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SAT Vocab Week 1 Monday
Acrid - Therapeutic
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12th Grade
07/16/2010
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acrid
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sharp, pungent (used of smells and tastes)
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boorish
 Definition
ill-mannered
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cynical
 Definition
believing that people act only out of selfish motives
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epistle
 Definition
a letter (form of communication)
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heresy
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against orthodox opinion
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lance
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spear, spike
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obscure
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difficult to understand, partially hidden
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poignant
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deeply moving, strongly affecting the emotions
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respite
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a break, intermission
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terse
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concise, to the point
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acrophobia
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fear of heights
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bourgeois
 Definition
middle class
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debility
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weakness, incapacity
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epistolary
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concerned with letters, through correspondence
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hiatus
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interruption, pause
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languid
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tired, slow
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obscured
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hidden, covered, buried
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poised
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calm, collected, self-possessed
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resplendent
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shining, glowing
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therapeutic
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medicinal, curative
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