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SAT Vocab Week 1 Wednesday
Adroit - Titter
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English
12th Grade
07/17/2010

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adroit
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skillful
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brevity
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briefness, vagueness
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decorum
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good manners, courtesy
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err
Definition
make a mistake
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hinder
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obstruct
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largess
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generosity
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obsolete
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no longer valid
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pontificate
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speak pompously, preach
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reticent
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restrained
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tirade
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stream of verbal abuse
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adulation
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strong admiration, worship
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bristle
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to show irritation
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decoy
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lure, trap, trick
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erratic
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unpredictable
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histrionic
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theatrical, exaggerated
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laud
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praise
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obstreperous
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noisy and boisterous
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portend
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foretell, predict
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retraction
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withdrawal, cancellation of a statement
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titter
Definition
giggle quietly
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