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SAT Vocab List 17+18
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10th Grade
03/23/2011

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antithesis
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noun; direct opposite
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commiserate
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verb; to sympathize with; to feel sorrow for another's suffering
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disdain
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noun; a feeling of comtempt for anything that is regarded of unworthy
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evanescent
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adj; gradually disappearing; fleeting
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ingratiate
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verb; to make oneself acceptable
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plagiarize
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verb; to take ideas or writing from someone else; not giving credit
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rescind
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verb; to cancel; to repeal; set aside
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serene
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adj; unruffled; tranquil; unclouded
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threadbare
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adj; with the nap worn down so that the threads show; frayed or shabby
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urbane
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adj; courteous suave; polished
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vitriolic
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adj; extremely biting or caustic; sharp and bitter
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apocryphal
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adj; of doubtful authenticity; counterfeit
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compatible
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adj; agreeing
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dismantle
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verb; to pull down; to take apart
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exacerbate
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verb; to make a situation worse; to irrate
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arduous
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adj; hard to do
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articulate
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adj; able to put one's thoughts into words eaisly and clearly
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composure
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noun; calmness
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conciliatory
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adj; tending to soothe or reconcile
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disparage
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verb; to discredit; to belittle
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disparity
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noun; lack of equality; difference
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exemplary
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adj; serving as a model
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innocuous
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adj; harmless
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platitude
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noun; a thought or a remark that is dull; trite; flat; or weak
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residual
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adj; left over, remaining
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skeptical
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adj; not easily persuaded or convinced
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thwart
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verb; oppose directly; to baffle; to block; to frustrate
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utopian
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adj; excellent, but existing only in fancy or theory; given to dreams or schemes of perfection
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volatile
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adj; evaporating readily at normal temperature; changeable
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expedient
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adj; useful; advantageous
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