Sat Vocab: 1-40

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adorn

Back 1

- to lend beauty to; decorate
- ex. the make-up adorns her

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aeon

Back 2

- an indefinitely long period of time; an age
- ex. the earth is aeons old

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affectation

Back 3

- behavior that is assumed rather than natural; artificially
- ex. actors/affectation

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aloof

Back 4

- distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
- ex. He was aloof from his family after he was fired from his job

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amalgam

Back 5

- a combination of diverse elements; a mixture
- ex. mixed metals are amalgams

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ambivalent

Back 6

- having opposing attitude or feelings about something
- ex. The republican was ambivalent towards the democratic president

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anguish

Back 7

- agonizing physical or mental pain; torment
- ex. he was in anguish after the crash

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antecedent

Back 8

- one that precedes another
- ex. the Magic are antecedent to the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Playoff race

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apathy

Back 9

- indifference
- ex. His hometown team was playing his son's team, so he was apathetic towards the teams

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aplomb

Back 10

- self- confidence; assurance; poise
- ex. President Obama speaks with great aplomb

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appall

Back 11

- to fill with consternation or dismay
- ex. He appalled his parents with his C+ in English

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apropos

Back 12

- to the point
- ex. She was a good critic because she was apropos and didn't include unnecessary details

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archaic

Back 13

- of, relating to, or characteristic of words that were once common but are now used chiefly to suggest an earlier style or period
- "thy" is an archaic word

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arduous

Back 14

- testing severely the powers of endurance; strenuous
- ex. He ran an arduous 12 miles

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assertive

Back 15

- inclined to bold or confident assertion; aggressively self-assured
- He was so assertive that he would get the job that he spent all of his money for a party in expectance

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auspicious

Back 16

- favorable
- The Bugatti was auspicious over the Lamborghini because of the horsepower

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automaton

Back 17

- something that behaves like a robot

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avant-garde

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- a group active in the invention and application of new technologies in a given field, especially in the arts.
- Sony, among others, is avant-garde in 3D TV

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avarice

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- greed
- ex. The suitcase of money brought a felling of avarice over them

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banality

Back 20

- something that is trite, obvious, or predictable; a commonplace
- the banality of the new device calmed the craze leading up to its release

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bane

Back 21

- fatal injury or ruin
- He suffered from bane in the accident; his funeral is soon

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beleaguered

Back 22

- to harass; beset
- She beleaguered him for the late assignment he was yet to turn in

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belie

Back 23

- to picture falsely; misrepresent
- He belied the player, telling recruiters of his strength instead of his speed

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belligerent

Back 24

- inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive
- He was belligerent towards the guys who bullied him

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bipartisan

Back 25

- supported by two political parties
- the healthcare bill would have passed much quicker if it had carried bipartisan support

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blight

Back 26

- any of numerous plant diseases resulting in sudden conspicuous wilting and dying of affected parts, especially young, growing tissues
- leprosy is a blight for humans instead of for plants

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bog

Back 27

- a wetland
- many amphibians are found in bogs

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bolster

Back 28

- to support
- President Obama bolsters the health care bill

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boon

Back 29

- a benefit bestowed
- In Canada, health care is not boon; one must live there for an alloted period of time

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bowdlerize

Back 30

- to remove offensive portions from a book
- "Catcher In the Rye" could not be bowdlerized because there was to much offensive content, so it was banned altogether for a long time

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burgeon

Back 31

- to grow and flourish
- The town burgeoned into a city

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celerity

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- swiftness or action or motion; speed
- Chris Johnson has celerity; that is why he was the NFL's leading rusher last year

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chronological

Back 33

- arranged in order of time of occurrence
- Timelines are a list of events on a line in chronological order

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circumscribe

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- to limit narrowly; restrict
- our school internet access in circumscribed to prevent sites like Facebook from opening

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circumvent

Back 35

- to avoid or get around by artful maneuvering
- His amazing driving agility skills aloud him to circumvent the crash on the track

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clamor

Back 36

- a loud outcry; a hubbub
- ex. Clamor occurred when they discovered that the son was adopted

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colloquial

Back 37

- informal speech or writing
- Most people chat colloquially because most people don't care if their grammar is correct

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complaisant

Back 38

- exhibiting a desire or willingness to please; cheerfully obliging
- Monica from "Friends" is very complaisant

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condemn

Back 39

- to express strong disapproval of
- the father condemned his daughter's boyfriend

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conjecture

Back 40

- a guess based on incomplete evidence
- a jury's verdict may be a conjecture because the judge can uphold evidence

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burgeon

Back 41

- to grow and flourish
- The town burgeoned into a city

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celerity

Back 42

- swiftness or action or motion; speed
- Chris Johnson has celerity; that is why he was the NFL's leading rusher last year

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chronological

Back 43

- arranged in order of time of occurrence
- Timelines are a list of events on a line in chronological order

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circumscribe

Back 44

- to limit narrowly; restrict
- our school internet access in circumscribed to prevent sites like Facebook from opening

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circumvent

Back 45

- to avoid or get around by artful maneuvering
- His amazing driving agility skills aloud him to circumvent the crash on the track

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clamor

Back 46

- a loud outcry; a hubbub
- ex. Clamor occurred when they discovered that the son was adopted

Front 47

colloquial

Back 47

- informal speech or writing
- Most people chat colloquially because most people don't care if their grammar is correct

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complaisant

Back 48

- exhibiting a desire or willingness to please; cheerfully obliging
- Monica from "Friends" is very complaisant

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condemn

Back 49

- to express strong disapproval of
- the father condemned his daughter's boyfriend

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conjecture

Back 50

- a guess based on incomplete evidence
- a jury's verdict may be a conjecture because the judge can uphold evidence