Miss Kate Sat Vocab #1

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Abase

Back 1

to humble, disgrace

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Balk

Back 2

to refuse, prevent

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Cacophonous

Back 3

jarring, unpleasantly annoying

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dainty

Back 4

sweet, delicate

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banal

Back 5

dull, commonplace, trite

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fabricate

Back 6

to mamke or devise, construct

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gall

Back 7

bitterness, careless nerve

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emulate

Back 8

to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model

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iconolast

Back 9

one who attacks traditional beliefs

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jaded

Back 10

tired but excess or overuse; slightly distrusting

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Keen

Back 11

having a sharp edge; intellectually smart, preceptive

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labyrinth

Back 12

maze

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machination

Back 13

plot or scheme

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nascent

Back 14

starting to develop, coming into existence

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substantiate

Back 15

to establish by evidence, prove, to give concrete or substantial form to

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pacifist

Back 16

opposed to war

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quagmire

Back 17

marsh, difficult situation

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raconteur

Back 18

witty, skillful story teller

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saccharine

Back 19

excessively sweet or sentimental

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tableau

Back 20

vivid description, striking incident or scene

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ubiquitous

Back 21

being everywhere

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vacillate

Back 22

to waver, show indecision

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waive

Back 23

to refrain from enforcing a rule; to give up a legal right

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xenophobia

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fear or hatred of foreigners

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yoke

Back 25

to join together

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artisan

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a person who is skillful with his or her hands

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brawn

Back 27

muscular strength

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tenable

Back 28

capable of being held or defended

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delineate

Back 29

to describe accurately

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efface

Back 30

to erase; to rub out

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engender

Back 31

to create; to cause

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enhance

Back 32

to intensify, to improve

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extol

Back 33

to praise highly

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glutton

Back 34

someone who consumes too much food or drink

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hiatus

Back 35

to break or vacation

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hindrance

Back 36

something that delays action or progress

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kindle

Back 37

to start a fire; ignite or arouse

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nefarious

Back 38

extreme wickedness

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obliterate

Back 39

to destroy completely

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obscure

Back 40

dark; unknown; hard to understand

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pugnacious

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eager to fight

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quell

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to calm, to pacify

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querulous

Back 43

grumbling; grumpy

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tout

Back 44

to publicly brag

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vernacular

Back 45

everyday speech; slang