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SAT Vocab List 2
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11/11/2004

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truncate
Definition
shorten by cutting off
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terminate
Definition
bring to an end
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slander
Definition
untruthful spoken attack on someone's reputation
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defendant
Definition
someone who has been accused of a crime
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rebuttal
Definition
reply to a criticism or challenge
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truant
Definition
someone who cuts school or neglects his or her duties
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elusive
Definition
cleverly avoiding or escaping
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swindle
Definition
cheat out of money or property
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esoteric
Definition
known only by a select few
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obscure
Definition
not known, difficult to understand
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marred
Definition
impaired the perfection of
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detrimental
Definition
causing damage or harm
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soporific
Definition
causing sleep
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plagiarist
Definition
someone who presents someone else's work as his/her own
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inaudible
Definition
too quiet to be heard
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mobility
Definition
ability to move or be moved
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supremacy
Definition
the state of being supreme, or having the most power
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opaque
Definition
not transparent; hard to understand
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stanza
Definition
section of a poem
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symmetry
Definition
balanced proportions
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infer
Definition
conclude by reasoning
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vanquish
Definition
overpower an enemy completely
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succumb
Definition
to give way to superior force
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nullify
Definition
to make invalid or worthless
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negate
Definition
to destroy the validity of something
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