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RHHS SAT Prep - 4
SAT Vocabulary
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11th Grade
02/04/2010

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Exquisite
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intense, acute, or keen
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eccentric
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differ from the norm, odd, or irregular
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Austere
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severe in manner or appearance
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Vulgar
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characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste
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Bureaucratic
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An official who is rigidly devoted to the details of administrative procedure
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Diminished
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make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce
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Epitomized
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to contain or represent in small compass; serve as a typical example of
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Meticulous
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extremely careful, to go over
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Futile
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incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful
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Pseudonym
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fictitious name used by an author to conceal his or her identity; pen name
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Scholarly
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concerned with academic learning and research
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Topical
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pertaining to the subject of a discourse, composition, or the like
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Quell
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to suppress; put an end to; extinguish
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abhor
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abominate, to detest
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Coerce
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to compel by force, intimidation
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Squelch
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to put down, silence
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Obfuscator
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to confuse
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Draconian
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pertaining to, or characteristic of Draco or his code of laws
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Indubitable
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cannot be doubted, not questioned
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Chagrin
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disappointment or humiliation
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Revulsion
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distaste, or dislike
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Caricature
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a picture or description
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Sycophant
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a self-seeking, servile flatterer
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Dilettante
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a person who takes up an art
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Paragon
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a model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence
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