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PSAT Word List
List from KAPLAN PSAT 2006 guide
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English
10th Grade
08/17/2010
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ABASE
 Definition
to humble; disgrace
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ABANDON(n)
 Definition
total lack of inhibition
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ABATE
 Definition
decrease, reduce
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ABDICATE
 Definition
to give up a position, right, or power
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ABERRATION
 Definition
something different from the usual
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ABET
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to aid; act as accomplice
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ABHOR
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to loathe, detest
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ABJECT
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miserable, pitiful
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ABOLITIONIST
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one who opposes the practice of slavery
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ABORTIVE
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interrupted while incomplete
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ABRIDGE
 Definition
to condense, shorten
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ABROGATE
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to put an end to, abolish by authority
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ABSCOND
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to depart secretly
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ABSOLVE
 Definition
to forgive, free from blame
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ABSTAIN
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to choose not to do something
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ACCOLADE
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praise, dictinction
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ACCRUE
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to accumulate, grow by additions
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ACERBIC
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bitter, sharp in taste or temper
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ACME
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highest point; summit
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ACQUIESCE
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to agree; comply quietly
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ACRID
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harsh, bitter
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ACRIMONY
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bitterness, animosity
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ACUITY
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sharpness
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ACUMEN
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sharpness of insight
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ADAGE
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old saying or proverb
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ADAMANT
 Definition
uncompromising, unyielding
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