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100 SAT words, pt 2
the latter 50 of the 100 words that have been used frequently on past SATs
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11th Grade
09/27/2008
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expedient
 Definition
advantageous; useful
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expedite
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to quicken; to facilitate
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extol
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to praise
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fastidious
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finicky; overly critical
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flagrant
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glaringly bad; outrageous
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futile
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hopeless, without effect
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guile
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cunning, deceitfulness
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gullible
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overly trusting, easily fooled
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heretic
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one who denies accepted beliefs
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immutable
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unchanging; permanent
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incessant
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nonstop
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indifferent
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lacking a preference; nuetral
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indolence
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laziness; sloth
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inevitable
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unavoidable; bound to happen
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innocuous
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harmless; insignificant
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innovate
 Definition
to create, to modernize
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insipid
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bland, boring
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languid
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slow and listless
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laud
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to praise
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listless
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lacking energy or enthusiasm
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lucid
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clear
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novel
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new; interesting
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obscure
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unclear; clouded
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parsimony
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stinginess
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paucity
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scarcity; lack of
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peripheral
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on the edge; surrounding
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philanthropist
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a charitable person
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philistine
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lacking in culture or good taste
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pious
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religious
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ponderous
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weight, heavy
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prodigal
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extravagant; wasteful
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profuse
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flowing; abundant
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prosaic
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commonplace; uninspired; dull
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protracted
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drawn out; lengthy
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provincial
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narrow-minded; unsophisticated
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respite
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a pause; a break; a rest
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reticent
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restrained
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revere
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to worship or honor
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scrupulous
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concerned; conscientious
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servile
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overly submissive; cringing
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static
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unchanging
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squander
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to waste
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surreptitious
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secretive; sly; sneaky
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taciturn
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quiet; uncommunicative
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tentative
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not final; uncertain
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virulent
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not final; uncertain
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zeal
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enthusiasm; zest
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piety
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religious
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acute
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sharp, keen
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deride
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to hold in contempt; to ridicule
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