Raging Knowledge: High Frequency Sat Words (1 Of 5)

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abjure

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v/ to reject, to renounce

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abrogate

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v/ to abolish, usually by authority

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acerbic

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adj/ biting, bitter in tone or taste

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acrimony

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n/ bitterness, discord

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acumen

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n/ keen insight

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adumbrate

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v/ to sketch out in a vague way

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alacrity

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n/ eagerness, speed

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anathema

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n/ a cursed, detested person

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antipathy

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n/ a strong dislike, repugnance

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approbation

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n/ praise

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arrogate

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v/ to take without justification

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ascetic

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adj/ practicing restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually religious

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aspersion

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n/ a curse, expression of ill-will

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assiduous

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adj/ hard-working, diligent

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blandish

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v/ to coax by using flattery

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boon

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n/ a gift or blessing

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brusque

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adj/ short, abrupt, dismissive

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buffet

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v/ to strike with force

n/ an arrangement of food set out on a table

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burnish

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v/ to polish, shine

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buttress

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v/ to support, hold up

n/ something that offers support

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cacophony

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n/ tremendous noise, disharmonious sound

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cajole

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v/ to urge, coax

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calumny

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n/ an attempt to spoil someone else's reputation by spreading lies

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capricious

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adj/ subject to whim, fickle

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clemency

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n/ mercy

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cogent

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adj/ intellectually convincing

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concomitant

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adj/ accompanying in a subordinate fashion

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conflagration

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n/ a great fire

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contrite

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adj/ penitent, eager to be forgiven

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conundrum

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n/ puzzle, problem

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credulity

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n/ readiness to believe

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cupidity

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n/ greed, strong desire

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cursory

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adj/ brief to the point of being superficial

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decry

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v/ to criticize openly

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defile

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v/ to make unclean, impure

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deleterious

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adj/ harmful

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demure

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adj/ quiet, modest, reserved

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deprecate

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v/ to belittle, depreciate

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deride

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v/ to laugh at mockingly, scorn

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desecrate

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v/ to violate the sacredness of a thing or place

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desiccated

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adj/ dried up, dehydrated

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diaphanous

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adj/ light, airy, transparent

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diffident

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adj/ shy, quiet, modest

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discursive

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adj/ rambling, lacking order

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dissemble

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v/ to conceal, fake

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dither

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v/ to be indecisive

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ebullient

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adj/ extremely lively, enthusiastic

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effrontery

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n/ impudence, nerve, insolence

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effulgent

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adj/ radiant, splendorous

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egregious

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adj/ extremely bad