Tyrannosaurus SAT Test Prep

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fecund

(a.) fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive

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discernment

(n.) an ability to make good judgments

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apotheosize

(v.) to glorify; to make into a god

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truculent

(a.) aggressively defiant or hostile

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anomaly

(n.) something that is unusual or unexpected

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equivocate

(v.) to be deliberately unclear or ambiguous

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prurient

(a.) characterized by lust

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travesty

(n.) a distorted representation of something

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discourse

(v.) to communicate in an orderly fashion

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monolithic

(a.) massive and uniform

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proletariat

(n.) the working class

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nullify

(v.) to declare invalid

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apocalyptic

(a.) predicting or involving widespread destruction

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mercenary

(n.) a hired soldier; someone motivated only by money

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forsake

(v.) to withdraw support

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incendiary

(a.; n.) intending or designed to start fires; tending to stir up strife; one who sets fires or causes strife

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nadir

(n.) the lowest point

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decamp

(v.) to leave suddenly or secretly

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trenchant

(a.) sharp, incisive; forceful, effective

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canard

(n.) a false rumor

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propitiate

(v.) to win somebody's favor

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specious

(a.) plausible but false

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cynosure

(n.) the center of attraction; something that serves to guide or direct

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rarefy

(v.) to make something less dense; to refine

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halcyon

(a.) calm, peaceful; prosperous

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mendacity

(n.) the tendency to be untruthful

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philander

(v.) to have amorous affairs

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meretricious

(a.) attractive in a superficial manner but without real value

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detritus

(n.) debris or discarded material

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litigate

(v.) to engage in legal proceedings

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adventitious

(a.) associated with something by chance and not an integral part

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peripatetic

(n.; a.) a worker who travels around; traveling, especially for work

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proscribe

(v.) to outlaw

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bucolic

(a.) of the countryside or country life

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contusion

(n.) a bruise; an injury where the skin is not broken

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pillory

(v.; n.) to punish in public; a device for public punishment

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officious

(a.) annoyingly eager to help

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raconteur

(n.) a skilled story-teller

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winnow

(v.) to sift through removing what is unwanted and keeping what is desirable

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furtive

(a.) done secretly

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gaucherie

(n.) social awkwardness

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simper

(v.) to smile artificially

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plenary

(a.) attended by all members; complete in all aspects

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raiment

(n.) clothing, garments

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hector

(v.) to bully

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concise

(a.) using few words; brief

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discord

(n.) a lack of harmony

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manifest

(v.; a.) to appear; to show clearly; obvious

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noxious

(a.) harmful to one's health

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subterfuge

(n.) something designed to deceive

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atrophy

(v.) to weaken or waste away through disuse

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lethargic

(a.) lazy; passive

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brevity

(n.) shortness

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augment

(v.) to increase or add to; to make larger

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indifferent

(a.) lacking interest; without a preference

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conceit

(n.) an exaggerated personal opinion

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allay

(v.) to calm someone's emotions

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inane

(a.) silly; insubstantial

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conciliation

(n.) an attempt to make friendly or placate

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abate

(v.) to decrease or reduce

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inevitable

(a.) impossible to avoid or prevent

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moratorium

(n.) a suspension of an activity

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relegate

(v.) to move someone or something to a lower position; to banish

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blasphemous

(a.) disrespectful of sacred things

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antagonism

(n.) hostility; opposition

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abstain

(v.) to choose not to do something; to not vote

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bombastic

(a.) displaying exaggerated self-importance

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curmudgeon

(n.) an ill-tempered person

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chafe

(v.) to annoy, to irritate

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unruly

(a.) disobedient

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epitome

(n.) a typical example

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deter

(v.) to try to prevent

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eminent

(a.) standing above others in quality or position

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behemoth

(n.) something that is enormous

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bolster

(v.) to encourage or support

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arid

(a.) extremely dry; dull, barren, unimaginative

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chattel

(n.) an item of personal property that can be moved around

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articulate

(v.) to express or state clearly

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eclectic

(a.) made from parts of various sources

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breadth

(n.) the distance from one side to another

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abridge

(v.) to shorten

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ubiquitous

(a.) present everywhere

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collusion

(n.) secret cooperation between people

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enthrall

(v.) to hold spellbound

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ascetic

(a.) practicing self-denial; living like a hermit

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facade

(n.) a visible surface; a deceptive appearance

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revere

(v.) to be in awe of

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contemporary

(a.) living or happening at the same time; modern

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zealot

(n.) a believer; an enthusiast

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insinuate

(v.) to hint; to creep in

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amiable

(a.) friendly

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fetish

(n.) an excessive or irrational devotion to some activity

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renege

(v.) to go back on one's promise or commitment

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apprehensive

(a.) fearful; aware

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complicity

(n.) involvement in wrongdoing

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obscure

(v., a.) to make unclear; unclear, hard to understand; not important or well-known

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ethereal

(a.) exquisite, heavenly; light, airy

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hovel

(n.) a miserable dwelling place, a shack

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expunge

(v.) to remove or delete

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temperate

(a.) not extreme

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