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PSAT team exam
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50
English
11th Grade
10/11/2006
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dissemination
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to scatter/spread widely
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tranquil
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peaceful/quiet
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reticence
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reluctant to speak
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platitude
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dull/flat remark
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precarious
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dangerous/risky
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exonerate
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free from blame/guilt
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paltry
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very small/worthless
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deplore
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regret deeply
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slothful
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lazy
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procrastinate
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delay action
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trepidation
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fear/alarm
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vigilant
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keenly watchful ; alert
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abridge
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to shorten in duration
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cajole
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persuade by flattery
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apocryphal
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not genuine
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din
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loud, confused noise
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paradoxical
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something that appears to be false, but is correct
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obsequious
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overly attentive
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buttress
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a support or prop
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perjury
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false testimony under oath
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cynical
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given to sarcasm
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parsimony
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extreme/excessive economy
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esoteric
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understood by a select few
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edifying
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instructing and improving spiritually or morally
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dogmatic
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strongly opinionated in an unwarranted manner
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blithe
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joyous ; merry ; glad
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indulgent
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lenient, especially toward oneself
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deprecate
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to express disapproval of
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rue
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to be sorry ; regret
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abhor
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to detest utterly
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despotic
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ruling absolutely
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aversion
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strong feeling of dislike
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sordid
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filthy ; foul
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secular
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nonreligious ; worldly
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benign
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graciou ; showing kindness
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burgeon
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to grow quickly ; flourish
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forbearance
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patience ; leniance
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expeditious
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promptness ; quick
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transient
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quickly passing ; fleeting
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ferocity
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savage fierceness
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ambivalent
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contrary feelings or attitudes
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serene
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calm ; peaceful ; tranquil
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dawdle
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to waste time ; idle
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contrite
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showing sincere remorese
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reprove
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to scold a misdeed usally for kindly intent
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erudite
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characterized by great knowledge
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discord
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lack of agreement ; tension
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verbose
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using many words ; wordy
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ameliorate
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to make better/ more bearable
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oblique
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slanting ; indirect ; evasive ; misleading
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