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SAT VOCAB
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General Vocab
11th Grade
04/26/2008

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Candid
Definition
Completly honest, stright forward
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Conjecture
Definition
Inference; guesswork
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Didactic
Definition
Instructive
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Euphemism
Definition
A mild, indirect, or vague term substituting for a harsh, blunt, or offensive term
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Extrapolate
Definition
To infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information
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Incoherent
Definition
Lacking cohesion or connection
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Insinuate
Definition
to imply or communicate stealthily
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Lucid
Definition
Easily understood:clear
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Rhetoric
Definition
The art of using language effectively and persuasively
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Acumen
Definition
quickness, accuracy and keenness of judgment or insight
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Adroit
Definition
dexterous; dreft
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astute
Definition
shrewd; clever
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circumspect
Definition
careful; prudent; discreet
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Disseminate
Definition
To scatter widely, as in sowing seed
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erudition
Definition
deep, extensive learning
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husbandry
Definition
the application of scientific principels to agriculture, espesially to animals breeding
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pedantic
Definition
excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules
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perspicacious
Definition
shrewed; clear sighted
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pragmatic
Definition
practical
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Precocious
Definition
exhibiting unusually early intellectual aptitude or maturity
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