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25 SAT Vocab

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Term
Definition
Bellicose   war-like; aggressive  
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Consummate   complete; total; supremely good  
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Elusive   hard to pin down  
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Gregarious   extroverted; sociable; outgoing  
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Jaundiced   cynical; pessimistic  
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Nettle   annoy  
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Phenomenon   an event or happening (plural: phenomena)  
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Recuperate   get better after illness  
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Superlative   extremely good; the best  
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Whet   sharpen  
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Belligerent   aggressive; ready to fight  
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Contemporary   living or happening at the same time  
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Emaciated   very thin; withered  
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Gritty   coarse; granular  
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Jaunt   short pleasure trip  
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Niggardly   miserly; stingy  
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Philanthropy   charity; love of mankind  
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Red tape   formalities; paperwork; official procedure  
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Surly   grumpy; rude  
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Whimsical   capricious; changeable  
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Bemoan   complain about  
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Contrite   sorry  
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Emancipate   set free  
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Guffaw   sudden loud laughter  
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Jeopardize   put at risk; endanger  
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Nomadic   wandering from place to place  
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Philistine   uncultured person  
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Redolent   smelling of; giving off odors  
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Surreptitious   secret; sneaky; stealthy  
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Willful   stubborn  
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Benevolent   kindly  
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Contrition   sorrow and repentance  
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Embezzle   defraud; steal  
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Guile   cunning; craftiness  
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Jingoistic   extremely patriotic; nationalistic  
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Nonchalance   an appearance of indifference; calm and composed  
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Phlegmatic   calm; imperturbable  
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Redress   put right something that was wrong  
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Surreptitiously   secretly; furtively; stealthily  
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Wily   cunning  
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Benign   kindly; harmless  
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Contumacious   stubborn  
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Embroil   involve in hostility or argument  
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Guileless   frank; straightforward; honest  
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Jocular   in a joking manner  
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Nondescript   having no special features; dull and ordinary  
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Pillage   plunder  
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Redundant   unnecessary; superfluous  
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Susceptible   vulnerable  
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Wispy   flimsy; frail; delicate  
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Benignity   compassion; gentleness; fondness  
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Contusion   a bruise  
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Emerge   come out; appear  
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Gullibility   unwariness; trustfulness; being easily fooled  
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Jollity   gaiety; happiness  
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Nonentity   a person of no importance; not famous  
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Pinnacle   topmost point  
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Referendum   public vote  
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Suspect   doubtful  
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Wistful   melancholy; pensive; expressing a longing for  
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Bequeath   leave something in one's will to be given after one's death  
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Conundrum   a puzzle  
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Emulate   to imitate something admired  
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Gullible   easily fooled  
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Jubilant   ecstatic; delighted; rejoicing  
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Nostalgia   longing for the past  
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Pious   very religious  
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Refute   disprove  
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Sybarite   lover of luxury  
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Zany   crazy; wacky  
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Berate   scold; criticize  
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Conventional   usual; customary; common  
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Endorse   give support or approval to  
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Gustatory   concerned with the sense of taste  
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Judicious   correct in judgment; wise  
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Notoriety   infamy; known for wrong doing  
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Pivotal   of central importance  
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Regale   entertain  
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Sycophant   bootlicker; flatterer  
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Zeal   enthusiasm  
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Beret   type of cap  
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Corpulent   fat  
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Endurance   staying power; patience; stamina  
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Hackneyed   common and over-used  
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Jurisprudence   science or study of law  
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Novel   new; unusual  
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Placate   pacify; soothe; calm  
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Relegate   dismiss to a lower position  
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Taciturn   quiet; saying little  
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Zealot   fanatic  
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Bestial   behaving like a beast; brutal  
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Corrugated   highly folded  
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Enduring   lasting  
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Hallowed   worshipped; consecrated  
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Juxtapose   place next to  
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Novice   a beginner; tyro  
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Placebo   harmless medicine with no effect; dummy medicine  
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Remorse   regret; sorrow; contrition  
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Tactile   concerned with the sense of touch  
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Zenith   summit  
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