definition
Very bold
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Blanch
Definition
To drain of color, become pale
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Circuitous
Definition
Following in a circular or winding path, indirect
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Consensus
Definition
General agreement, Common consent
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Corroborate
Definition
To support with evidence, confirm a claim
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Disdain
Definition
To look on with scorn
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Docile
Definition
Easy to manage, malleable
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Dogmatic
Definition
Very stubborn, adherence to beliefs
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Fallible
Definition
Capable of error
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Gingerly
Definition
Cautious, careful
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Incandescent
Definition
Giving off light, gleaming, brilliantly shining as part of a magical ritual
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Incantation
Definition
Use of spells or verbal charm spoken
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Indelicate
Definition
Lacking sensitivity for the feelings of others, tactless
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Indiscreet
Definition
An action marked by a lack of conduct, haughty
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Machinations
Definition
Scheming or crafty actions
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Ominous
Definition
Threatening evil or disaster, in auspicious
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Rebuke
Definition
Criticize sharply, reprimand, berate
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Stanch
Definition
To stop the flow of blood from a wound
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