GHS English 11 SAT Word List 3

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Adulation

high praise; excessive praise or admiration

<p>high praise; excessive praise or admiration</p>
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Anachronistic

out of date; chronologically misplaced

<p>out of date; chronologically misplaced</p>
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Assiduous

hard-working; persistent, attentive, diligent

<p>hard-working; persistent, attentive, diligent</p>
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Circuitous

indirect; roundabout

<p>indirect; roundabout</p>
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Condescending

patronizing; possessing a feeling of superiority

<p>patronizing; possessing a feeling of superiority</p>
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Deleterious

harmful to living things

<p>harmful to living things</p>
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Disdain

To regard with scorn; intense dislike

<p>To regard with scorn; intense dislike</p>
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Enhance

to improve, to augment, to increase the value or beauty of something

<p>to improve, to augment, to increase the value or beauty of something</p>
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Extenuating

guilt diminishing; seemingly less serious or more forgivable

<p>guilt diminishing; seemingly less serious or more forgivable</p>
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Haughty

arrogant, condescending; proud and vain to the point of arrogance

<p>arrogant, condescending; proud and vain to the point of arrogance</p>
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Incompatible

unable to work together; mismatched

<p>unable to work together; mismatched</p>
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Intuitive

instinctive, untaught; knowing something by instinct

<p>instinctive, untaught; knowing something by instinct</p>
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Nonchalant

calm, casual; showing little or no concern

<p>calm, casual; showing little or no concern</p>
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Parched

dried up; thirsty

<p>dried up; thirsty</p>
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Prosaic

run of the mill; unimaginative

<p>run of the mill; unimaginative</p>
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Rancorous

hateful; characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment

<p>hateful; characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment</p>
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Restrained

controlled, restricted, showing careful self-control

<p>controlled, restricted, showing careful self-control</p>
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Spurious

phony, false, not genuine

<p>phony, false, not genuine</p>
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Superfluous

more than enough; excessive

<p>more than enough; excessive</p>
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Transient

temporary, fleeting; passing away with time; passing from one place to another

<p>temporary, fleeting; passing away with time; passing from one place to another</p>
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chron

time

<p>time</p>
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flu

flow

<p>flow</p>
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it/ire/itin/itum

to go

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sid

to sit

<p>to sit</p>
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tuit/tui/tut

to watch over

<p>to watch over</p>
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pass/pat/path

feeling, emotion, suffering

<p>feeling, emotion, suffering</p>
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tend/tens/tent/tenu

to stretch

<p>to stretch</p>
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trans-

across

<p>across</p>
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dis-

apart, not

<p>apart, not</p>
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super-

above

<p>above</p>
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pro-

before, forward

<p>before, forward</p>
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re-

back, again

<p>back, again</p>
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com-/ con-

together, with

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e-/ex-

out, out of

<p>out, out of</p>
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in-/im-

not, in

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indolent

(adj.) wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy

<p>(adj.) wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy</p>
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stagnant

(adj.) not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull

<p>(adj.) not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull</p>
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languid

(of a person, manner, or gesture) displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed.
(of an occasion or period of time) pleasantly lazy and peaceful.

<p>(of a person, manner, or gesture) displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed.<br>(of an occasion or period of time) pleasantly lazy and peaceful.</p>
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lackadaisical

(adj.) lacking spirit or determination, halfhearted, unenthusiastic; carelessly lazy

<p>(adj.) lacking spirit or determination, halfhearted, unenthusiastic; carelessly lazy</p>
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listless

(adj.) (of a person or their manner) lacking energy or enthusiasm

<p>(adj.) (of a person or their manner) lacking energy or enthusiasm</p>
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sedentary

(adj.) characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place

<p>(adj.) characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place</p>

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