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SAT Vocabulary
Unit 2 Words
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ameliorate
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ameliorate
Verb- to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
amend
better
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aplomb
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aplomb
Noun: poise
assurance
Self-confidence
Composure
levelheadedness
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bombastic
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bombastic
Adjective: Pompous or overblown in language Using big words to conceal a lack of ideasPretentiousHighfalutin
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callow
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callowAdjective: without experience
Immature, not fully developed
Lacking sophistication & poise
green
inexperienced
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drivel
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drivelNoun: NonsenseSaliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or noseVerb: to utter nonsense or childish twaddleTo waste or fritter away foolishly
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epitome
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epitomeNoun: a summary
Condensed account
An instance that represents a larger reality
Model
Archetype©sports.espn.go.com 2007
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exhort
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exhortVerb: to urge strongly
Advise earnestly
Entreat
Implore
Adjure
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ex officio
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ex officioAdjective (adverb) :
By virtue of holding a certain office
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infringe
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infringeVerb: to violate or trespass
Go beyond recognized bounds
Encroach
Impinge, intrude
Poach
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ingratiate
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ingratiateVerb: to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)Cozy up toCurry favor with
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interloper
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interloperNoun: one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to beIntruderTrespasserMeddlerButtinsky
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intrinsic
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intrinsicAdjective: belonging to someone or something by its very nature
Essential
Inherent
Immanent, organic
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inveigh
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inveighVerb: to make a violent attack in words
Express strong disapproval
Rail, remonstrate
Harangue
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lassitude
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lassitudeNoun: weariness of body or mind
Lack of energy
Fatigue
Lethargy, Languor
Torpor
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millenium
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millenium (pl. millenia)
Noun: a period of one thousand years
A period of great joy
Chiliad, golden age
Prosperity, peace
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occult
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occultAdjective: mysterious, magical, supernaturalSecret, hidden from view, not detectable by ordinary meansNoun: matters involving the supernaturalVerb: Hide, conceal, eclipse
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permeate
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permeateVerb: to spread through
Penetrate
Soak through
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precipitate
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precipitateVerb: to fall as moisture
To cause to bring about suddenly
To hurl down from a great height
To give distinct form to
Adjective: reckless, impetuous
Noun: moisture,the product of an action or process
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stringent
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stringentAdjective: strict, severe
Rigorously or urgently binding or compelling
Sharp or bitter to the taste
Stern, tough
Imperative
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surmise
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surmiseVerb: to think or believe without certain supporting evidence
To conjecture or guess
Infer, gather
Noun: inference presumption
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Review Online !Shostak, Jerome. Vocabulary Workshop, Level F. New York: Sadlier-Oxford, 2005.