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SAT Vocab 4
List #4 from Princeton Review
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General Vocab
11th Grade
10/01/2009

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arcane
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adj. known or understood by only a few
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assimilate
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verb to absorb or become absorbed; to make or become similar
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autonomy
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noun independence; self-determination
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cosmopolitan
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adj. worldly; widely sophisticated
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derivative
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noun something that comes from another source
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entourage
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noun a group of attendants or associates; a retinue
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esoteric
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adj. intended for or understood by onyl a small group
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gaffe
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noun a clumsy social error, a faux pas
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idiosyncrasy
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noun characteristic peculiar to an indivdual or group
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insular
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adj. isolated; narrow or provincial
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orthodox
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adj. adhering to the traditional and established, especially in religion
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potentate
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noun one who has the power and position to rule over others; monarch
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