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SAT Vocab List
3/2/12
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Language - English
11th Grade
03/02/2012

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redolent
Definition
good smelling
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cerebral
Definition
smart (cerebrum)
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gait
Definition
horse-trot walk
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robust
Definition
healthy
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debacles
Definition
big mess-up
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thwarted
Definition
stop (like a thief)
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haranguing
Definition
verbal scolding
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imperious
Definition
commanding (imperial=royal)
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convivial
Definition
able to live with
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solicitous
Definition
trying to sell something
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inscrutable
Definition
can't look into it
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discord
Definition
not together (Blink-182)
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wistful
Definition
wanting/hoping (wishful)
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bountiful
Definition
a lot of
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somber
Definition
grave/serious
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opacity
Definition
opaque (cloudy)
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floridity
Definition
flowery
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brevity
Definition
shortness of speech
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magnanimous
Definition
awesome giver
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devoid
Definition
lacking
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fastidious
Definition
scrutinizing/details
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sedulous
Definition
working hard
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mercenary
Definition
gun 4 hire/working or acting merely for money or other reward
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petulant
Definition
impatient irritation
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dalliance
Definition
dilly-dally
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infelicity
Definition
not the correct moment/bad luck
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rhetoric
Definition
persuasion
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pragmatism
Definition
realistic/being practual (idealist vs. romantic)
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autocrats
Definition
uber-dictater
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adulation
Definition
adoring fans
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arable
Definition
farmable (good-air)
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non-plussed
Definition
confused
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assiduous
Definition
hard-working
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sycophants
Definition
power-seeking brown noser/flatterer
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connoisseurs
Definition
high-class judge/judgement
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toadies
Definition
sycophant
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viscous
Definition
jelly-like
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profundity
Definition
profound
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compendious
Definition
a lot of concentration
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depreciatory
Definition
negative
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palliative
Definition
soothing
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litigious
Definition
going to court
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perpetuate
Definition
perpetual: enduring forever/everlasting
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felicity
Definition
the best thing for the moment
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extricate
Definition
extract info (disentangle)
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explicate
Definition
explain
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exultation
Definition
reverence, praise
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plight
Definition
struggle
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synthesize
Definition
to bring together or replace
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amalgamate
Definition
mixture
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commandeer
Definition
take command of
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peripheral
Definition
outside (weak)
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deferential
Definition
defer to a person's judgment
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lackadaisical
Definition
relax
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euphemism
Definition
phrase that stands for something else (kick the bucket)
Term
pedant
Definition
teacher
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pundit
Definition
a voice of authority
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polymath
Definition
many learnings
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portent
Definition
predictor of the future/foreshadow
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incensed
Definition
angry
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syllogism
Definition
logical statement (transitive property)
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entropy
Definition
going towards chaos
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lexicon
Definition
a bunch of words (dictionary)
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hobble
Definition
made weak
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disseminate
Definition
spread the idea outwards
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augment
Definition
to change or make stronger
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disparity
Definition
to make not equal
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resonance
Definition
amplification of sound
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inertness (inertia)
Definition
motionless or sluggish
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transgression
Definition
a sin or broken promise
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admonition
Definition
warning
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vacillation
Definition
to move back and forth
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didactic/pedantic
Definition
intended to instruct
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extemporaneous
Definition
no preparation, spur of the moment
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captious
Definition
clever/scrutinizing/good arguing
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edify
Definition
incisive
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quibbling
Definition
arguing
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inapt
Definition
inappropriate
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elude
Definition
avoid
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permutation
Definition
arrangement
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musing
Definition
being artistic/pondering
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recrimination
Definition
criminal again/accuse
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iconoclastic
Definition
one who destroyed icons
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venerable
Definition
respectable
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eclectic
Definition
random
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anachronistic
Definition
out of its place and time
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wry
Definition
ironic or sarcastic (British)
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auditory
Definition
relating to sound
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audible
Definition
able to hear
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critic
Definition
judge (good/bad/neutral)
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idiosyncrasy
Definition
what makes you stand out (weird)
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idiot
Definition
weird/standing out
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rival
Definition
to be nearly same as
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extolled
Definition
praise outward
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exit
Definition
outward
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etymology
Definition
where the word comes from
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querulous
Definition
quarrelsome
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torpor
Definition
slowness
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listless
Definition
no wind in the sail
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alacrity
Definition
happy kitty
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marginal
Definition
smaller/detailed
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enervate
Definition
weakening (energy pulled away)
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aggravate
Definition
annoy/harass
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froward
Definition
going backwards
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ingenious
Definition
Dexter's Lab
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ingenuous
Definition
Dee-Dee
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disingenuous
Definition
clever/crafty (Mojo-Jojo)
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eschew
Definition
show it away
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preclude
Definition
prevent the presence/make possible
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corpulence
Definition
lazy/overweight
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vex
Definition
annoy
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abound
Definition
a lot of
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succulent
Definition
plant/something tasty
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candor(candid) (candidate)
Definition
truth
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endeavoring
Definition
to try to
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purporting
Definition
purpose towards
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mincing
Definition
small pieces/elegant
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deter
Definition
full stop
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proliferation
Definition
make a lot of (exponential)
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transient (ephemeral)
Definition
passing through (quickly over)
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perfunctory
Definition
correct social habit
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deleterious
Definition
harmful (deleted)
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salutary (salud)
Definition
good health (salad)
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regenerative
Definition
make new again
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tacit
Definition
secretly shown
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unheeded
Definition
lacking caution/attention
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excoriated
Definition
remove the skin from (potato)
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adept
Definition
adept at sining (adele)
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forestall
Definition
prevent
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heedless
Definition
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repudiated
Definition
to cancel out an idea
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cumbersome
Definition
lumbering/awkward
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petulance
Definition
angry, a kid who won't listen
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indication
Definition
prove (getting even)
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compunction
Definition
remorse/apology
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capricious
Definition
on a whim(do what you feel like)
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hearsay
Definition
random gossip
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impugned
Definition
to lower or debase
Term
mollified
Definition
(molly) soothing, calm, nice
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filibustered
Definition
to talk in to stall
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redolent
Definition
having a pleasant ordor
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divulge
Definition
share/make open
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mercurial
Definition
(mercury, quicksilver) shape changing
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cosseted
Definition
extra sewing (frilly stuff)
Term
reticent
Definition
hesitant
Term
assiduous
Definition
hard-working (sedulous)
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fallible
Definition
aide to show wrong
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clairvoyant
Definition
to see all (clear vision)
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appraise
Definition
to see whether it deserves praise
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an overt
Definition
take to court
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galvanize
Definition
to run electricity through it (make faster)
Term
quell
Definition
to calm
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vacillating
Definition
back and forth, up and down
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deleterious
Definition
harmful
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mitigating
Definition
lessen/make smaller (mini gate)
Term
antipathies
Definition
negative
Term
subterfuge
Definition
sneaking underneath, authority
Term
paragon
Definition
best model
Term
frivolous
Definition
not important/serious
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scant
Definition
lack of/small
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insatiable
Definition
not sastifiable
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genteel
Definition
kind
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vociferous
Definition
vocal/talking a lot
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circumspect
Definition
looking around/careful/watchful
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enigmatic
Definition
being mysterious
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obstreperous
Definition
stubborn/cranky
Term
overweening
Definition
stuck up/overwinning
Term
patriarch
Definition
not a patron/male leader
Term
dilapidated
Definition
run down
Term
multifaceted
Definition
many meanings
Term
onerous
Definition
burdensome
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venal
Definition
taking bribes
Term
frugal
Definition
saving money, thrifty
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quixotic
Definition
being stupid/honorable
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elucidate
Definition
to make clear
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compunction
Definition
remorse
Term
dilettante
Definition
many hobbies
Term
recalcitrance
Definition
resisting authority/disobedient
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munificent
Definition
giving to the people
Term
irascibility
Definition
easily angered/rascal
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ominous
Definition
threatening/heavy
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burgeoning
Definition
to make more of
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riveting
Definition
interesting
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grandiose
Definition
big/grand/exciting
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exhaustive
Definition
a lot of/done throughly
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placated/placid
Definition
calmed down
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inadvertent
Definition
not on purpose
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beguiled
Definition
charmed/bewitched
Term
conscription
Definition
forced labor
Term
concourse
Definition
driveway/ a lot of people
Term
expurgate
Definition
to remove the bad stuff
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corroborate/substantiate/vindicate
Definition
to prove something
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propagate
Definition
to make people live there
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existentialism
Definition
study of people's existence
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grimace
Definition
unhappy face (tastes bad)
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