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SAT Vocab List #1: Definitions
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English
10th Grade
08/09/2011

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Indifferent
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Without interest or concern; not caring; neutral
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Complacent
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Self-satisfied; unconcerned; content to a fault
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Reticent
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Disposed to be quiet or not speak freely; reserved
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Inquisitive
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Questioning; eager to learn; given to examination
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Diligent
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Constant and earnest in effort and application; persistent in doing something
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Meticulous
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Taking or showing extreme care about minute details; painstaking; thorough
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Aesthetic
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Pertaining to a sense of beauty in nature and art
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Benevolent
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Expressing goodwill or kind feelings to others
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Conciliatory
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Regaining goodwill or favor; tending to please
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Dogmatic
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Asserting opinions in a dictatorial manner
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Eccentric
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Unconventional; Deviating from accepted practice
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Fallacious
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Deceptive; logically unsound; misleading
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Devious
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Departing from the most direct way; circuitous; roundabout
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Capricious
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Subject to changing one's mind without much thought; erratic; whimsical
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abstract
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Thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects or actual instances
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Plausible
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Having the appearance of truth, reliability or reason
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Discernible
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Ability to perceive something obscure or concealed; discriminating
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Pertinent
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Relevant; relating directly and significantly to the matter at hand
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