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SAT Vocab Set 5
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25
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10th Grade
08/28/2010

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Adroit
Definition
Expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body
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Anecdotal
Definition
Pertaining to an anecdote 
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Arbiter
Definition
Someone with the power to settle matters at will
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Banish
Definition
Expel from a community or group
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Condense
Definition
To make more dense or compact
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Digression
Definition
A message that departs from the main idea
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Disdain
Definition
A feeling of contempt or scorn
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Divergent
Definition
Growing further apart
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Emblematic
Definition
Serving as a visible symbol for something abstract
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Flourishing
Definition
Growing vigorously; thriving; prosperous
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Impetus
Definition
A moving force; impulse; stimulus
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Insipid
Definition
Lacking interest, significance, or impact
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Intuitive
Definition
Spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency
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Laudatory
Definition
Full of or giving praise
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Meticulous
Definition
Marked by precise accordance with details
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Mollified
Definition
To mitigate or reduce; soften
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Mundane
Definition
Common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative
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Pacifist
Definition
Someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes
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Philanthropic
Definition
Showing concern for humanity (beneficent)
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Prosperous
Definition
Financial success or good fortune; flourishing; successful
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Redundant
Definition
Being in excess; exceeding what is usual or normal
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Santimonious
Definition
Marking a show of being morally better than others
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Thriving
Definition
Successful; flourishing or prospering
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Vociferious
Definition
Crying out noisily; clamorous
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Volatile
Definition
Evaporating rapidly; passing off in form of vapor
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