Sat Vocabualry

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1.abate

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reduce or lesson

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2.abdicate

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give up a position

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3.aberration

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something unusual, different from the norm

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4.abhor

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to really hate

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5.abstain

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to refrain from doing something

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6.adversity

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hardship, misfortune

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7.aesthetic

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pertaining to beauty

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8.amicable

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agreeable

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9.anachronistic

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out of the context of time, out of date

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10.arid

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very dry

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11.asylum

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sanctuary, place of safety

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12.benevolent

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friendly, helpful

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13.bias

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a prejudice towards something or against something

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14.boisterous

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enthusiastic, loud

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15.brazen

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bold

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16.brusque

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short, rude

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17.camaraderie

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togetherness, trust, group dynamic of trust

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18.canny

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careful

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19.capacious

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very large, spacious

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20.capitulate

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surrender

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21.clairvoyant

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can predict the future

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22.collaborate

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work together

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23.compassion

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sympathy

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24.compromise

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meeting in the middle, settling differences

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25.condescending

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patronizing

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26.conditional

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contingent upon something else, contingent upon

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27.conformist

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someone who follows the majority

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28.convergence

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coming together

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29.deleterious

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harmful

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30.demagogue

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rabble-rousing leader

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31.digression

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straying from main point

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32.diligent

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hard-working, dedicated

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33.discredit

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dishonor someone, prove something untrue

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34.disdain

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to regard with scorn

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35.divergent

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moving apart, going in different directions

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36.empathy

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feeling someone else’s feeling

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37.emulate

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following someone else's example

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38.enervating

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tiring

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39.ephemeral

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fleeting, temporary

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40.evanescent

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not lasting long

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41.exemplary

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outstanding

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42.extenuating

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something that makes the situation not as bad

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43.florid

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ornate

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44.forbearance

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patience, restraint

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45.fortitude

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strength

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46.fortuitous

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lucky

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47.foster

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promote, aid

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48.fraught

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filled with

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49.frugal

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thrifty

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50.hackneyed

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clichéd

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51.haughty

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being arrogant, talking down to people

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52.hedonist

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person who acts in pursuit of pleasure

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53.hypothesis

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unproven theory, educated guess

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54.impetuous

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rash, impulsive

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55.impute

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to assign or attribute to someone

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56.inconsequential

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without consequence, trivial, doesn't matter

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57.inevitable

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unavoidable, definitely going to happen

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58.intrepid

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fearless

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59.intuitive

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knowing something by instinct

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60.jubilation

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extreme happiness, joy

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61.lobbyist

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person who takes one side or the other, and persuades government officials

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62.longevity

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long (particularly long life)

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63.mundane

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boring, ordinary

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64.nonchalant

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casual, calm, at ease

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65.opulent

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wealthy

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66.orator

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speaker

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67.ostentatious

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flaunting wealth

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68.parched

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freed from water, dried up

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69.perfidious

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disloyal

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70.pragmatic

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practical

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71.precocious

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gifted/talented beyond one's years

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72.pretentious

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being self important, thinking you are better than others

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73.procrastinate

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to delay, often unnecessarily

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74.prosaic

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ordinary

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75.prosperity

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wealth

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76.provocative

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causes a fuss, inflammatory, likely to get people riled up

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77.prudent

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careful, wise

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78.querulous

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irritable, prone to argument

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79.rancorous

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hateful, unpleasant

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80.reclusive

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hermit, withdrawn

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81.reconciliation

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coming back together after a disagreement

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82.renovation

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being new, being redone

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83.restrained

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controlled, not free

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84.reverence

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deep respect

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85.sagacity

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wisdom

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86.scrutinize

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to look at carefully

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87.spontaneous

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being impulsive, acting without thinking

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88.spurious

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false, untrue

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89.submissive

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mild, meek

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90.substantiate

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to confirm, prove

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91.subtle

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shy, small, not showy

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92.superficial

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shallow

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93.superfluous

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unnecessary, too much

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94.surreptitious

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secret

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95.tactful

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polite

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96.tenacious

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persistent stubborn

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97.transient

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temporary, impermanent

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98.venerable

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respectable because of its age

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99.vindicate

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to free from blame

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100.wary

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careful, watchful