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SAT Vocabularly Lists 1-3
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11th Grade
08/27/2011

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capricious
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unpredictable; fickle; arbitrary
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redundant
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more than necessary; repetitive
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pragmatic
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practical
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tact
Definition
saying the right thing at the right time; diplomacy
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disparage
Definition
to speak badly of; malign; denigrate; deprecate; deride
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pious
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holy; devoted; religious
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fanatic
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overly zealous or enthusiastic
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exemplary
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worthy of example or praise
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incessant
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not ceasing; endless
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acclaim
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1. to praise highly

2. praise; renown

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provincial
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narrow minded
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urbane
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sophisticated; cultured; cosmopolitan
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cosmopolitan
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cultured; sophisticated; urbane; universal
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disdain
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1. to consider unworthy of consideration

2. extreme dislike; contempt

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vigor
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streangth; energy
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complacent
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pleased with ones self; smug
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pretentious
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showy; ostentatious (pretending your great)
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conspicuous
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out in the open; obvious
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alleviate
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to lessen; make easier or lighter; ameliorate; mitigate
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banal
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boring; ordinary; prosaic; insipid
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superficial
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shallow; lacking depth; cursory
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vacillate
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to be undecided; to waver
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eloquent
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having fluency and polish in speech
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censor
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1. to edit out morally objectionable material

2. a person who censors

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censure
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to express disapproval; scold; chastise; rebuke; reprimand
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pejorative
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having a negative connotation; disparagingly; unflattering
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trivial
Definition
of little value or importance
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caustic
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burning or corrosive----look up in book.
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ingratiating
Definition
intending to gain approval of
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ameliorate
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to make easier or better; to improbe; to alleviate; to mitigate
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ambivalence
Definition
having conflicting emotions about something
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immaculate
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pure;n clean; spotless; sinless
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complement
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1. to go perfectly with; to complete

2. the perfect accomaniment for something

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conveluted
Definition
intriacte; complicated; twisted or coiled up
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discreet
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tasteful in speech ot action; tactful; prudent
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discrete
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clearly speereated; having distinct parts; noncontiguous
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concise
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brief and to the point; compact; terse
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volition
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choice; will; purpose; reslove
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cynicism
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finding fault with everything; pessimistic
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estrangement
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alienation; emotional distance
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idiosyncratic
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peculiar in habit or structure; quirky; eccentric
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illuminating
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shedding light on; making clear; enlightening
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illusory
Definition
deceptive; having the qualities of an illusion
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misogyny
Definition
hatered of women
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propound
Definition
to put forth (as a theory); to propose
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prototype
Definition
the first design of a model; paradigm
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protracted
Definition
prolonged; leangthened; drawn out
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disinterested
Definition
having no stake in; nonpartisan; unbiased; dispassionate; indifferent; aloof
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stipulate
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to put conditions on; to specify; to qualify
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demistify
Definition
to remove the mystery from
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harrowing
Definition
distressing; disturbing
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tenable
Definition
viable; logical
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inundate
Definition
to flood;p to drown; to overwhelm
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uncanny
Definition
seemingly supernatuarlly skilled; mysterious
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prosaic
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ordianry
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accentuate
Definition
to emphasize; to underscore
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ornate
Definition
elaborately decorated or embellished; lavish
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miserly
Definition
cheap and ungernerours; stingy; parsimonious
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defunct
Definition

no longer in existance or operation

 

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assail
Definition
to attack; to assult; to critisize or slander
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dispassionate
Definition
unbiased; impartial; fair; objective; disinterested
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espouse
Definition
to adopt (as a belief); to advocate
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flabbergasted
Definition
overwhelmed with shock; dumbfounded; astounded
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incur
Definition
to acquire; to bring upon oneself (as in misfortune)
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litigation
Definition
legal action; a lawsuit
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lurid
Definition
vivid; gruesome; passionate
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decry
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to criticize; to censure; to denouncel to disparage
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invocation
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summoning; a calling forth of a higher power
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juxtapose
Definition
to place (very different things) side by side for comparison
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accolade
Definition
tribute; praise; commendation
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lanky
Definition
tall and think; spindly
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abridge
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to abbreviate; to condense; to shorten
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meager
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deficient in size or quality; weak; inadequate
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automomous
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self-governing; sovereign
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defile
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to soil; to dirty; to blemish; to demean
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mediocre
Definition
worse than averahe; lousy
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obstinate
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stubborn; inflexible; intransigent
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omit
Definition
to leave out; to neglect; to overlook
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trivial
Definition
unimportant; frivolous; insignificant; ordinary
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trite
Definition
unoriginal; hackneyed; derivative; cliched
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