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Q4 Chung's SAT
Vocabulary 7-2-13
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Education
10th Grade
07/07/2013
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irate
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angry
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wrathful
 Definition
angry
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choleric
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angry
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indignant
 Definition
angry
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incensed
 Definition
angry
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enraged
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angry
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livid
 Definition
1.angry
2.blue-grey color
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ire
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anger
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wrath
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anger
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choler
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anger
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indignation
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anger
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incense
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1. a substance that gives off fumes when burning
2. being greatly annoyed or angered
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rage
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anger
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irascible
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easily angered
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incinerate
 Definition
to burn into ashes
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incandescent
 Definition
giveing out lights when burning
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iridescent
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colorful
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opalescent
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colorful
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incendiary
 Definition
1.one who sets a fire on a evil purpose
2.one who incites
3.something that causes a fire
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ferment
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n.a political turmoil
v. to incite
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prod
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v. 1.to prick
2.to incite
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plod
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v.to walk or work wearily and heavily without resting
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goad
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n. a shepherd's stick
v. to incite
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incite
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to arouse
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galvanize
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1)to shock and arouse into action
2)to coat with metal
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foment
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to arouse
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agitate
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to arouse; disturb
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instigate
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to arouse
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gild
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to coat with gold
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firebrand
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one who incites or instigator
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demagogue
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one who incites or instigator
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catalyst
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1.one who incites
2.substance that precipitate chemical reaction
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seditionist
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one who incites dissent or rebellion
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precipice
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a cilff
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precipitous
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steep
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precipitate
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1. to cause to happen quickly and suddenly
2. to fall on the ground
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GNP
 Definition
gross national product/ population
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consecrate
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to make holy or sacred
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hallow
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to make holy or sacred
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sanctify
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to make holy or sacred
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desecrate
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to harm or violate holiness
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profane
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to harm or violate holiness
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profanity
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profane language or behavior; cursing.
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sanctity
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sacredness
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sacrilegious
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harming or violating holiness or sacredness; desecreating
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sacrilege
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violation of holiness or sacredness; desecration
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sacrosanct
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sacred
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sanctimonious
 Definition
pretending to be sacred
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blasphemy
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disrepect to god
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blasphemous
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disrespectful to god
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pathology
 Definition
study of diseases
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pathogenesis
 Definition
develoment of diseases
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sympathy
 Definition
feeling same pain
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apathy
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lack of or no concern
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empathy
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projection of oneself into another in order to understand the person better
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apathetic
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showing no concern, cold
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indifferent
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showing no concern, cold
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indifference
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lack of concern
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sophistry
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ilogy; illogical argument
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sophist
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one who argues with illogic
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punctilious
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very careful and precise
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discrete
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individually distinct; discontinuous, separate
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meticulous
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very careful and in detail
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cursory
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paying no attention to detail; careless
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chary
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cautious
(I have never seen a man so chary of kind words and good deeds)
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vigilant
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watchful, alert
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vigilance
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watchfulness, alertness
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inadvertent
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accidental; careless
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lax
 Definition
inattentive; negligent; careless
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slipshod
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a. [work] poorly and carelessly done
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slovenly
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careless in appearance
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negligent
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not careful
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remiss
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not careful
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imprudent
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not careful
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indescreet
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not careful
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immeticulous
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not careful
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prudent
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careful
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wary
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careful
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circumspect
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careful
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painstaking
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careful
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banter
 Definition
to tease in a playful way
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discreet
 Definition
careful
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