100 Words for SAT and beyond! (Part 1)

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aberration

(n.) an unwelcome departure from what is normal, usual, or expected

<p>(n.) an unwelcome departure from what is normal, usual, or expected</p>
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abhor

(v.) regard with disgust and hatred; loathe

<p>(v.) regard with disgust and hatred; loathe</p>
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acumen

(n.) keen insight; shrewdness

<p>(n.) keen insight; shrewdness</p>
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adamant

(adj.) refusing to be persuaded; stubborn

<p>(adj.) refusing to be persuaded; stubborn</p>
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adversary

(n.) an enemy, opponent

<p>(n.) an enemy, opponent</p>
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advocate

(v.) to support (n.) defense (lawyer)

<p>(v.) to support (n.) defense (lawyer)</p>
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affable

(adj.) friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to

<p>(adj.) friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to</p>
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aggregate

(n.) Gathered into a whole; total

<p>(n.) Gathered into a whole; total</p>
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altruistic

(adj.) unselfishly generous; concerned for others

<p>(adj.) unselfishly generous; concerned for others</p>
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ambivalent

(adj.) having contrary feelings or attitudes, uncertain as to course of action

<p>(adj.) having contrary feelings or attitudes, uncertain as to course of action</p>
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amicable

(adj.) peaceable, friendly

<p>(adj.) peaceable, friendly</p>
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anecdote

(n.) short account of event

<p>(n.) short account of event</p>
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anomaly

(n.) deviation from what is normal

<p>(n.) deviation from what is normal</p>
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antiquated

(adj.) obsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable

<p>(adj.) obsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable</p>
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apathy

(n.) a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest

<p>(n.) a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest</p>
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arbitrary

(adj.) random, no reasoning behind it

<p>(adj.) random, no reasoning behind it</p>
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ascertain

(v.) to find out for certain

<p>(v.) to find out for certain</p>
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audacious

(adj.) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring

<p>(adj.) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring</p>
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avarice

(n.) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth

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bellicose

(adj.) warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome

<p>(adj.) warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome</p>
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benevolent

(adj) kindly, generous

<p>(adj) kindly, generous</p>
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bolster

(v.) to support, give a boost to

<p>(v.) to support, give a boost to</p>
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brevity

(n.) briefness; in short

<p>(n.) briefness; in short</p>
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capricious

(adj.) impulsive and unpredictable

<p>(adj.) impulsive and unpredictable</p>
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catalyst

(n.) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; something that causes change

<p>(n.) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; something that causes change</p>
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chastise

(v.) to scold or punish severely

<p>(v.) to scold or punish severely</p>
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coalesce

(v.) come together and form one mass or whole

<p>(v.) come together and form one mass or whole</p>
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cohesion

(n.) the sticking together of particles of the same substance.

<p>(n.) the sticking together of particles of the same substance.</p>
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complacent

(adj.) self-satisfied; overly content

<p>(adj.) self-satisfied; overly content</p>
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condone

(v.) to forgive or overlook an offense

<p>(v.) to forgive or overlook an offense</p>
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conjecture

(v.) to guess

<p>(v.) to guess</p>
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consensus

(n.) general agreement

<p>(n.) general agreement</p>
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construe

(v.) To interpret or analyze something in a certain way

<p>(v.) To interpret or analyze something in a certain way</p>
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contentious

(adj.) quarrelsome, inclined to argue

<p>(adj.) quarrelsome, inclined to argue</p>
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copious

(adj.) abundant; plentiful

<p>(adj.) abundant; plentiful</p>
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cryptic

(adj.) puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic

<p>(adj.) puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic</p>
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debilitate

(v.) to make weak or feeble

<p>(v.) to make weak or feeble</p>
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decorum

(n.) proper behavior, good taste; orderliness

<p>(n.) proper behavior, good taste; orderliness</p>
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deleterious

(adj.) harmful, injurious

<p>(adj.) harmful, injurious</p>
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demagogue

(n.) a leader who promises in order to gain power

<p>(n.) a leader who promises in order to gain power</p>
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diligent

(adj.) Hardworking; industrious

<p>(adj.) Hardworking; industrious</p>
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disparage

(v.) to belittle, to undervalue

<p>(v.) to belittle, to undervalue</p>
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disseminate

(v.) to scatter or spread widely

<p>(v.) to scatter or spread widely</p>
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eclectic

(adj.) made up of a variety of sources or styles

<p>(adj.) made up of a variety of sources or styles</p>
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elucidate

(v.) to make clear, to explain

<p>(v.) to make clear, to explain</p>
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eminent

(adj.) famous, outstanding, distinguished

<p>(adj.) famous, outstanding, distinguished</p>
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equanimity

(n.) calmness, composure, refusal to panic

<p>(n.) calmness, composure, refusal to panic</p>
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esoteric

(adj.) understood by only a select few, private, secret

<p>(adj.) understood by only a select few, private, secret</p>
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expedite

(v.) to speed up

<p>(v.) to speed up</p>