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1000 SAT vocabulary words
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Language - English
12th Grade
11/20/2008

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Inure
Definition
(v) to cause someone or something to become accustomed to a situation.
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Pertinacious
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(adj) stubbornly persistent
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Scurrilous
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(adj) vulgar, coarse
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Alacrity
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(n) eagerness, speed
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Chastise
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(v) to criticize severely
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Deride
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(v) to laugh at mockingly, scorn
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Feral
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(adj) wild, savage
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Irascible
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(adj) easily angered
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Veracity
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(n) truthfulness, accuracy
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Abide
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(v) to put up with (v) to remain
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Battery
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(n) a device that supplies power (n) assault, beating
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Corroborate
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(v) to support with evidence
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Enigmatic
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(adj) mystifying, cryptic
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Increment
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(n) an enlargement; the process of increasing
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Obtuse
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(adj) lacking quickness of sensibility or intellect
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Renown
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(n) honor, acclaim
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Vex
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(v) to confuse or annoy
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Abort
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(v) to give up on a half-finished project or effort
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Benign
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(adj) favorable, not threatening, mild
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Coup
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(n) brilliant unexpected act (n) the overthrow of a government and assumption of authority
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Enthrall
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(v) to charm, hold spell bound
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Indigent
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(adj) very poor, impoverished
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Onerous
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(adj) burdensome
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Repose
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(v) to rest, lie down
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Vilify
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(v) to lower in importance, defame
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Absolution
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(n) freedom from blame, guilt, sin
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Beseech
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(v) to beg, plead, implore
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Cresendo
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(n) steady increase in intensity or volume
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Equanimity
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(n) composure
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Induce
Definition
(v) to bring about, stimulate
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Orthodox
Definition
(adj) conventional, conforming to established protocol
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Reprobate
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(adj) evil, unprincipled
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Viscous
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(adj) not free flowing, syrupy
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Accentuate
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(v) to stress, highlight
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Blemish
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(n) an imperfection, flaw
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Cultivate
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(v) to nourish, improve,refine
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Esoteric
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(adj) understood by only a select few
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Inextricable
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(adj) hopelessly tangled or entangled
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Ostracism
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(n) exclusion from a group
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Reputable
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(adj) of good reputation
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Vocation
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(n) the work in which someone is employed, profesion
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Accommodating
Definition
(adj) helpful, obliging, polite
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Boon
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(n) a gift of blessing
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Cursory
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(adj) brief to the point of being superficial
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Euphoric
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(adj) elated, uplifted
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Ingenous
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(adj) not devious; innocent and candid
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Palliate
Definition
(v) to reduce the severity of
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Resillient
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(adj) able to recover from misfortune; able to withstand adversity
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Wanton
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(adj) undisciplined, lewd, lustfull
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