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SAT words
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Language - English
8th Grade
04/23/2009

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absolution
Definition
act of absolving. freeing from blame or guilt
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blatant
Definition
unpleasing loud, obtrusive
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creditable
Definition
deserving of often limited praise, worthy of belief, creditworthy
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ensconce
Definition
to shelter or cover
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hasten
Definition
to move with haste, hurry, to accelerate
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laceration
Definition
the act of tearing roughly, to tortue, wound deeply
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obdurate
Definition
stubborn unbending
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plausible
Definition
worthy of approval, well-spoken, truthful
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reprieve
Definition
to relieve temporarily from any evil
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tawdry
Definition
showy, cheap, low, mean, base
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abstain
Definition
to hold oneself back voluntarily
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blighted
Definition
to coause to wither, to destroy
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credulous
Definition
willing to believe or trust to soon, GULLIABLE
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enshroud
Definition
to conceal or hide
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haughtiness
Definition
proud, snobbish, arrogant, noble
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lachrymose
Definition
teary, mournful, tearful
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obfuscate
Definition
to confuse, to make unclear
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plethora
Definition
overabundance, excess
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repudiate
Definition
to reject cast off refuse
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tedium
Definition
state of being wearisome, dullness, boredom
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