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SAT Vocab
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English
11th Grade
04/17/2008

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prolific
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highly productive

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discerning
Definition
showing good taste and judgment
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iconoclast
Definition
someone who challenges traditional beliefs, customs, & values
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hetorodox
Definition
going against established or accepted beliefs
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lassitude
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a state of weariness accompanied by listlessness or apathy
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torpor

Definition
lack of mental or physical energy
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repose
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state of rest or inactivity
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inexorable
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unstoppable
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tenaciously
Definition
sticking firmly to a decision or plan
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imperturbable
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not easily worried or distressed
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conscientious
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thorough and careful in one's work
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immaculate
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completely clean
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scrupulous
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very precise and exact
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tenet
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one of a set of fundamental beliefs
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dogma
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an authoritative stand that all believers must accept as correct
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belie
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to disguise the true nature of something
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asinine
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totally stupid or ridiculous
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