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RHHS SAT Prep - 7
SAT Vocabulary
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11th Grade
03/01/2010

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aberrant
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departing from the right, normal, or usual course
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bacchanal
Definition
an occasion of drunken revelry
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cogitate
Definition
to think hard
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diorama
Definition
a life-size display representing a scene from nature, a historical event, or the like, using stuffed wildlife, wax figures, real objects in front of a painted or photographed background.
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epigraph
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An inscription, as on a statue or building
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fob
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a small pocket just below the waistline in trousers for a watch, keys, change... or a short chain or ribbon, usually with a medallion or similar ornament, attached to a watch and worn hanging from a pocket.
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gaffe
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A clumsy social error
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halyard
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A rope used to raise or lower a sail, flag, or yard.
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imbibe
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to consume (liquids) by drinking... or to absorb or soak up, as water, light, or heat
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jingoism
Definition
the spirit, policy, or practice of jingoes
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karma
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what comes around goes around
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languid
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Lacking energy or vitality
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macerate
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to soften or separate into parts by steeping in a liquid
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nefarious
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extremely wicked or villainous
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obdurate
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unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings
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palatial
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noble, regal, imposing, grand
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quaff
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to drink an intoxicating beverage
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raffish
Definition
gaudily vulgar or cheap
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sally
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a sudden rushing forth or activity... or to set out briskly or energetically.
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tacit
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implied, unvoiced or unspoken
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umbrage
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the slightest indication or vaguest feeling of suspicion, doubt, hostility, or the like
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vapid
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without liveliness or spirit; dull or tedious
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welter
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to become deeply or extensively involved, associated, entangled
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zephyr
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any of various things of fine, light quality
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