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RHHS SAT Prep - 11
SAT Vocabulary
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11th Grade
03/01/2010

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Prolific
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producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful
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Epitomized
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to contain or represent in small compass; serve as a typical example of
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Abhor
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to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; serve as a typical example of
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Draconian
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rigorous; unusually severe or cruel
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Debunk
Definition
to expose or excoriate
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Belabor
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to explain, worry about, or work at
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Austere
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severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding
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Chagrin
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a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.
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Sycophant
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a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
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Dilettante
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a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, esp. in a desultory or superficial way; dabbler
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Paragon
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a model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence
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censure
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strong or vehement expression of disapproval
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civility
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courtesy; politeness
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ecstatic
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of, pertaining to, or characterized by rapturous delight
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facade
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a superficial appearance or illusion of something
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foil
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to prevent the success of
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derelict
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neglectful of duty; delinquent; negligent
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exalt
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to raise in rank, honor, power, character, quality, etc
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pretentious
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characterized by assumption of dignity or importance
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punctual
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strictly observant of an appointed or regular time; not late; prompt.
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apathetic
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having or showing little or no emotion
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scapegoat
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a person or group made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place.
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archaic
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marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated
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raspy
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easily annoyed; irritable
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epistolary
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contained in or carried on by letters
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entangle
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to involve in difficulties
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regurgitate
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to surge or rush back, as liquids, gases, undigested food, etc
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rehash
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to work up (old material) in a new form.
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derivative
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not original; secondary.
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disdain
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to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
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drub
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to beat with a stick or the like; cudgel; flog; thrash.
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dubious
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doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt
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absolve
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to free from guilt or blame or their consequences
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plaudit
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an enthusiastic expression of approval
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untenable
Definition
incapable of being defended, as an argument, thesis, etc.; indefensible
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hedonism
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the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the highest good
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heinous
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hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible
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pathos
Definition
the quality or power in an actual life experience or in literature, music, speech, or other forms of expression, of evoking a feeling of pity or compassion
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