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SAT 125-150
SAT 125-150
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English
10th Grade
01/19/2010
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dubious
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doubtful; uncertain
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flagrant
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shocking; outstandingly bold
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concise
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brief and to the point; succinct
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immutable
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unchangeable; permanent
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static
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1. stationary; not changing or moving 2. interference
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credulous
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believing; gullible
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blasphemy
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irreverence; an insult to something held sacred
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coalesce
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to come together as one; to fuse
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cryptic
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notorious; mystifying
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levity
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lightness; frivolity
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ambivalent
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undecided; blowing hot and cold
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innate
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existing since birth; inborn; inherent
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sycophant
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one who sucks up to others
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amiable
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friendly
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esoteric
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hard to understand; understood by only a select few; peculiar
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extraneous
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irrelevant; unnecessary; unimportant
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tedious
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boring
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caustic
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like acid; corrosive; burning
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inadvertent
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careless; without intention
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exhaustive
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thorough; complete
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incongruous
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not harmonious; not consistent
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belittle
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to insult
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unprecedented
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happening for the first time; never seen before
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digress
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to go off the subject
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appease
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to soothe; to pacify by giving into
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