Sat Vocab

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1. Asceticism

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adjective
characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.

Ex. People who fast during Yom Kippur are ascetic.

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2. Dint

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noun
An impression or hollow in a surface.

Ex. If you drop a can, it will most likely get dinted.

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3. Envoy

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noun
A messenger or representative, esp. one on a diplomatic mission.

Ex. Superintendent Vitti was an envoy when he came to Douglas Anderson for the groundbreaking.

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4. Defray

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verb
provide money to pay (a cost or expense)

Ex. The proceeds from the raffle help to defray the expenses of the evening.

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5. Crass

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adjective
lacking sensitivity, refinement, or intelligence

Ex. The crass assumptions that men make about women are hideous.

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6. Beguile

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verb

charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way.

Ex. She was beguile and I couldn't say no to her.

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7. Allocation

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Noun
the action or process of allocating or distributing something

Ex.The tickets are being allocated over in the corner of the theater.

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8. Enjoin

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verb
instruct or urge (someone) to do something

Ex. Parents enjoin us to make good grades.

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9. Oscillate

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verb
move or swing back and forth at a regular speed

Ex. Oscillating graphs have limits that don't exists.

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10. Interloper

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noun
a person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or are considered not to belong.

Ex. When I'm at parties, I become an interloper.

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11. Incarcerate

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verb
imprison

Ex. He is incarcerated for ten years.

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12. Vacuous

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Adjective

having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless

Ex. Jacob has a very vacuous state of mind.

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13. Akimbo

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Adverb
with hands on the hips and elbows turned outward.

Ex. When you dance the Time Warp, you stand with your arms akimbo.

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14. Jubilant

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adjective
feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph.

Ex. James was very jubilant when he found out he got accepted into Kaleidoscope.

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15. Presumptuous

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adjective
(of a person or their behavior) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate

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16. Pecuniary

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adjective
of, relating to, or consisting of money

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17. licentious

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adjective

promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters

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18. Muse

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verb
be absorbed in thought.

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19. Subversive

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adjective
seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution

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20. Lassitude

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noun
a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy