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SAT 5000
words I didn't know
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11th Grade
02/22/2008
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abase
 Definition
to lower in position; degrade
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bigot
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narrow-minded
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enfranchise
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give voting rights
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hamper
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hinder, obstruct
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kindle
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to start a fire
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remuneration
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payment for work done
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bilk
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cheat; defraud
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covert
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hidden; undercover
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engender
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cause
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knotty
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complex; difficult to solve
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nuance
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something subtle; a fine shade of meaning
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abasement
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humiliation
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cower
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to recoil in fear or servility; to shrink away from
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harangue
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noisy, attacking speech
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replete
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full
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tangible
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can be touched
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abrogate
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cancel; deny; repeal
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harbringers
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indicators; bringers of warning
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labyrinthine
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complicated; highly convoluted
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plaudit
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statement giving high praise
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reprehensible
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shameful; very bad
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absolution
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forgiveness; pardon; release
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creditable
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praiseworthy
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ensconce
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establish firmly in position
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obdurate
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stubborn
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reprieve
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a respite; postponement of a sentence
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blighted
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damaged; destroyed
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credulous
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gullible; ready to believe anything
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enshroud
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cover
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obfuscate
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deliberately making something harder to understand
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