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SAT Vocabulary
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12th Grade
09/22/2006

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Dubious
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Doubtful, or unlikely authenticity
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Egregious
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Conspicuously bad or offensive
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Candor
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Sincerity; Openess
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Abstract
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Not concrete
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Aesthetic
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Having to do with the appreciation of beauty
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Eclectic
Definition
Made up of a variety of sources or styles
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Florid
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Flowery or elaborate in style
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Gratuitous
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Given freely; unearned, unwarranted
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Exculpate
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To free from guilt or blame
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Superfluous
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Extra; unnecessary
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Stoic
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in different to pleaseure or pain, impassive
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mollify
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to calm or soothe
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Transitory
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sort-lived; temporary
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benevolent
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well-meaning; generous
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hackneyed
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worn out through overuse; trite
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tenuous
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having little substance or strength; unsure; weak
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vindicated
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freed from blame
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timorous
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timid; fearful
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spurious
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not genuine; false; counterfeit
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rancorous
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hateful; marked by deep-seated ill will
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quandary
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a state of uncertainty or perplexity
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prosaic
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unimaginative; dull; ordinary
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profound
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having great depth or seriousness
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plausible
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seemingly valid or acceptable; credible
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pervasive
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dispersed throughout
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penitent
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expressing remorse for one's wrongdoing
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paramount
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of chief concern or importance
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ostentatious
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describing a pretentious display
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ornate
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elaborately decorated
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obstinate
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stubbornly adhering to an opinion
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objectivity
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judgement uninfluenced by emotion
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maverick
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one who resists adherence to a group
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laudatory
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giving praise
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inveterate
Definition
long established; deep-rooted; habitual
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innovative
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introducing something new
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inherent
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inborn; built-in
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imperious
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arrogantly domineering or overbearing
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obdurate
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stubborn; inflexible
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novel
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strikingly new or unusual
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diligent
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marked by painstaking effort; hard-working
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conviction
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a fixed or strong belief
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contemporary
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current, modern; from the same time
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comprehensive
Definition
broad or complete in scope or content
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cogent
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convincing; reasonable
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auspicious
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favorable; promising
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apathetic
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feeling or showing little emotion
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ambivalent
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simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain
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alleviate
Definition
to ease a pain or a burden
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idealize
Definition
to consider perfect
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