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RHHS SAT Prep - 13
SAT Vocabulary
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11th Grade
03/02/2010
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Lassitude
 Definition
lack of energy
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Laud
 Definition
To praise
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Levity
 Definition
An act of little meaning or significance
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Listless
 Definition
Inattentive
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Lithe
 Definition
flexible
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Lofty
 Definition
elevated in rank, height, or style
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Loquacious
 Definition
talkative
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Magnanimous
 Definition
generous and noble
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Melancholy
 Definition
depression
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Mellifluous
 Definition
smoothly flowing
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Mercenary
 Definition
working or motivated strictly by money
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Meticulous
 Definition
exceedingly cautious
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Miserly
 Definition
stingy
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Mitigate
 Definition
To moderate or make less severe
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Mollify
 Definition
To reduce or soften
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Munificent
 Definition
very generous
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Myriad
 Definition
an exorbitant number
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Narcissistic
 Definition
vanity
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Nefarious
 Definition
villainous
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Nomadic
 Definition
roaming
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Nonchalant
 Definition
indifferent, casual
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Novel
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innovative
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Nurture
 Definition
to support and encourage
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Obsequious
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obedient
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Obsolete
 Definition
dated, no longer in use
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Obdurate
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stubborn or resistant to moral influence
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Obstinate
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not easily controlled or overcome
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Odious
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hateful/ detestable
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Orator
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a speaker
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Ostentatious
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intended to attract attention
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Palatable
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acceptable or agreeable in taste
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Panegyrize
 Definition
bestow praises
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Parable
 Definition
a short story designed to teach a moral
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Pariah
 Definition
an outcast
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Parsimonious
 Definition
stingy
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Pedantic
 Definition
overly concerned with little or trivial details
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Penurious
 Definition
extremely poor
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Peripatetic
 Definition
walking or traveling about
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Peripheral
 Definition
concerned with relatively minor, irrelevant, or superficial aspects of the subject in question
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Pernicious
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deadly or fatal
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Perspicacious
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discerning
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Petty
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of little or no importance
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Philanthropic
 Definition
benevolent
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Phlegmatic
 Definition
calm and composed
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Pithy
 Definition
brief but forceful
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Placate
 Definition
to appease or pacify
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Platitude
 Definition
a flat or dull remark
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Prattle
 Definition
to chatter or babble
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Precarious
Definition
unstable, insecure
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Presumptuous
 Definition
bold or forward
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Pretentious
 Definition
Characterized by assumption
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Prodigal
Definition

 lavishly abundant
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Profuse
 Definition
 abundant
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Pugnacious
Definition
 belligerent
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Quagmire
 Definition
a sticky situation
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Quell
 Definition
To vanish or subdue
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Querulous
Definition
complaining
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Quiescent
 Definition
quiet or at rest
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Raconteur
Definition

story teller
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Rancorous
 Definition
of bitter, rankling resentment
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Raucous
Definition
 harsh
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Ravenous
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famished
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Raze
Definition
to demolish
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Rebuff
 Definition
to check
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Rebuke
 Definition
to reprimand
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Recalcitrant
 Definition
hard to deal with or manage
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Relic
 Definition
a surviving memorial
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Replete
 Definition
abundantly supplied or provided
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Reprove
 Definition
to criticize or correct
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Respite
 Definition
to relieve temporarily
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Reticent
 Definition
reluctant or restrained
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Revere
 Definition
to regard with respect
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Rhetorical
 Definition

used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect
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Rigor
 Definition
strictness, severity, or harshness
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Sagacious
Definition
keen of scent
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Sardonic
Definition
 keen of scent
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Saturate
 Definition
 to soak, impregnate, or imbue thoroughly or completely
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Savory
 Definition
pleasant or agreeable
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Savvy
 Definition
shrewdly informed
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Scrupulous
 Definition

principled
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Sedentary
 Definition
characterized by or requiring a sitting posture
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Servile
 Definition
oppressed
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Shrewd
 Definition

keen
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Slavish
 Definition
base; mean; ignoble
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Soporific
 Definition
causing or tending to cause sleep
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Spurious
Definition

not genuine, authentic, or true
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Squander
 Definition
to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully
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Stolid
 Definition
not easily stirred or moved mentally
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Strident
Definition
having a shrill, irritating quality or character
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Submissive
 Definition
unresistingly or humbly obedient
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Subordinate
 Definition
of less importance
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Subservient
Definition
serving or acting in a subordinate capacity
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Succinct
Definition

serving or acting in a subordinate capacity
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Supercilious
 Definition
 haughtily disdainful or contemptuous
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Superficial
Definition
shallow
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Superfluous
Definition
 unnecessary or needless
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Surfeit
 Definition
an excessive amount
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Surreptitious
Definition
acting in a stealthy way
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Sycophant
 Definition
a self-seeking, servile flatterer
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Taciturn
 Definition
reserved in speech
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Terse
 Definition

abruptly concise
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Thrifty
 Definition
thriving, prosperous, or successful
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Toady
 Definition
an obedient flatterer
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Torpid
Definition

 inactive or sluggish
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Transient
 Definition
not lasting, enduring, or permanent
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Transitory
 Definition
lasting only a short time
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Trifling
 Definition
of very little importance
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Trite
Definition

hackneyed
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Unobtrusive
 Definition
inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticent
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Upbraid
Definition
to find fault with or reproach severely
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Vapid
Definition
lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor
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Variegated
 Definition
varied in appearance or color
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Venerate
 Definition
 to regard or treat with reverence
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Verbose
 Definition

wordy
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Viable
 Definition

practicable
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Vignette
 Definition
any small, pleasing picture or view
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Vilify
 Definition
to speak ill of
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Virtuoso
 Definition

 a person who has special knowledge or skill in a field
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Virulent
 Definition
violently or spitefully hostile
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Vociferous
 Definition
crying out noisily
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Volatile
 Definition
tending or threatening to break out into open violence
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Voluble
 Definition
fluent
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Voracious
Definition
craving or consuming large quantities of something
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Whimsical
 Definition
given to fanciful notions
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Zealous
 Definition
devoted or diligent
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