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SAT Vocab part 1
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12th Grade
11/03/2010
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diffident
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lacking self-confidence
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obdurate
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very stubborn, defiant
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clandestine
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secretive; not aboveboard; covert
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surreptitious
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secretive; not aboveboard; covert
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censure
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scold;rebuke
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supposition
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inference
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morose
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very depressed
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impasse
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failure to reach an agreement
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belie
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to give a false impression
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trite
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commonplace
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hackneyed
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commonplace
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pedestrian
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commonplace
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platitudinous
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commonplace
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aesthetic
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an appreciate of what is beautiful
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autonomous
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independent
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endemic
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native to an area
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ubiquitous
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everywhere;widespread;prevalent
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exhort
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to strongly encourage
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nebulous
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vague; lacking a fully developed form
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ephemeral
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very brief; short lived
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predilection
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a preference for something; an inclination
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mercurial
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fickle; constantly shifting moods
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intrepid
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fearless; courageous
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itinerant
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mobile; not sedentary
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bucolic
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charmingly rural
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rustic
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charmingly rural
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pastoral
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charmingly rural
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capricious
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fickle; constantly shifting moods
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dearth
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a scarcity or shortage
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paucity
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a scarcity or shortage
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boon
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timely benefit
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antipodal
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direct opposite
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boorish
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vulgar; crude
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uncouth
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vulgar; crude
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stymie
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to stop;frustrate
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