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SAT 3
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10
Language - English
10th Grade
02/28/2013

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Term
Amplify
Definition
to make larger, greater, or stronger; enlarge; extend
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Inept
Definition
awkward, clumsy, or incompetent
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Surreptitious
Definition
done, acquired, etc, in secret or by improper means
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Jeopardize
Definition
to risk; hazard
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Latent
Definition
potential but not obvious or explicit
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Essence
Definition
the characteristic or intrinsic feature of a thing, which determines its identity; fundamental nature
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Recoil
Definition
to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust.
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Generic
Definition
of, applicable to, or referring to all the members of a genus, class, group, or kind; general
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Lacerate
Definition
to tear (the flesh, etc) jaggedly
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Murky
Definition
dark, gloomy, and cheerless.
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