sat vocab 801-900

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  1. grudging (adj.)

doing, giving, or saying something in an unwilling or reluctant way

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  1. nefarious (adj.)

wicked or criminal

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  1. ludicrous (adj.)

very foolish or absurd

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  1. holistic (adj.)

characterized by understanding the whole system

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  1. slake (v.)

to quench; to satisfy; to lessen or assuage

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  1. hackneyed (adj.)

lacking originality; overused

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  1. neophyte (n.)

a beginner; a novice

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  1. eminent (adj.)

famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession

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  1. expedient (adj.)

convenient and practical, though possibly improper or immoral

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  1. axiom (n.)

a self-evident rule or widely accepted truth

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  1. concert (n.)

combined action; agreement

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  1. reclaim (v.)

to recover something usable from a previously unusable state

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  1. profane (adj.)

irreverent; not respectful of religion; secular

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  1. intermediary (n.)

a person or entity that acts as a link

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  1. circumspect (adj.)

cautious, careful

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  1. gastronomy (n.)

the art of eating well

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  1. bemoan (v.)

to express discontent or sorrow over

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  1. cipher (n.)

zero; a nobody; a code; the solution to a code

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  1. pariah (n.)

an outcast

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  1. aptitude (n.)

inherent ability or talent

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  1. cloy (v.)

to become wearisome through excess

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  1. milieu (n.)

environment; surroundings

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  1. calumny (n.)

slander; a maliciously false statement

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  1. axiomatic (adj.)

self-evident; unquestionable

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  1. probity (n.)

honesty; integrity

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  1. molest (v.)

to bother or annoy

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  1. glib (adj.)

fluent but insincere or shallow

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  1. albeit (conj.)

although; even though

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  1. inoculate (v.)

to vaccinate; to introduce immunity

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  1. pedagogical (adj.)

relating to teaching or education

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  1. cant (n.)

insincere or hypocritical speech

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  1. stupendous (adj.)

extremely impressive or enormous

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  1. dissonance (n.)

lack of harmony; conflict

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  1. solvent (adj.)

able to pay one's bills; not broke

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  1. banality (n.)

the quality of being unoriginal or boring

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  1. insurmountable (adj.)

too great to be overcome

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  1. trite (adj.)

overused and lacking freshness

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  1. accost (v.)

to approach and speak to someone

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  1. aggregate (v.)

to gather or collect

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  1. aphorism (n.)

a concise, wise statement

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  1. cognizant (adj.)

aware of something

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  1. perfidious (adj.)

disloyal; unfaithful

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  1. electorate (n.)

the body of people eligible to vote

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  1. classic (adj.)

top-notch; a standard of excellence

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  1. timorous (adj.)

shy or lacking confidence

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  1. bedlam (n.)

chaos and uproar; a noisy and chaotic place

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  1. pugnacious (adj.)

eager to fight or argue

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  1. collateral (n.)

security or guarantee

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  1. visceral (adj.)

instinctive; relating to deep inward feelings

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  1. iconoclast (n.)

someone who attacks traditional beliefs or institutions

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  1. pallor (n.)

paleness

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  1. importune (v.)

to beg persistently or annoyingly

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  1. indisputable (adj.)

unquestionably true or certain

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  1. institute (v.)

to establish or initiate