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50 most tested words on the SAT
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English
11th Grade
09/06/2007

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abstruse
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difficult to understand
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adroit
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dexterous;deft;skillful
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alacrity
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cheerful willingness; eagerness
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amalgam
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a combination of diverse elements; a mixture
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archaic
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characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned
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candid
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characterized by openness and sincerity of expression; straightforward;honest
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chicanery
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a trick; a deception by trickery
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conciliatory
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appeasing; soothing; pleasant
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concord
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agreement
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credible
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capable of being believed; plausible
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dearth
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a scarce supply; a lack
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debacle
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a sudden, disastrous collapse, downfall, or defeat; a rout
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derivative
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a byproduct; not orignial; copied from others
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dirge
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a funeral hymn or lament
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effrontery
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brazen boldness; presumptuousness
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entourage
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a group of attendants or associates; a retinue
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epitome
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a representative or example of a class or type
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erudition
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deep, extensive learning
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expedient
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appropriate to a purpose; speedy
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fallacy
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a false notion; not true
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felicitous
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admirably suited; apt;appropriate
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gaffe
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a clumsy social error; a fax pas
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grandiose
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characterized by greatness of scope or intent; grand
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husbandry
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careful management or conservation of resources; economy
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idiosyncratic
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a structural or behaviroal characteristic peculiar to an individual or group
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impetuous
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characterized by sudden and forceful energy or emotion; impulsive and passionate
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impetus
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an impelling force; an impulse
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inscrutable
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difficult to understand; impenetrable
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jocular
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joking
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lavish
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characterized by or produced with extravagance and abundance
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magnanimity
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courageously noble in mind and heart; giving
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modicum
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a small, moderate, or token amount
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orthodox
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adhering to the accepted or traditional and established faith, especially in religion
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partisan
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devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause
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pedantic
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characterized by a narrow, often ostentatious (showy) concern for book learning and formal rules
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pejorative
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describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone
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penchant
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a definite liking; a strong inclination
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placid
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calm or quiet; undisturbed by tumult or disorder
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portent
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an indication of something important or calamitous about to occur; an omen
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prospectus
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a formal summary of a proposed venture or project
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quiescent
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being quiet, still, or at rest; inactive
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repugnant
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arousing disgust or aversion; offensive ro repulsive
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scintillating
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brilliant
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solicitous
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anxious or concerned
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sophistry
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a plausible but misleading or fallacious arguement
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subterfuge
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a deceptive stratagem (strategy) or device
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sycophant
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a servile self-seeker who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people
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ubiquitous
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being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent
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veracity
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adherence to the truth; truthfulness
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vignette
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a short scene or incident from a movie
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