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SAT Vocabulary
A list of possible SAT test vocabulary
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Language - English
12th Grade
10/12/2011

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Abash
Definition
to make ashamed; to embarrass
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Abate
Definition
to subside; to reduce
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Abdicate
Definition
to step down from a position of power or responsibility
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Aberration
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something not typical; a deviation from the standard
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Abhor
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to hate very, very much; to detest
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Abject
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hopeless; extremely sad and servile; defeated; utterly bummed out
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Abnegate
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to deny oneself things; to reject; to renounce
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Abortive
Definition
unsuccessful
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Abridge
Definition
to shorten; to condense
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Absolute
Definition
total; unlimited; perfect
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Absolve
Definition
to forgive or to free from blame; to free from sin; tp free from an obligation
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Accolade
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an award; an honor
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Accost
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to approach and speak to someone
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Acerbic
Definition
bitter; sour; severe
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Acquiesce
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to comply passively; to accept; to assent; to agree
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Acrid
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harsh; like acid
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Acrimonious
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full of spite; bitter; nasty
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Acumen
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keenness of judgement; mental sharpness
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Adamant
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stubborn; unyielding; completely inflexible
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Adherent
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follower; supporter; believer
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Admonish
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to scold gently, to warn
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Adroit
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skillful; dexterous; clever; shrewd; socially at ease
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Adulation
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wild or excessive admiration; flattery
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Adverse
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unfavorable; antagonist
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Affable
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easy to talk to; friendly
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Affectation
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unnatural or artificial behavior, usually intended to impress
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Affinity
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sympathy; attraction; kinship; similarity
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Affluent
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rich; prosperous
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Agrarian
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relating to land; relating to the management or farming of land
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Aggregate
Definition
sum total; a collection of separate things mixed together
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Congregate
Definition
to get together
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Segregate
Definition
to keep apart
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Agnostic
Definition
one who believes that the existence of god can be neither proven nor disproven
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Alacrity
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cheerful eagerness or readiness to respond
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Allocate
Definition
to distribute; to assign; to allot
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Alloy
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a combination of two or more things, usually a metal
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Allusion
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indirect reference; a hint
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Altruism
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selflessness; generosity; devotion to the interests of others
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Ambivalent
Definition
undecided; neutral; wishy-washy
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Ameliorate
Definition
to make better or more tolerable
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Amenable
Definition
obedient; willing to give in to the wishes of another; agreeable
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Amenity
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pleasantness; attractive or comfortable feature
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Amiable
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friendly; agreeable
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Amnesty
Definition
an official pardon for a group of people who have violated a law or a policy
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Amoral
Definition
lacking sense of right or wrong; neither good nor bad, neither moral nor immoral; without moral feelings
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Amorous
Definition
feeling loving, especially in a sexual sense; in love; relating to love
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Amorphous
Definition
shapeless; without a regular or stable shape; bloblike
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Anachronism
Definition
something out of place in time or history; an incongruity
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Anecdote
Definition
a short account of a humorous or revealing incident
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Animosity
Definition
resentment; hostility; ill will
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Antecedent
Definition
someone or something that went before; something that provides a model for something that came after it
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Antipathy
Definition
firm dislike; a dislike
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Antithesis
Definition
the direct opposite
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