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Frankenstein SAT Words
Words used for studying the SAT
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English
12th Grade
08/17/2010

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abhor
Definition
to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion.
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abject
Definition
utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched.
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accede
Definition
to give consent, approval, or adherence.
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acme
Definition
the highest point.
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actuate
Definition
to incite or move to action.
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adduce
Definition
to bring forward in argument or as evidence.
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affability
Definition
pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to.
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affectation
Definition
an effort to appear to have a quality not really or fully possessed.
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Affluence
Definition
abundance of money, property, and other material goods.
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allege
Definition
to declare with positiveness.
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alleviate
Definition
to make easier to endure.
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amass
Definition
to gather for oneself.
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ameliorate
Definition
to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory.
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amiable
Definition
having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities.
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antipathy
Definition
a natural, basic, or habitual repugnance.
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antiquity
Definition
the quality of being ancient.
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apparition
Definition
a supernatural appearance of a person or thing.
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approbation
Definition
approval.
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arbiter
Definition
a person empowered to decide matters at issue.
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ardour
Definition
great warmth of feeling.
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ascertain
Definition
to find out definitely.
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entreat
Definition
to ask earnestly.
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inexorable
Definition
unyielding.
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poignant
Definition
affecting or moving the emotions.
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irrevocably
Definition
not to be revoked or recalled.
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indefatigable
Definition
incapable of being tired out.
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caprice
Definition
a sudden, unpredictable change.
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odious
Definition
deserving or causing hatred.
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ardour
Definition
great warmth of feeling.
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