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Mrs. Semmler AP Lang & Comp 9/8/09 Vocabulary, Quarter 1, SAT 2 Word Definition 1. Abet to aid, act as accomplice

2. Accost

to approach and speak to someone

3. Allay

to lessen, ease, or soothe

4. Apocryphal

not genuine; fictional

5. Benefactor

someone giving aid or money

6. Bovine

cow like; relating to cows

7. Capitulate

to submit completely, surrender

8. Chide

to scold, express disapproval.

9. Cloister

to confine, seclude

10. Compunction

feeling of uneasiness caused by guilt or regret

11. Curt

abrupt, blunt

12. Dexterous

skilled physically or mentally

Example Sentence While Derwin robbed the bank, Marvin abetted his friend by pulling up the getaway car. Furious, Maria accosted the man who had trampled her flower bed and demanded that he apologize. The nurse tried to allay the couple’s fears that their son’s health had deteriorated. Sharon suspected that the stories she was hearing about alligators in the sewer were apocryphal The mysterious benefactor paid off all Robin’s bills, making it possible for her to send her children to college. An epidemic commonly known as “mad cow disease” devastated Britain’s bovine population not long ago After atom bombs devastated Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese had little choice but to capitulate. Florence chided her poodle for eating the birthday cake she had baked for her friend. The Montague’s cloistered their wayward daughter in a convent, hoping to keep her out of trouble. It is often said that psychopaths have no consciences, suffering little compunction for the pain they cause. The grouchy shop assistant was curt with one of her customers, and she was reprimanded by her manager. The gymnast who won the contest was far more

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13. Disburse

to payout

14. Distend

to inflate, bloat

15. Duress

threat of force or intimidation; imprisonment

16. Emend

to correct a text

17. Errant

straying

18. Fell

to chop, cut down

19. Gaunt

thin and bony

20. Immense

enormous, huge

21. Inculpate

to blame, charge with a crime

22. Incursion

sudden invasion.

23. Lionize

to treat as a celebrity

24. Mock

to deride, ridicule

25. Opine

to express an opinion

dexterous than the other competitors. The government disbursed millions of dollars to reform elementary schools. Her stomach was distended after she gorged on the six-course meal. Under duress, the political dissident revealed the names of others in his organization to the secret police. The catalog was emended so that correct prices were given for the products on sale. The errant elephant was eventually caught and sent back to the zoo. The muscular logger felled the tree in one powerful blow. The actress’s gaunt frame led the press to speculate that she was anorexic. In the main hail of the museum, the immense dinosaur skeleton towered over the children. His suspicious behavior after the crime tended to inculpate him The army was unable to resist the incursion of the rebel forces into their territory After the success of his novel, the author was lionized by the press. Charles suspected that Toni was mocking him behind his back, but in fact, she respected him greatly. The talk show audience member opined that the guest was a pathetic excuse for a human being.