SAT Vocabs #751-800

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contingent

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dependent on conditions or circumstances; conditional; possible

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beleaguered

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harassed; beseiged

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regal

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kingly

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radical

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favoring fundamental or extreme change; relating to roots or origins

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errant

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wandering outside of established limits; straying

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chagrin

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feeling of embarrassment because of failure or disappointment

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contentious

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always ready to argue; quarrelsome

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patriarch

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a man who rules a family clan; a very respected old man

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umbrage

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offense or resentment (used with “take”)

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paradigm

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an example; a model

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lethargic

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dull; sluggish; moving slowly

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dissent

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to disagree

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inherent

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included as an essential part; intrinsic

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frail

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easily broken; delicate

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intransigent

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refusing to compromise or agree

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laughingstock

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a person or thing that is the object of laughter

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fulminate

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to issue a strong verbal attack

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juncture

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a point of time; a concurrence of events

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recruit

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to restore or renew the health or vitality of

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ravage

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to cause great destruction to

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hectic

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characterized by intense activity

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appraise

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to officially estimate the worth of

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deride

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to ridicule

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exuberant

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lively, happy, and full of good spirits

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guise

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external appearance, esp. a false one

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juxtapose

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to put side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast

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throng

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crowd; a number of people gathered together

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wake

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track of turbulence left by something moving through water (or figuratively, anything that has passed)

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ramification

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a development or consequence resulting from a course of action

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articulate

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able to express oneself clearly and effectively

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destitution

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the lack of any means of subsistence

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propriety

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good manners; proper behavior

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implausible

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difficult to believe

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conjecture

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an inference or conclusion based on incomplete evidence

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sublime

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of high spiritual or moral worth

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composure

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a calm state of mind, esp. as the result of self-control

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sediment

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a residue that settles in the bottom of something

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felon

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one who has committed a serious crime

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incipient

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beginning to appear or be noticed

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excavate

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to expose to view by digging out

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endemic

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native to a particular country

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exalt

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to raise in status or character; to increase the effect or intensity of

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imperative

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urgently necessary; impossible to deter or evade

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incognito

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in disguise

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maintain

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to provide support; to declare to be true; to defend against criticism

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adjudicate

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to judge; to preside

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perjury

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lying under oath

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flora

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plants as a group, esp. of a specified region or time

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lout

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an awkward, stupid person

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abate

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to lessen in amount, intensity or strength