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English III Sat/Vocab

Word Definition Synonym/Antonym

|Elicit (v) |

|To draw forth |

|Evoke/stifle |

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|Petulant (adj) |

|Peevish, easily irrated |

|Testy/serene |

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|Lurid (adj) |

|Causing shock, horror, or revulsion |

|Gory/pleasant |

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|Callow(adj) |

|Without experience |

|Immature/sophisticated |

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|Epitome (n) |

|An instance that represents a larger reality |

|Model/ |

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|infringe |

|To violate, trespass |

|Intrude/stay in bounds |

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|Surmise(v) |

|To guess |

|Infer/ |

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|Permeate (v) |

|To spread through |

|Soak through |

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|Commiserate (v) |

|Have pity for |

|Empathize/no remorse |

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|Inadvertent (adj) |

|Unintentional |

|Accidental/deliberate |

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|Tenuous (adj) |

|Thin, lacking clarity or sharpness |

|Flimsy/strong |

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|Affable (adj) |

|Courteous and pleasant |

|Cordial/cantankerous |

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|Propensity (n) |

|A natural inclination |

|Natural bent/ natural inability |

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|Remonstrate (v) |

|To argue or plead against, protest |

|Reason against |

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|Extricate (v) |

|To free from difficulties |

|Disengage/involve |

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|Scathing (adj) |

|Bitterly severe |

|Harsh/mild |

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|Transient (adj) |

|Lasting only a short time |

|Impermanent/imperishable |

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|Unwieldy (adj) |

|Not easily carried or handled |

|Clumsy/manageable |

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|Castigate (v) |

|To punish severely |

|Rebuke/praise |

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|Brusque (adj) |

|Abrupt, blunt |

|Rough/gracious |

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|Contrive (v) |

|To invent |

|Think up |

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|Heinous (adj) |

|Offensive, hateful |

|Evil/wonderful |

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|Insurgent (n) |

|One who rebels |

|Revolutionary/faithful |

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|Vicarious (adj) |

|Experience by one person in the place of another |

|Surrogate/actual |

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|Austere (adj) |

|Plain, simple |

|Rigorous/mild |

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|Crass (adj) |

|Coarse, unfeeling; stupid |

|Crude/elegant |

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|Pillage (v) |

|To rob of goods by force |

|Plunder/ |

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|Mitigate (v) |

|To make milder or softer |

|Lessen/intensify |

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|Grandiose (adj) |

|Grand in an impressive exaggerated way |

|Highfalutin/simle |

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|Prate (v) |

|To talk a great deal in an aimless fashion |

|Chatter/come to point |

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|Reprove (v) |

|To find fault with, scold, rebuke |

|Chastise/commend |

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|Acrimonious (adj) |

|Stinging, bitter in temper or tone |

|Hostile/gentle |

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|Relegate (v) |

|To place in a lower position |

|Demote/advance |

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|Impugn (v) |

|To call into question |

|Challenge/verify |

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|Pretentious (adj) |

|Done for show |

|Inflated/modest |

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|Avarice (n) |

|A greedy desire, particularly for wealth |

|Cupidity |

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|Abate (v) |

|To make less in amount, degree |

|Diminish/intensify |

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|Egregious (adj) |

|Standing out from the mass |

|Blatant/unnoticeable |

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|Novice (n) |

|One who is just a beginner at some activity |

|Apprentice/veteran |

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|Bedlam (n) |

|A state or scene of uproar and confusion |

|Chaos/order |

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|Invective (n) |

|Abusive language |

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|Disseminate (v) |

|To scatter or spread widely |

|Disperse/conceal |

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|Contingent (adj) |

|Possible; likel to happen |

|Conditional/certain |

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|Denizen (n) |

|An inhabitant, resident |

|Dweller/outsider |

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|Clangor (n) |

|A loud ringing sound |

|Uproar/silence |

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|Scintillating (adj) |

|Sparkling twinkling |

|Flashing/dull |

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|Winsome (adj) |

|Charming attractive, pleasing |

|Delightful/unappealing |

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|Broach (v) |

|To bring up or begin to talk about; to announce |

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|Connoisseur (n) |

|An expert |

|Authority/ |

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|Deplete (v) |

|To use as a result of spending or consumption; to diminish greatly |

|Empty/refill |

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|Turgid (adj) |

|Swollen, bloated |

|Overblown/understated |

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|Surfeit (n) |

|An excess or overindulgence |

|Glut/lack |

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|Enigmatic (adj) |

|Puzzling, perplexing, not easily understood |

|Mysterious/understandable |

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|Curtail(v) |

|To cut short |

|Limit/extend |

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|Onus (n) |

|Something that is heavy or burdensome; a stigma; blame |

|duty |

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