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PSAT Vocab
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10
English
11th Grade
09/15/2011

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Term

             soporific                                      causing sleep

           The pill is soporific.                  

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Definition

             aboriginal                           the first of its kind in a region

 A polar bear is aboriginal in Africa.

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Term

           Tout                                       to publicize or praise highly

          Eon was tout after he freed

          Iod from the illness.              

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Definition

            vulnerable                                           conquerable; weak

          The mouse was vulnerable in the field

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           apprise                           to supply notice; inform/tell someone

  I plan to apprise someone about how

 I'm not going to be here on Thursday

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Definition

      autonomous                 self governing; acting on independence

 Women can be very autonomous too.

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      candor             oppeness or honesty, canter-smooth, easy space

This child is very candor.

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Definition

      Conjecture                                            guess

They had to conjecture who murdered who in the game clue.

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    Convivial                                                    joyous; amiable

Christmas is always convivial.         

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Definition

      eclectic         consisting of elements from many diverse sources

She is very ecletic in her music choice.

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Term

 eminence                               famous or recognized superiority

 "Your eminence," called Eon           

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Definition

  fallow                                                              uncultivated

The land was fallow.

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  graft           unscrupulous use of rank or formal post for personal gain

He grafted his goals. 

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Definition

    harlequin                                                           clown

He is the harlequin of the class

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Term

     incubus                                              oppresive/heavy weight

The worldest fatest man was incubus.

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Definition

     iniquitous                                                          wicked

The villian ws very iniquitous.                 

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Term

      levity                                            humor; lack or seriousness

He was levity at the wrong time.

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Definition

        niggardly                                          unwilling to spend; stingy

My great great aunt is niggardly.          

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        obligatory                 required as an obligation; legally bound

The servant was held obligatory by her master

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Definition

     piquant                                       seasoned; racy; lively; exciting

The rodeo is very piquant.

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