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lesson 2
SAT Vocab
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English
10th Grade
01/17/2011
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antithesis
 Definition
a direct opposite
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ascend
 Definition
go up
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austere
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ascetic
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autonomous
 Definition
independent
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banal
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common
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benign
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harmless
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capricious
 Definition
changing suddenly
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dawdle
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waste time
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defamation
 Definition
harming another one's reputation
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esoteric
 Definition
understood by only a small group
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exacerbate
 Definition
to make worse
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extol
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to praise
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fastidious
 Definition
Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail
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furtive
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stealthy
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gregarious
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sociable
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hypocrite
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You
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innate
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natural
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lethargic
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sluggish
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melancholy
 Definition
sadness
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reprove
 Definition
scolding someone to help them
Don't Asian parents reprove their kids? They don't APPROVE of their actions, they reprove them. :)
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symmetry
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balanced proportions
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tranquil
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peaceful
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venerate
 Definition
to honor
Remember the Chinese worshiped their ancestors? Called Veneration of ancestors.
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opaque
 Definition
not clear
opals are opaque
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prolific
 Definition
productive
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