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SAT word list 1-2 & BELOVED group 1-2
Mrs. Kennett
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Language - English
10th Grade
12/02/2010

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Term
Abhor
Definition
hate
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Bigot
Definition
narrow-minded, prejudiced person
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Counterfeit
Definition
fake; false
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Enfranchise
Definition
give voting rights
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Hamper
Definition
hinder; obstruct
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Kindle
Definition
to start a fire
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Noxious
Definition
harmful; poisonous; lethal
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Placid
Definition
calm; peaceful
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Remuneration
Definition
payment for work done
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Tailsman
Definition
luckycharm
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Abrasive
Definition
rough; coarse; harsh
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Bilk
Definition
cheat; defraud
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Covert
Definition
hidden; undercover
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Engender
Definition
cause
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Hangar
Definition
storage area (like garage) for a plane
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Knotty
Definition
complex; difficult to solve
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Nuance
Definition
something subtle; a fine shade of meaning
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Plagiarism
Definition
taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas
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Renown
Definition
fame
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Tangent
Definition
going off the main subject
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Spiteful
Definition
showing or caused by malice
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Intolerable
Definition
unable to be endured
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Oblige
Definition
make someone legally or morally bound to an action or course of action
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Perfunctory
Definition
action carried out with minimum of effort or reflection
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Awry
Definition
Away from the appropriate, planned or expected course
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Immobile
Definition
not moving
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Revulsion
Definition
sense of disgust and loathing
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Adjusted
Definition
alter or move something slightly in order to achieve the desired fit
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Salvaged 
Definition
rescue a destroyed item from loss at sea
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Methodically
Definition
done according to a systematic or established form of procedure 
Term
Deprivation 
Definition
The damaging lack of material benefits considered to be basic necessities in a society
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Punctured
Definition
to poke a small hole in an object
Term
Clutched
Definition
grasp or seize something tightly or eagerly
Term
Accompanied
Definition
to go somewhere with someone as a companion or escort
Term
Comdemnation 
Definition
express complete disapproval of
Term
Assumption 
Definition
a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen
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Deliberate
Definition
done consciously and intentionally
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Interference
Definition
action of interfering or the process of being interfered with
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Gratitude
Definition
the quality of being thankful
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Castoff
Definition
no longer wanted
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