SAT Vocabs #601-650

Question 1

alleviate

Answer 1

to reduce pain, esp. temporarily or without removing its cause

Question 2

reprise

Answer 2

a recurrence or resumption of an action

to repeat

Question 3

disparate

Answer 3

entirely unlike

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jovial

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full of hearty, playful good humor

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denounce

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to speak out against; to accuse publicy

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forbear

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to be patient or avoid doing

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elucidate

Answer 7

to make something clear; to clarify

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credible

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capable of being believed

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tamper

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to interfere, esp. in order to damage or weaken

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venerate

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to look upon with respect and honor

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venue

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the location where something takes place, esp. a trial

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oasis

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a fertile place in a desert due to the presence of water; any place or thing offering relief from difficulty or dullness

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evacuate

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to remove the contents of; to discharge; to withdraw

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parody

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a humorous and ridiculous imitation

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ossified

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changed to bone; hardened, often figurative

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recondite

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not easily understood

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malignant

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very harmful; threatening death; cancerous(of a tumor)

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prescribe

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to set down as a rule

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sordid

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extremely dirt; morally corrupt

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abash

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to embarrass

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efficacy

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the power to produce the desired effect

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misapprehension

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a misunderstanding

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benign

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kindly; creating a favorable influence; (in medicine) not dangerous to one’s health

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baleful

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harmful or threatening harm or evil

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credit

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to believe; to trust

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fluster

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to make nervous or upset

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stymie

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to obstruct; to stump

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supersede

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to replace

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quell

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to ease; to calm down

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ambivalence

Answer 30

simultaneous existence of opposing feelings; uncertainty as to what to do

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timorous

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full of fear

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impecunious

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having no money; poor; penniless

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adamant

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stubbornly unyielding; impervious to pleas, appeals, or reason

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melee

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a noisy, confused fight

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euphemism

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the substitution of an agreeable word or phrase to replace one that might offend

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rouse

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to wake or provake

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mettle

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courage; strength of character

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unremitting

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constant; not stopping

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ornery

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mean-spirited and contrary in attitude

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curriculum

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all the courses of study offered by an educational institution

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oscillate

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to move back and forth regularly

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replete

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well-filled; abundantly supplied

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synopsis

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a short summary that outlines the main points of something

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surmount

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to overcome (e.g., an obstacle) to climb to the top of

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assent

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formal agreement

to agree formally

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discord

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conflict or disagreement

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conclusive

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serving to settle a matter or put an end to doubt

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endearment

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an act expressing affection; fondness

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impotent

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powerless; helpless; ineffective

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stature

Answer 50

height of a person or animal in an upright position; level of achievement