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SAT Vocab. (mendicant-omniscient)
SAT Vocab. (mendicant-omniscient); + = positive connotation, - = negative connotation
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07/26/2011

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mendicant (adj)
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begging
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mendicant (n)
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beggar; occasionally, a monk or friar
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menial (adj) -
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lowly or servile; humble, subservient
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mercenary (adj) -
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working only with money or reward in mind; greedy
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mercenary (n) -
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a person working only for money; a hired soldier
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meretricious (adj) -
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glamorous in a cheap, showy way; gaudy; rooted in bigotry or hypocritical views, specious
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metamorphosis (n)
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unexplainable but usually very noticeable change of form or character
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meticulous (adj) +
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showing extreme care in all respects
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mien (n)
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manner of comporting yourself; demeanor; appearance that reveals your personality
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mince (v)
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to cut into tiny sections; to talk or walk in an affected or overly dainty manner; to hold back words discreetly
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minion (n)
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a minor official, sometimes a dependent servant
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mitigate (v)
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to relieve or lighten or lessen; to mollify; to alleviate
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mollify (v) +
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to calm someone's temper or appease bad feelings, placate
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moot (adj)
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something debatable or in dispute; plainly abstract, strictly academic (in the sense that the outcome will not be affected)
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morass (n) -
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a thing that entraps or restricts (as a marsh or swamp)
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mordant (adj)
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biting or stinging in approach; cutting to the heart of the matter; incisive
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motley (n)
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typical, multicolored garments of a court fool
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motley (adj)
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of different, oddly grouped parts
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mundane (adj)
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earthly as opposed to heavenly; worldly; ordinary or run-of-the-mill; menial
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munificent (adj) +
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very liberal; generous in giving; lavish
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murky (adj)
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heavy, foggy dark (as air); obscure or vague in approach
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nadir (n) -
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exact opposite of zenith; the lowest point or absolute bottom
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na
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unworldly, unsophisticated, unaffected; ingenuous, innocent, natural
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nebulous (adj)
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vague and unformed; indistinct
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nefarious (adj) -
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noticeably wicked, evil; vicious
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negligible (adj)
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of little or no importance; inconsequential, trifling
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negligence (n) -
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lack of proper care and attention
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neophyte (n)
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a convert or beginner; novice, tyro, proselyte
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niggardly (adj) -
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very tight with money or means; stingy, penurious, parsimonious
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nocturnal (adj)
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referring to night
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noisome (adj) -
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extremely unpleasant to the senses, especially the sense of smell; malodorous, noxious
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nominal (adj)
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referring to nouns; in name only; trifling, insignificant
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nuance (n)
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a shade of difference or variation; subtlety, hint, trace
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nurture (n)
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raining or upbringing; education
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nurture (v)
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to feed, nourish, raise
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obdurate (adj) -
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rigid or set in feelings or behavior; unyielding, inflexible, adamant
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obese (adj) -
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uncommonly fat
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obliterate (v)
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to erase completely or wipe out; to efface, remove, cancel
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obloquy n) -
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strong verbal abuse; the state of being discredited (as a bad reputation)
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obsequious (adj) -
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unusually servile or subservient; overly compliant, fawning
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obsolete (adj)
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out of style or no loner used; old, outmoded
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obtuse (adj) -
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slow to catch on; insensible or rather dull mentally
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odious (adj) -
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arousing hatred or disgust
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officious (adj) -
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butting in with advice where none is wanted; meddlesome
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oligarchy (n)
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government by a very few, often ruling for selfish reasons; the ruling group itself or group being ruled
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ominous (adj) -
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promising or foreshadowing something ad; inauspicious, portentous
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omniscient (adj)
Definition
possessing complete awareness and understanding; literally "all-knowing" in Latin
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