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SAT Hit Parade Vocabulary 2
SAT-type vocabulary - test November 5.
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English
11th Grade
11/04/2009

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Enigma
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mystery
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Inevitable
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unavoidable; bound to happen
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Eccentric
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not conventional; a little kooky; irregular
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Provincial
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limited in outlook to one's own small corner of the world; narrow
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Futile
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hopeless; without effect
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Diverse
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varied
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Benevolent
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kind; good-hearted; generous
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Pious
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reverent or devout; outwardly (and sometimes falsely) reverent or devout
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Conciliatory
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making peace; attempting to solve a dispute through goodwill
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Resignation
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reluctant acceptance of a bad situation (secondary meaning)
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Resolute
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determined; firm; unwavering
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Servile
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submissive and subservient; like a servant
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Acute
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sharp; shrewd
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Reticent
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restrained; uncommunicative
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Anarchy
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absence of government or control; lawlessness; disorder
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