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SAT Vocab Set 9
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11th Grade
06/23/2010
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perdicament
 Definition
quagmire; difficult, unpleasant situation
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invective
 Definition
an angry verbal attack
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precocious
 Definition
advanced, developing ahead of time
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pout
 Definition
motion to show you are annoyed
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scoff
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mock, ridicule
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pejorative
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disparaging, disapproving, criticizing
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preempt
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head off, prevent by replacing
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postulate
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self-evident truth, premise
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iridescent
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exhibiting rainbowlike colors
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profligate
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corrupt, degenerate
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wizened
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dry, shrunken, wrinkled
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laconic
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brief and to the point
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jubilant
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exultant rejoicing
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intrude
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tresspass, enter as an uninvited person
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empirical
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based on experiments rather than theories
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predetermine
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predestine; setlle or decided beforehand; influenced markedly
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zepher
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a gentle breeze
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elicit
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to draw out, provoke
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intricate
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complex; knotty; tangled
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neophyte
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someone who is young and inexperienced
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