SAT Vocabs #901-950

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megalomania

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a condition marked by delusional fantasies of power, wealth, or omnipotence

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ingenious

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inventive, cunning, clever

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grudge

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to be reluctant to give or admit

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concurrent

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happening at the same time; acting together

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mesmerize

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to hypnotize or spellbind

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convalesce

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to recover from illness; to recuperate

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implore

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to ask for urgently; to beg

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incandescent

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shining; glowing from within

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rhapsody

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a state of great happiness; such a state expressed in speech or writing

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penitent

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feeling regret

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polymath

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one who knows a great deal about several different fields

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incense

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to make angry; to enrage

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mortal

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subject to death; causing death

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eloquent

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articulate; convincing and effective in speech

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predilection

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a special liking for something; a preference

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macabre

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suggesting the horror of death

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tourniquet

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a device, usually an encircling bandage, used to cut off the flow of blood

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itinerary

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a route or proposed route for a journey

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brawn

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muscles; strength

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idiom

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a style or manner of expression peculiar to an individual or group; an expression that cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its words (e.g., “keep tabs on”)

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averse

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opposed, reluctant; repelled

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hodgepodge

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mixture; combination

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anterior

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placed before or in front; earlier

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sedentary

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sitting down most of the time

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mammoth

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very large; of clumsy or unwieldy size

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evanescent

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fading from sight; transient

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postulate

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to assume as true, esp. as a precondition in a chain of reasoning

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pariah

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a social outcast

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shoddy

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inferior or cheap

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pernicious

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very harmful or destructive

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revel

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to delight, to enjoy (used with “in”)

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exhaustive

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thorough

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predatory

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characterized by robbing or exploiting others; living by capturing and feeding on other animals

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hogwash

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worthless or false speech or writing

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virulent

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extremely infectious or harmful; bitterly hostile

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extraneous

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not an essential part of; unimportant

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advent

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a coming or an arrival, esp. of something very important

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concoct

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to invent; to create by combining ingredients, as in cooking

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accost

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to approach and speak to, usually aggressively

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luminescent

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emitting light not derived from heat, e.g., through chemical reaction

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circuitous

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being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course

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kudos

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glory; fame

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litany

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a long, repetitive recitation

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grime

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dirt; mud

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coalesce

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to grow together; to merge into a single body

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effusive

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overflowing; excessively emotional

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impetuous

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characterized by sudden emotion, energy, etc.; impulsive and passionate

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expanse

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a large amount of something spread out

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displace

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to take the place of

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heady

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intoxicating; exhilarating