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ACI SAT Week 3 Vocabulary
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11th Grade
07/07/2009

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approbation
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sincere approval, especially of an official nature
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capriciousness
Definition
the state of having impulsive changes of mind or tendency toward sudden, unpredictable action
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chimerical
Definition
highly improbably, as if imaginary; unreal, fanciful
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circumscribe
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to confine within bounds
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colloquial
Definition
pertaining or peculiar to common speech as distinguished from literary or formal speech
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commiserate
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share feelings with, particularly those of sadness or disappointment
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complacent
Definition
pleased or satisfied with oneself
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dilatory
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tending to cause delay
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contemporary
Definition
living or existing at the same time
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cynical
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skeptical of humanity, believing pessimistically that people are merely selfish and greedy
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decry
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to speak strongly against
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derision
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ridicule
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didactic
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related to teaching; instructive, especially in a moral sense
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disparage
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to regard or speak of slightingly
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disseminate
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to scatter, as seed is sown; to spread
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dissolution
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decomposition into fragments or parts; disintegration
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engender
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to bring into existence
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exalt
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to raise in rank or status; to glorify, praise, or honor
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exonerate
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to relieve or vindicate from accusation, imputation, or blame
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extirpate
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to remove or destroy totally; do away with; exterminate
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fractious
Definition
causing trouble and conflict because of being easily angered and annoyed
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impound
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to seize property and hold it in legal custody
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indigenous
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native to a region
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insidious
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working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner
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insoluble
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difficult or impossible to solve or explain; not dissolvable
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lucrative
Definition
highly profitable
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minatory
Definition
menacing
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obviate
Definition
to anticipate and dispose of; to make unnecessary
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partisan
Definition
characterized by or exhibiting undue or unreasoning devotion to a party
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perspicuous
Definition
clearly expressed; easy to understand
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perusal
Definition
reading carefully or thoughtfully
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plethora
Definition
a large amount; an overabundance
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rebuke
Definition
to criticize sharply, reprimand
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repudiate
Definition
to reject emphatically as untrue, unfounded, or unjust
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snub
Definition
to reject; to ignore by behaving in a cold or insulting manner
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speculative
Definition
making reasoned but uncertain conclusions; financially risky; inquisitive
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stipend
Definition
a definite amount of compensation regularly paid, such as a salary or an allowance
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trenchant
Definition
forceful, effective, and vigorous; caustic, cutting
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tryst
Definition
an agreement, as between lovers, to meet at a certain time and place
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unpretentious
Definition
modest, unassuming, and down-to-earth
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vindictive
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revengeful
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virulent
Definition
exceedingly noxious or deleterious
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wile
Definition
an act or means of cunning deception
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vapid
Definition
having lost sparkling quality and flavor; lacking liveliness and interest, dull
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tangible
Definition
perceptible by touch
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trite
Definition
an agreement, as between lovers, to meet at a certain time and place
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