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SAT Vocabulary
Dummies book Chap 3-8
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Language - English
12th Grade
06/03/2007
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Attenuated
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Long, slender
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Comely
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Attractive
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Corpulent
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Fat
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Dandy / Dapper
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Fashionable, neat in appearance
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Emaciated / Gaunt
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Abnormally thin, ill
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Frowzy / Unkempt
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Dirty, untrim, lacking in appearence
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Homely
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Unattractive, plain
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Pallid / Wan
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Pale, sick
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Pulchritudinous
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Beautiful
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Slovenly / Slatternly
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Untidy, dirty
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Svelte
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Slender, elegant, graceful
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Affulent / Opulent
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Rich, wealthy
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Avarice / Cupidity / Miserly
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Greedy, hoarding wealth
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Impecunious
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Penny-less
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Frugal
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Economically careful
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Indigent vs. Indignant
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Poor or needy vs. Being angry at unjust actions
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Munificent
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Splendidly generous, usually at one-self's sake.
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Parvenu / Plutocrat
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One of humble origins / One who exercises power using wealth
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Parsimonious
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Sparing
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Prodigal / Profligate / Squander
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Wasteful
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Bombastic / Grandiloquent
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Using high-sounding language
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Diatribe
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Lenghty, bitter argument
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Discursive
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Rambling from 1 topic to another
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Garrulous / Loquacious / Voluble
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Talking too much, talkative
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Harangue / Vociferous
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Loud, noisy
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Mellifluous
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Sweet-sounding
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Laconic / Terse / Pithy / Succinct
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Brief, to the point, concise
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Rail
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To complain, to speak bitterly against
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Hector
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Bully
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Antediluvian / Antiquated / Archaic
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Primitive, old fashioned, ancient
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Ingenuous
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Naiive, young, inexperienced
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Callow / Jejune
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Inmature, childish
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Juvenescent vs. Senescence
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Growing youthful vs. growing old
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Neophyte / Newfangled / Tyro
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New, beginner, novice
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Precocious
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Premature, maturity beyond one's age
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Superannuated
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Too old or worn for work, outdated
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Venerable (not venereal)
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Respectable by age
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Acclaim / Accolade / Laud
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Praise or approve
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Belittle
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Speak slightingly of
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Castigate
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To publicly criticize
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Censure vs. Censor
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Formal disapproval vs. Removal of content
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Demean
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To treat badly
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Denigrate
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To defame (someone)
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Denounce
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To strongly condemn
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Encomium / Extol / Eulogy
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High or formal praise
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Fawning / Syncophat
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To flatter / Flatterer
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Malign
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To speak evil of
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Kudos
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Praise, glory, fame
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Plaudits (think of applaud)
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Expressions of praise
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Vilify
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To use abusive language about
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Vituperate / Carp
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To find fault with
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Disparage
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To show disrespect
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Rebuke / Upbraid
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To scold / criticize sharply
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Surly
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Bad-tempered / Unfriendly
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Tenacious
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Holding stubbornly to a belief
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Aficionado
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Fan or devotee
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Reprisal
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Retaliation
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Meretricious
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Showingly attractive, but insincere
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Tractable
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Easily controlled
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Plethora
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Overabundance, extreme excess
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Omnipotent
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All powerful
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Omniscient
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All knowing
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Ignominious
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Marked by shame or disgrace
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Pragmatic
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Matter-of-factly
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Transitory / Ephemeral
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Lasting a short time
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Vendetta
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Long, bitter feud
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Candor
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Honesty
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Abhor
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To regard with detest
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Badinage
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Humorous banter or ridicule
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Beatific
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Happy, blissful
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Bemoan
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To grieve for
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Choleric
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Hot-tempered, angry
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Despondent
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Loosing hope, dejected
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Disgruntled
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In a bad mood, discontented
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Felicitous
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Very happy
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Incensed
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Angry, enraged
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Lacrymose (Lacrymal ducts) / Lugubrious
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Very sad, tearful
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Peevish / Peckish
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Irritable
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Sanguine
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Cheerful, optimistic
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Querulous
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Full of complaints
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