Sat Prep Words

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Pliant

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flexible

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Empiricist

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one who relies on practical experience for knowledge

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Perquisite

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purchased property

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Adroit

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skillful

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Maladroit

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someone who is not skillful

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Ameliorate

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to ease pain

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Circumvent

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to avoid, to go around

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Eccentric

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out of the ordinary

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Invocation

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a calling for support

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Coerce

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to persuade by immoral means (threaten)

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Surreptitious

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secretive

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Furtiveness

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stealthy

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Quixotic

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overly chivalrous

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Agnostic

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skeptical

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Demagogue

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man of the people

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Naivete

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simple view of things

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Tortuous

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complex, winding

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Extolled

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to praise highly

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Belabor

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to work on extensively

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Effacement

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something conducted inconspicuously

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Seditious

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rebellious

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Magnanimity

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the quality of being generous, good willed

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Esoteric

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understood by few

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Lucid

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clear

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Didactic

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intended to instruct

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Elucidate

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to clarify

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Intemperance

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being indulgent

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Acumen

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keen insight

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Sophistry

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using false arguements

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Spare

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simply, unelaborate

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Ingenuous

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arising from ingenious

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Abstruse

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obscure, intellectually complicated

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Arcane

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known by few

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Nihilism

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a belief system that holds that no greater order (ex. morals) exists

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Disseminate

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to disperse and spread

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Surfeit

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n. excess
v. to satiate

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Modicum

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small or moderate amount

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Juxtapose

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to switch or place in contrast

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Phlegmatic

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calm, unemotional

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Conciliatory

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willing to compromise

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Penurious

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miserly

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Alacrity

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cheerful willingness

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Meticulous

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thorough and painstaking

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Repertory

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a series of things (ie. plays) that are presented in succession

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Chivalry

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knightlymanner, honorable

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Despondent

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withdrawn, depressed

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Foster

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to nurture

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Penchant

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an inclination to be inclined

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Cacophony

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a large amoung of discordant noises

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Consicuousness

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the state of being not incognito

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Assuage

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to alleviate pain

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Byzantine

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extremely complicated

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Dilettante

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someone who is knowledgable

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Extrapolate

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to predict without sufficient evidence

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Lackadaisical

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lacking zest for life

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Slipshod

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slovenly, careless

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Onerous

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burdensome

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Venality

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something capable of being purchased

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Anachronism

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a problem in chronology, something taken out of proper time

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Predilection

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a preference

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Paucity

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a smallness in number

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Derelict

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neglectful of duty; dilapidated

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Fickle

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inconstan in emotion

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Glacial

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lacking warmth and friendliness

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Tremulous

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vibrating, quivering

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Induce

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to persuade

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Atrophy

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1: a wasting away of the body
2: a stoppage of growth or development

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Anomaly

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a deviation from rule, out of the norm

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Agnostic

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those who believe man can neither prove or deny the existence of God

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Abdicate

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to give up formally; renounce, surrender

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Absolution

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forgiveness, remission of sin

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Recondite

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hidden, obscure; dealing with difficult matters

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Abrogate

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to annul by authority

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Abscond

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to depart suddenly and secretly

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Abjure

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to retract or recant, renounce under oath

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Abstemious

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eating and drinking sparingly

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Ablution

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a washing or cleansing of the body

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Aberrant

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straying from the right way or usual course

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Exacerbate

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to make more intense or severe

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Acrid

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sharp or bitter taste/smell; bitterly sarcastic

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Litigation

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a lawsuit

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Prodigy

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gifted child, monster of nature

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Prodigiously

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largely, magnificently

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Pedagogue

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a school teacher; someone narrow minded

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Ambit

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Ambivalent

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to have contradictory emotions about a person or thing

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Equanimity

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evenness of mind or temper; composure, calmness

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Magnanimous

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noble and generous; not petty, mean or jealous

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Pusillanimous

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weak or cowardly in spirit; lacking strength of mind or courage

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Antediluvian

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before the flood

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Exigent

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urgent, very demanding

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Alloy

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metallic substance; anything that reduces purity; modifier/debaser

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Altruist

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someone who is unselfishly devoted to the welfare of others

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Amatory

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exciting or sexual love

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Amity

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peaceful relations, friendship

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Paramour

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a lover; mistress

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Inamorata

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a fiance or mistress

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Ambulatory

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the ability to walk