1000 Sat Words Part 3

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adhere

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n. to stick to something

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admonish

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v. to caution, criticize, reprove

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adorn

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v. to decorate

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adroit

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adj. skilled, dexterous

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adulation

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n. extreme praise

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adumbrate

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v. to sketch out in a vague way

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adverse

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adj. antagonistic, unfavorable, dangerous

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advocate

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1. v. to argue in favor of something 2. n. a person who arges in favor of something

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aerial

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adj. somehow related to the air

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aesthetic

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adj. artistic, related to the appreciation of beauty

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affable

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adj. friendly, amiable

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affinity

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n. a spontaneous feeling of closeness

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affluent

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adj. rich, wealthy

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affront

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n. an insult

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aggrandize

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v. to increase or make greater

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despondent

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adj. feelomg depressed, discouraged, hopeless

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despot

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n. one who has total power and rules brutally

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destitute

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adj. improverished, utterly lacking

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deter

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v. to discourage, prevent from doing

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devious

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adj. not straightforward, deceitful

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dialectv. to scatter, thin

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n. a variation of a language

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diaphanous

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adj. light, airy, transparent

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didactic

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1. adj. intended to instuct 2. adj. overly moralistic

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diffident

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adj. shy, quiet, modest

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diffuse

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1. v. to scatter, thin out, break up 2. adj. not concentrated, scattered, disorganized

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dilatory

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adj. tending to delay, causing delay

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diligent

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adjl. showing care in doing one's work

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diminutive

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adj. small or miniature

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dirge

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n. mournful song, especially for a funeral

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latent

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adj. hidden, but capable of being exposed

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laudatory

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adj. expressing admiration or praise

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lavish

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1. adj. given without limits 2. v. to give without limits

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legerdemain

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n. deception, slight-of-hand

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lenient

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adj. demonstrating tolerance or gentleness

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lethargic

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adj. in a state of sluggishness or apathy

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liability

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1. n. something for which one is legally responsible, usually involving a disadvantage or risk 2. n. a handicap, burden

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libertarian

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adj. advocating principles of liberty and free will

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licentious

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adj. displaying a lack of moral or legal restraints

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limpid

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adj. clear, transparent

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linchpin

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n. something that holds separate parts together

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lithe

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adj. graceful, flexible, supple

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litigant

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n. someone engaged in a lawsuit

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subjugate

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v. to bring under control, subdue

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sublime

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adj. lofty, grand, exalted

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submissive

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adj. eaisly yielding to authority

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succinct

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adj. marked by compact precision

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superfluous

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adj. exceeding what is necesary

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surfeit

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n. an overabundant supply or indulgence

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surmise

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v. to infer with little evidence

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surreptitious

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adj. stealthy

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surrogate

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n. one acting in place of another

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swarthy

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adj. of dark color or complexion

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sycophant

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n. one who flatters for self-gain

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tacit

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adj. expressed without words

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taciturn

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adj. not inclined to talk

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tangential

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adj. incidental, peripheral, divergent

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tantamount

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adj. equivalent in vlaue or significance