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1
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Abet

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Assist or encourage

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Dogmatic

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Arrogant or stubborn

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Insipid

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Lacking flavor or dull

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Extraneous

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Inessential or irrelevant

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Coerce

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Force by using pressure

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Jaundiced

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Prejudiced or hostile

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Meticulous

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Extremely or meticulously

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Temerity

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Recklessness or foolishness

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Gregarious

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Sociable or fond of the company of others

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Heresy

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The crime of holding a belief that goes against

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Docile

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Easy to teach

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Libation

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A drink, specifically alcoholic

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Anathema

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A hated person or thing

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Banter

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Teasing or playful conversation

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Castigate

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To criticize or punish

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Gauche

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Tactless or awkward

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Ignominy

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Public shame or disgrace

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Motley

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Made up of dissimilar parts, varied

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Emaciated

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Extremely thin or withered

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Avarice

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Greed or desire for wealth

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Furtive

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Stealthy or secretive

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22
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Bacchanalian

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Wild and drunken

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23
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Extradite

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Turn over over legally

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24
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Copious

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Numerous or profuse

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Irascible

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easily angered

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Mercenary

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Professional soldier hired my foreign army

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Bastion

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Strong defense or fort

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Jettison

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To cast overboard or eject

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Ocstracize

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To banish or shut out from a group

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Bigot

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One who is intolerant, extemist

31
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Expunge

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Erase or eliminate

32
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Candid

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Outspoken or blunt

33
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Argot

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Special words or phrases used by specific people

34
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Negligence

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Careless often resulting in injury

35
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Appease

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To calm or satisfy

36
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Strident

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Harsh sounding

37
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Choas

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Complete disorder

38
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Augment

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To enlarge

39
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Jingoism

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Extreme

40
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Rancor

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Extreme hatred or ill will

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Inexorable

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Unrelenting, unavoidable

42
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Extol

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Praise highly

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Clement

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Merciful, lenient

44
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Cliche

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A worn out idea or overused expression

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Adament

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Unyielding, firm in opinion

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Diffident

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Lacking self confidence or shy

47
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Opus

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A creative work

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Ostensible

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Professed but not always true, supposed

49
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Disparity

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Inequality or difference

50
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Condone

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Forgive or overlook

51
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Nuance

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Slight or subtle difference

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Connoisseur

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Expert in matters of culture, food, or wine

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Enigma

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Mystery

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Apathy

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Lack of interest

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Officious

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Excessively eager to help

56
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Credence

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Belief or trust

57
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Jaunty

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Very confident or poised

58
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Dilettante

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An amateur

59
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Cult

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Organized group of people devoted to a person or set of principles

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Cynical

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Doubtful or distrustful

61
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Ambivalent

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Having opposing attitudes toward a person

62
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Demagogue

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A leader who appeals to citizens emotions to gain power

63
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Demure

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Quiet and modest

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Intrepid

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Without fear

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Destitute

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Extremely poor or lacking

66
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Erudite

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Scholarly or educated

67
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Dilemma

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Choice between two unpleasant options

68
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Culmination

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The end or climax

69
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Concur

A

To agree

70
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Divulge

A

Tell or reveal

SAT/ACT Vocab (5 decks)

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