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PSAT Vocabulary #1
PSAT study guide...approx. 20 words
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10th Grade
02/25/2010
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Adroit
 Definition
skillful
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Amicable
 Definition
friendly
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Averse
 Definition
opposed to something
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Belligerent
 Definition
hostile or aggressive
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Benevolent
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kind
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Cursory
 Definition
very quick and superficial
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Duplicity
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deceitfulness
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Extol
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to praise someone
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Feasible
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possible; plausible
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Grimace
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a disgusted or pained

facial expression
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Holocaust
 Definition
destruction of human life
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Impervious
 Definition

not responding

(He was impervious to the growing resentment among the staff.)
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Impetus
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a push
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Jeopardy
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danger
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Meticulous
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precise and painstaking
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Nostalgia
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sentimental recollection
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Quintessence
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embodiment
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Retrogress
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to go backward
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Scrutinize
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to observe closely
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Tepid
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unenthusiastic
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