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SAT words 431-?
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142
Language - English
10th Grade
01/04/2012
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fester
 Definition
to generate pus
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fetid
 Definition
malodorous
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fetter
 Definition
to shackle
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fiasco
 Definition
total failure
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fiat
 Definition
a command
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fickle
 Definition
changeable, faithless
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fidelity
 Definition
loyalty
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filial
 Definition
pertaining to a sun or daughter
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finale
 Definition
a conclusion
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finite
 Definition
limited
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flagging
 Definition
drooping, like a flag at rest
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flagrant
 Definition
conspicuosly wicked
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flamboyant
 Definition
flashy, showy, striking
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flaunt
 Definition
to display ostentatiously
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fledgling
 Definition
inexperienced
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florid
 Definition
overly decorated, blooming, ruddy
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flotsam
 Definition
drifting wreckage
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flourish
 Definition
to grow with vigor, to thrive, to succeed
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flout
 Definition
to reject, to mock
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fluency
 Definition
smoothness of speech
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fluster
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to confuse
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formidable
 Definition
inspiring fear, dread or amazement
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fortuitous
 Definition
occuring by chance
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fractious
 Definition
unruly, peevish
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frivolous
 Definition
unimportant, trifling
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frowzy
 Definition
slovenly, unkempt, dirty
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frugal
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careful in spending, thrifty, economical
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fulsome
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disgustingly excessive
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furtive
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sly, shifty, underhanded
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futile
 Definition
of no use, pointless
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gainsay
 Definition
to deny
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gamut
 Definition
the entire range
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gape
 Definition
to be opened widely
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garish
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gaudy
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garrulous
 Definition
overly talkative
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geniality
 Definition
cheerfulness, kindliness, sympathy
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genre
 Definition
a style of art
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genteel
 Definition
well bread, elegant
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germane
 Definition
pertinent, bearing upon the case at hand
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girth
 Definition
the measure around something
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glum
 Definition
moody, dejected, gloomy
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gossamer
 Definition
sheer, like cobwebs
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gratify
 Definition
to please, to satisfy, to delight
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gratis
 Definition
free
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gregarious
 Definition
sociable
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grueling
 Definition
exhausting
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guise
 Definition
the external appearance
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guttural
 Definition
pertaining to the throat
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halcyon
 Definition
calm, peaceful
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hapless
 Definition
unfortunate
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harangue
 Definition
a noisy speech
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harass
 Definition
to annoy or irritate, to trouble
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harbinger
 Definition
a forerunner
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hedonism
 Definition
belief pleasure is sole aim in life
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heresy
 Definition
belief that differs from established beliefs
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heterogeneous
 Definition
consisting of dissimilar parts or members
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hierarchy
 Definition
ranking of people, each dependent on thers
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hirsute
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hairy
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histrionic
 Definition
overly dramatic or emotional
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hoax
 Definition
an act meant to trick or fool, fraud
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hostile
 Definition
exhibiting opposition
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hypocritical
 Definition
appearing to posses a virtue on lacks
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hypothesis
 Definition
an assumption made for the sake
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iconoclastic
 Definition
attacking cherished beliefs
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ideological
 Definition
based on ideas, especially ideas characteristic of a particular culture
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idiom
 Definition
an expression whose meaning cant be understood by putting together the usual meaning of each separate word
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ignominious
 Definition
disgraceful
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illegible
 Definition
difficult to read
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illicit
 Definition
unlawful, illeagal
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illuminate
 Definition
to light up, to brighten
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imbroglio
 Definition
a complicated situation
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imminent
 Definition
about to happen
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immortality
 Definition
unending life or fame
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immune
 Definition
not
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immutable
 Definition
not changeable, fixed
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impasse
 Definition
a predicament from which there is no escape
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impassive
 Definition
unaffected by emotion without feeling
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impeccable
 Definition
without flaw, fault, or blemish
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impecunious
 Definition
without money
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impede
 Definition
to hinder, the get in the way of
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impending
 Definition
about to happen
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imperative
 Definition
urgent, absolutely necessary
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imperious
 Definition
proud, overbearing, dictatorial
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impetuous
 Definition
acting, suddenly, and forcefully with much emotion and little thought, impulse
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implausible
 Definition
difficult to believe
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implicate
 Definition
to connect to a plot or crime
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importune
 Definition
to beg earnestly
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imprudent
 Definition
unwise, lacking good judgement
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impugn
 Definition
to doubt, to challenge
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inadvertent
 Definition
not intentional
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inane
 Definition
without a point or meaning
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inarticulate
 Definition
speechless
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inaudible
 Definition
not capable of being heard
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incessant
 Definition
unceasing, continuing without interruption
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incipient
 Definition
beginning in an early stage
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incognito
 Definition
with identity concealed
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incoherent
 Definition
not making sense, disjointed, disorganized
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incompetent
 Definition
without skill or ability
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incorrigible
 Definition
incapable of being corrected, improved, or reformed
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incalculate
 Definition
to teach
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incumbent
 Definition
an office holder
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indefatigable
 Definition
never lacking energy
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indict
 Definition
to charge with a crime
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indigent
 Definition
poor
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indolence
 Definition
laziness
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indulgent
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industrious
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industrious
 Definition
hardworking, persevering
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inevitable
 Definition
certain to happen, impossible to prevent
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inexorable
 Definition
relentless, not able to be stopped by persuasion
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infallible
 Definition
enerring
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infamous
 Definition
having a very bad reputation
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ingenious
 Definition
clever, creative, imaginative
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ingenuous
 Definition
naive, unsophisticated, childlike, showing trust
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ingratiate
 Definition
to become popular with
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inherent
 Definition
essential
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inhibition
 Definition
a inner restraint that stops a person
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inimitable
 Definition
not able to be copied or imitated
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iniquity
 Definition
a great injustice, wickedness
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innate
 Definition
inborn, possessed at birth
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innocuous
 Definition
harmless, causing no injury or ill will
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innuendo
 Definition
a hint, an insinuation
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insatiable
 Definition
always unsatisfied, never enough
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inscrutable
 Definition
mysterious, difficult to interpret
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insidious
 Definition
evil or treacherous
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insinuation
 Definition
a sly hint
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insipid
 Definition
without flavor or taste, bland
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insolent
 Definition
intentionally rude or disrespectful
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integrity
 Definition
moral or artistic honestly, strength of chracter
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intractable
 Definition
difficult to control, lead or manipulate
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intrigue
 Definition
to arouse interest or desire, fascinate
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intrinsic
 Definition
belonging to the essential nature of a thing
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introvert
 Definition
one who is inclined to be or think about oneself more than society at large
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intuition
 Definition
the ability to know something without conscious reasoning
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inveterate
 Definition
deep rooted, habitual
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iota
 Definition
a very small amount
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irascible
 Definition
easily provoked, very irritable
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irate
 Definition
very angry
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irk
 Definition
to bother, to annoy, to vex
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irony
 Definition
a manner of expression that implies the opposite of what the words literally mean
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irrevocable
 Definition
not possible to bring back or undo
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jargon
 Definition
the technical language used by a special group
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jettison
 Definition
to throw overboard
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