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SAT Vocab Prep MJM
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11th Grade
02/20/2010
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ingratiate
 Definition
to bring oneself into the good graces of another
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exculpate
 Definition
to free of blame
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enervate
 Definition
to weaken
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candor
 Definition
honesty
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frivolity
 Definition
inappropriate silliness
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ratified
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formally approved
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supplanted
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to take the place of
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pilfered
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to steal
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idiosyncracy
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peculiar trait or habit
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elocution
 Definition
a style of speaking
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impetus
 Definition
a driving force
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fickle
 Definition
known for unpredictable change
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recalcitrant
 Definition
hesitant to obey
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pugnacious
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combative
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lucrative
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profitable
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cacophony
 Definition
harsh or discordant sounds
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conflagration
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giant fire
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scourge
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a source of widespread suffering
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acrid
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unpleasantly sharp
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lethargic
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abnormal drowsiness, lazy
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irascible
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easily angered
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rapacious
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greedy
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improvident
 Definition
not providing for the future
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ostentatious
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showy
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clairvoyant
 Definition
having the ability to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses
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impassive
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lacking emotion
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scrupulous
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moral
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venal
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able to be bribed
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egregious
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conspicuously bad or offensive
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nautical
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relating to shipping
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gratuity
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a gift given in return for service
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lethargy
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fatigue
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capriciousness
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impulsiveness
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charlatans
 Definition
a fraud
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philanthropists
 Definition
lover of mankind
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nihilists
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one who doubts the existence of knowable truths
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despots
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a tyrant
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prerequisite
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required as a prior condition
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penchant
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inclination, a liking
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culpability
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guilt
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laconic
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marked by the use of few words
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lugubrious
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exaggeratedly gloomy or mournful
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sonorous
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having a full deep sound
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antiquated
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outdated
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impecunious
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penniless
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prescient
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able to see the future
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pusillanimous
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cowardly
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garish
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excessively showy
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attested
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to affirm to be true
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villifies
 Definition
to speak badly of, defame
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abysmal
 Definition
horrible
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insipid
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dull
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insubordination
 Definition
not submissive to authority
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dissemination
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to spread
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improvidence
 Definition
not providing for the future
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subterfuge
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deceptiveness
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condone
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to excuse or overlook
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assuage
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to soothe
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expedite
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to speed up
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inundate
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to flood
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perpetuates
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to prolong the existence of
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thwarts
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to prevent the occurrence of
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exhorts
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to urge into action
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reproaches
 Definition
criticism, disapproval
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modicum
 Definition
small amount
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respite
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a break
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dearth
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a lack
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turpitude
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depravity
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perspicacity
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acuteness of perception
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invariance
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lack of change
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affinity
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attraction
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corollary
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forming a proposition that follows from one already proved
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coherent
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logical and consistent
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colloquial
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characteristic of casual conversation
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reassert
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to repeat a claim
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repudiate
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to refuse to be associated with
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extol
 Definition
praise highly
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incongruous
 Definition
not consistent with or suitable to the surroundings or associations
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ameliorative
 Definition
serving to improve a situation
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prehensile
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capable of grasping
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erudition
 Definition
scholarship, learning
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pedantry
 Definition
excessive display of learning
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evanescence
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the quality of vanishing quickly
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deprecation
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an expression of disapproval
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propriety
 Definition
knowledge of acceptable behavior
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conservation
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the act of conserving a resource
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diplomacy
 Definition
the art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations. Tact.
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disparaged
 Definition
regarded as being of low worth
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parochial
 Definition
unsophisticated and narrow-minded
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cosmopolitan
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sophisticated and worldly
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docile
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obedient
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altruistic
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unslefish
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intractable
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hard to work with
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taciturn
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quiet
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diffident
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lacking self-confidence
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purgative
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having the effect of getting rid of unwanted feelings or memories
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holism
 Definition
the theory that the parts of the whole are intimately connected
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pretension
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the use of affectation to impress another
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catharsis
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the elimination of repressed emotions
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raze
 Definition
completely destroy
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pinnacle
 Definition
highest point
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nadir
 Definition
lowest point
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paradigm
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a model or worldview
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periphery
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outer boundary
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salutary
 Definition
healthful
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perverse
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contrary to standard practice
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polymath
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a person of wide-ranging knowledge or learning
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pundit
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an expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called on to give opinions about it to the public
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poignant
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evoking keen emotions, usually sadness
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exorbitant
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unreasonable high
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parsimony
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stinginess
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infirmity
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illness
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qualified
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containing reservations
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