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SAT Vocab Set 4
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25
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10th Grade
08/28/2010

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Arduous
Definition
Requiring great exertion; difficult
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Bustling
Definition
To move or act with a great show of energy
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Cosmopolitan
Definition
Belonging to all the world; not limited to one part
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Covet
Definition
To wish for wish eagerness (crave for)
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Enticing
Definition
To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope
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Exploits
Definition
A striking or notable deed, heroic act
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Extrapolated
Definition
To infer (an unknown) from something that is known, conjecture
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Facile
Definition
Easily done, performed, used
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Garrulous
Definition
Excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially about trivial matters
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Indefatigable
Definition
Incapable of being tired out, not yielding to fatigue; untiring
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Impalpable
Definition
Difficult for the mind to grasp readily or easily
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Loquacious
Definition
Talking or tending to talk much or freely; chattering, babbling
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Methodical
Definition
Performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly
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Pertinence
Definition
Relating to the matter at hand, relevant
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Raucous
Definition
Harsh, strident, grating
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Rebuke
Definition
To express sharp, stern disapproval of
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Relexive
Definition
Able to reflect; responsive
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Remorse
Definition
Deep and painful regret for wrongdoing
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Sophomoric
Definition
Intellectually pretentious, overconfident, conceited, etc., but immature
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Spurious
Definition
Not genuine, authentic, or true
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Strenuous
Definition
Demanding or requiring vigorous exertion, laborious
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Swanky
Definition
Elegant or ostentatious, swank
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Taciturn
Definition
Inclined to silence, reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation
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Tractable
Definition
Easily managed or controlled; docile
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Vacuous
Definition
Without contents; empty
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