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Adulation

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n. flattery, admiration

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Adulterate

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v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

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advent

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n. arrival

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adversary

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n. opponent

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adverse

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adj., unfavorable, hostile

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adversity

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n. unfavorable fortune

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advocacy

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v. urge, plead for

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aerie

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n. nest of a large bird of prey, eagle, hawk

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aesthetic

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adj. artistic, dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful

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affable

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adj. easily approachable, warmly friendly.

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affected

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adj. artificial, pretend, assumed in order to impress

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affidavit

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affinity

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n. kinship

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affirmation

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n. positive assertion, confermation

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affix

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v. fasten, attach, add on

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Affliction

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n. state of distress, cause of suffering

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affluence

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n. abundance, wealth

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affront

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n. insult, offense. intentional act of disrespect

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aftermath

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n. consequences

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agenda

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n. items of businesses

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agent

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n. means of instrument, personal representative. person acting in official capcity

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aggandize

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v. increase or intensify

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aggregate

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v. gather accumulate

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aggressor

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n. attacker

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aghast

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adj, horrified

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agility

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n. nimbleness

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agitate

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v. stir up, disturb

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agnostic

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aclarity

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n. cheerful promptness

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alchemy

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n. medieval chemistry

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alcove

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n. nook, small recessed section of a room

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alias

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n. an assumed name

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alienate

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v. to make hostile, separate

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alimentary

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adj. supplying nourishment

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alimony

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n. payments made to an ex spouse after divorce

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allay

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v. calm, pacify

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allege

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v. state without proof

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allegiance

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n. loyalty

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allegory

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n. story in which characters are used as symbols,fable

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alleviate

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v. relieve

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alliteration

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n. repetition of beginning sound in poetry

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allocate

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alloy

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n. mixture of metals

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allude

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v. refer indirectly

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alloy

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v. mix, make less pure, lessen or moderate

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allure

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v. entice, attract

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allusion

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n. indirect reference

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aloft

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adj. upward

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aloof

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adj. apart, reserved. Shy by nature

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altercation

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n. noisy quarrel, heated dispute

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altruistic

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adj. unselfishly generous, concerned for others,

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amalgamate

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v. combine, untie in one body

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amass

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v.collect

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ambidextrous

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adj. capable of using either hand with equal ease

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ambience

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n. environment, atmosphere

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ambiguous

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adj. unclear or doubtful in meaning

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ambivalence

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v. the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes

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ambie

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n. moving at an easy pace.

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ambulatory

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adj. able to walk, not bed ridden

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a,e;;prate

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v. improve

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amenable

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adj. readily managed, willing to be led

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a,emd

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v. cprrect cjamge

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SAT Vocabulary Words (2 decks)

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