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SAT Vocabulary
definitions and synonyms
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9th Grade
10/07/2014

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frank
Definition
marked by free and sincere expression
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fray
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fight or scuffle
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gastronomy
Definition
the art of good eating
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gambit
Definition
to take a risk for some advantage
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languid
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lacking energy; weak; showing little interest in anything
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apex
Definition
the highest point; peak
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opaque
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impervious to light; dull; hard to understand
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abate
Definition
to reduce
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doff
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to take off; to remove; to put aside
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gullible
Definition
easily cheated or fooled
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bolster
Definition
to support, as in a group; to give a boost
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lampoon
Definition
light, good-humored satire
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boor
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a rude person; someone that is unrefined
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bootleg
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to smuggle; to make, sell, or transport for sale illegally
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crony
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a close friend or companion
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forthright
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directly forward; without hesitation; a straight path
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latent
Definition
laying hidden or undeveloped; potential
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lithe
Definition
bending easily and gracefully
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assinine
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silly, stupid
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abash
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to make ashamed or uneasy, embarrassed
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bovine
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of, relating to, or resembling an animal such as an ox, cow, or buffalo
solid, dull
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circumvent
Definition
to surround; enclose; bypass
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fiasco
Definition
a complete or humiliating failure
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cavalier
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casual; carefree and nonchalant; arrogant disregard
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prattle
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to babble; to talk meaninglessly
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predatory
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victimizing or destroying others for one's own gain;
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malaise
Definition
a vague feeling of bodily discomfort as in at the beginning of an illness
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vent
Definition
a means of escape or release; an outlet; a small hole;
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voracious
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a insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; eager to consume great amount of food
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choleric
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hot-tempered; easy to anger
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wince
Definition
to flinch; to shrink back or start aside, as from a blow or pain
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wrath
Definition
extreme or violent rage
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saga
Definition
a long story, often telling the history of a family
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symmetry
Definition
exact correspondence of form on opposite sides of a dividing line
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corpulent
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fat; obese
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exodus
Definition
a mass departure
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hierarchy
Definition
categorization of a group according to ability or status
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demise
Definition
death; the end
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appease
Definition
to soothe; to pacify or
relieve by giving into
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exemplar
Definition
a model or original; an example, exemplary
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