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PSAT Vocab List 3
50 PSAt vocab words
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11th Grade
09/22/2007
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divulge
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v. reveal. no longer of gossip.
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docile
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adj. obedient; eaisly managed.
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doctrine
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n. teachings, in general; particular principle (religious, legal, etc.) taught
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dogmatic
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adj. opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal
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eclectic
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v. darken; extinguish; surpass
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elated
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adj. overjoyed; in high spirits
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elicit
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v. draw out (by discussion); call forth
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elusive
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adj. evasive; baffling; hard to grasp
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embellish
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v. adorn
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endorse
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v. approve; support
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enhance
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v. increase; improve
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enigma
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n. puzzle; mystery
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entice
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v. lure; attract; tempt
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ephemeral
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adj. short-lived; fleeting
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erode
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v. eat away
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erratic
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adj. odd; unpredictable
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erroneous
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adj. mistaken; wrong
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esoteric
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adj. hard to understand; known only to the choseb few
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espouse
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v. adopt; support
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esteem
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v. respect; value
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excerpt
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n. select passage (written or musical)
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exemplary
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adj. serving as a model; outstanding
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exonerate
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v. acquit; exculpate
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expedite
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v. hasten
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exploit
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n. deed or action, particulary a brave deed
v. make use of, sometimes unjustly
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facilitate
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v. help bring about; make less difficult
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fallacious
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adj. false; misleading
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fastidious
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adj. difficult to please; squeamish
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fawning
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adj. seeking favor by cringing and flattering; obsequious
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feasible
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adj. practical
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fervor
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n. glowing ardor; intensity of feeling
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flippant
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adj. lacking proper seriousness
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forthright
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adj. outspoken; frank
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frail
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adj. weak
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frivolous
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adj. lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant
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garrulous
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adj. loquacious; wordy; talkative
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generate
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v. cause; produce; create
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genre
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n. particular variety of art or literature
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gluttonous
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adj. greedy for food
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gratify
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v. please
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gregarious
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adj. sociable
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hackneyed
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adj. commonplace; trite
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halting
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adj. hesitant; faltering
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hamper
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v. obstruct
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hindrance
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n. block; obstacle
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hostility
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n. unfriendliness
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hypocritical
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adj. pretending to be virtuous; deceivung
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hypothetical
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adj. based on assumptions or hypotheses;supposed
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enumerate
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v. list; mention one by one
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farce
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n. broad comedy; mockery
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