Sat Words

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Altercation

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A heated argument

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lexicon

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A dictionary

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Hue

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A particular shade of a given color

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Galvanize

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To startle into sudden activity

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Sanction

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Permission, support

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Hyperbole

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Extreme exaggeration for effect and not meant to taken literally

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Ominous

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Threatening, foreshadowing evil

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Audacity

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Rude boldness, nerve

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Evince

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To demonstrate clearly, prove

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Implacable

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Unable to be appealed or pacified

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Exhort

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To urge on with stirring words

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Incarcerate

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To put in prison, to confine

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Expedient

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Practical, providing an immediate advantage

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Incisive

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Sharp, keen, cutting straight to the heart of the matter

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Pertinent

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Having to do with the subject at hand, relevant

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abate

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v. to lessen in violence of intensity (subside; decrease)

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decorum

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n. conformity to accepted standards of conduct (proper behavior)

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abhor

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v. to detest; to hate strongly

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dole

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v. to distribute; to give out sparingly

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gamut

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n. the whole range or extent

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extrovert

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n. one who is outgoing; one who is energized rather than drained by interactions with others

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droll

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adj. amusing in an odd or whimsical way

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duplicity

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n. intentional deceit in speech or conduct (deception)

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effigy

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n.a crude dummy or image representing a hated person

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austere

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adj. stern; severe; plain (strict; unadorned)

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emulate

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v. to strive for; to be equal to; to imitate

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Sere

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Adj. dry and withered

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enhance

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v. to increase the value or beauty of something

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Contrite

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adj. feeling regret for having commited some wrong doing

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Magnanimous

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adj. Noble; generous in forgiving; free from petty feeling or acts

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Enunciate

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v. to state clearly and distinctly; to pronounce

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Collaborate

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v. to work with another towards a goal

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Impound

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v. to confine; to retain in legal custody

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impeccable

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adj. faultless; without sin or blemish

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evoke

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v. to summon forth

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inane

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adj. without sense

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unctuous

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adj. exaggeratedly or insincerely polite

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Expatriate

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n. someone who chooses to live outside of, or renounce his or her native country

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frowzy

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adj. unkempt; dirty

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heinous

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adj. hatefully or shockingly evil

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expound

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v. to explain tin detail; to clarify

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cajole

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v. to persuade with false promises and flattery

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Inscrutable

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adj. not easily understood, hard or fathom

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balk

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v. to refuse stubbornly or abruptly; to stop short and refuse to go on

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acrimony

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n. ill natured; bitter hostility

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dour

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adj. stern and ill humored

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exult

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v. to rejoice; to feel triumphant

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omniscient

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adj. having unlimited knowledge, all-knowing

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feasible

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adj. reasonable; capable of being carried out

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fiasco

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n. a complete, ridiculous failure

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metier

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n. the work one is especially suited for

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fluctuate

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v. to rise and fall; to vary irregularly

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harry

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v. to annoy or harass

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incognito

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adj. disguised; pretending not to be oneself

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lethargy

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n. lack of energy; sluggish

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epistle

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n. a letter or literary composition in letter form

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avid

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adj. enthusiastic, extremely interested

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gadfly

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n. an irritating and persistent person

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humility

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n. absence of vanity, humbleness

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dolorous

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adj. exhibiting sorrow or pain

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gargantuan

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adj. of huge or extraordinary size and power

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arduous

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adj. difficult; requiring much effort

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affable

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adj. friendly, agreeable, easy to talk to

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grandiloquent

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adj. pompous or high flown in speech

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agrarian

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adj. concerning farms, farmers, or the use of land

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grimace

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n. a facial expression of fear, disapproval or pain

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harangue

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n. a long, strongly expressed speech or lecture

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formidable

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adj. arousing fear or awe

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sycophant

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n. a flatterer, one who fawns on others in order to gain favor

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explicit

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adj. clearly and openly stated leaving nothing to the imagination

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inert

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adj. unable to act of moves; inactive; sluggish

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circumvent

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v. to get around; to bypass

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clandestine

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adj. secret

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acquit

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v. to find not guilty of a fault or crime

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deprecate

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v. to express strong disapproval of

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barrister

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n. lawyer

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adulation

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n. excessive praise or admiration

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culinary

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adj. Having to do with the kitchen or cooking

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bawdy

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adj. indecent; humorously obscene

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chastise

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v. to punish severely

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jocose

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adj. joking, humorous

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myriad

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n. very large number

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latent

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adj. present, but not active

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pernicious

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adj. destructive; deadly

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frugal

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adj. thrifty, economical in money matters