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Flocabulary - Adventures of Carlito
SAT vocab.
50
English
8th Grade
11/10/2010

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Fortify
Definition
to strengthen
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Dictate
Definition
to pronounce, command, prescribe
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Diminutive
Definition
miniature, small
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Goad
Definition
to urge, to provoke into action
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Lachrymose
Definition
tearful
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Obsequious
Definition
submissive
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Laud
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to applaud or praise
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Sycophant
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a self-serving flatterer
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Officious
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offering unwanted help or service
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Abide
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to put up with, tolerate
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Punctilious
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eager to follow rules
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Propriety
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decency, state of being proper
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Amble
Definition
to stroll, walk
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Scurrilous
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crude, vulgar
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Inimical
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hostile, threatening
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Trek
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to walk, travel by foot
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Malevolent
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having intent to harm others
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Malicious
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malevolent, harmful
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Truculent
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eager to fight, violent
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Pugnacious
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belligerent
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Belligerent
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contentious, ready to fight
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Accost
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to approach or confront aggressively
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Invective
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a verbal attack
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Timorous
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fearful, timid
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Circumspect
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cautious
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Prudent
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cautious, careful
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Nefarious
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horribly villainous
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Petulance
Definition
irritability, impoliteness
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Repudiate
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to reject, turn down
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Accede
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to agree
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Accommodating
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obliging, helpful
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Poised
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balanced, readied
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Masticate
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to chew
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Spurious
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false but intended to seem believable and possible
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Abate
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to lessen, to reduce in severity
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Abase
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to lower, demean, degrade
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Laceration
Definition
a cut, a rip
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Altercation
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an argument, dispute
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Mediate
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to intervene, to arbitrate, to sort out
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Arbitrator
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one who settles controversy between two sides
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Restitution
Definition
compensation, reimbursement
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Retaliation
Definition
revenge, punishment
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Retribution
Definition
vengeance, revenge, payback
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Umbrage
Definition
anger, offense, resentment
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Upbraid
Definition
to criticize, scold, reproach
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Berate
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to scold severely
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Atone
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to apologize, make amends
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Benevolent
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kind, good, caring
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Bereft
Definition
without, devoid of
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Concede
Definition
to give in, to accept
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