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SAT First 50 Words

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
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Abstract   Theoretical  
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Alienate   To push someone away, or cause him to separate from people  
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Ambiguous   Unclear, have several interpretations  
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Anarchy   A lack of order  
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Apathy   Lack of interest  
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Archaic   Old  
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Arrogant   Acting superior, obnoxious, or rude  
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Assail   Attack with words or force  
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Astute   Wise  
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Avarice   greed  
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Beguile   To cheat or deceive, usually through charm  
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Benevolent   Kindhearted, goodnatured, generous  
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Bequeath   To leave behind of hand down through a will  
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Blight   Decay, disease, widespread death  
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Bombast   Speech or writing intended to impress the audience  
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Bumptious   Pushy  
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Cacophony   A collection of sounds that don't blend well  
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Capricious   Unpredictable  
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Coerce   To force someone by threatening or physically overpowering him  
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Capitulate   Surrender  
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Composure   Calmness  
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Concede   Admit reluctantly  
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Confound   To mix up  
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Contend   To argue a point or position  
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Contrite   Sorry, penitent  
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Converge   Move together to meet at a common point  
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Convivial   Fond of parties  
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Copious   In large quantity  
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Daunted   Dismayed  
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Digress   To move away from the main topic when writing or speaking  
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Discerning   Insightful  
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Discord   Disagreement  
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Disdain   A feeling of scorn or contempt  
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Disperse   Spread around  
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Diverse   Different  
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Efficacy   The ability to produce desired results  
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Enhance   Intensify  
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Eradicate   To remove completely and permanently  
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Foresight   The ability to see ahead  
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Furtive   Sneaky  
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Futile   Hopelessly ineffective  
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Glutton   A person who consumes huge quantities of food  
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gregarious   Sociable  
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Gullible   Easily deceived or cheated  
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Harbor   To provide shelter or refuge  
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hardy   Bold  
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Heed   Notice  
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Heresy   An opinion expressed in defiance of generally accepted ideas  
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