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SAT Vocab Practice
Vocab that could possibly be on the SAT's
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English
10th Grade
11/15/2013
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Abate (V)
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To reduce in amount or degree, or intensity; lesson.
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Abdicate (V)
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To relinquish power or responsibility formally.
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Aberration (N)
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A deviation from the proper or expected course.
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Abstain (V)
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To refrain from something by one's own choice.
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Adversity (N)
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A state of hardship or affliction; misfortune.
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Aesthetic (Adj.)
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Of or concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste.
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Amicable (Adj.)
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Characterized by or exhibiting friendliness or goodwill.
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Anachronistic (Adj.)
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Existing or happening in other than the chronological, proper, or historical order.
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Arid (Adj.)
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Extremely dry or parched esp. as land which has received little or no rainfall.
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Asylum (N)
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An institution for the care of those who are unable to maintain themselves, such as orphans or the severely mentally ill.
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Benevolent (Adj.)
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Desiring to do good for others; generous.
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Bias (N)
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An inclination or preference that influences judgement; prejudice.
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Boisterous (Adj.)
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Loud, unrestrained, and in high spirits; rowdy.
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Brazen (Adj.)
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Shameless; bold.
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Brusque (Adj.)
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Impolitely abrupt in speech or actions; curt.
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Camaraderie (N)
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Friendship, good humor, and closeness among a group; comradeship.
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Canny (Adj.)
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Difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever.
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Capacious (Adj.)
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Able to contain a large amount; roomy.
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Capitulate (V)
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To surrender.
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Clairvoyant (Adj.)
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Possessing the ability to see or know things beyond the five senses.
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Collaborate (V)
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To cooperate or work with someone else.
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Compassion (N)
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A feeling of sharing another's suffering, prompting a desire to relieve that suffering.
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Compromise (N/V)
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A settlement of differences by partial concession of demands by each party.
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Condescending (V/Adj.)
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To act as if one were of superior rank or station, treating others as inferior, patronize.
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Conditional (Adj.)
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Depending on or imposing a certain condition or conditions.
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Conformist (N)
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One who tends to act in accordance or compliance with established standards or norms.
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Convergence (N)
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The point, line, or the like at which lines, planes, or objects converge, or the degree at which they do so.
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Deleterious (Adj.)
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Harmful or injurious, as to health.
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Demagogue (N)
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A leader who attempts to persuade by appealing to the emotions of the public.
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Digression (N)
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The act/ result of straying from the main topic.
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Diligent (Adj.)
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Continually attending to and striving to achieve a goal.
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Discredit (V)
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To harm the reputation of.
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Disdain (V/N)
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To regard/ treat with contempt.
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Divergent (Adj.)
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Deviating, differing, diverging.
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Empathy (N)
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Identification with or sharing of another's feelings, situation or, attitudes.
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Emulate (V)
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To try to be the same as or better than (another person) especially by imitating.
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Enervate (V)
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Taking away the strength or vitality or; weaken.
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Ephemeral (Adj.)
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Lasting for only a short period of time.
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Evanescent (Adj.)
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Tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing; fleeting.
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Exemplary (Adj.)
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Deserving to be imitated or followed; commendable; admirable.
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Extenuating (Adj./V)
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To reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses.
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Florid (Adj.)
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Of the skin, red or ruddy in color; highly ornamented; flowerly; elaborate.
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Forbearance (N)
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The act or capability of refraining or holding back.
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Fortitude (N)
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Strength and endurance in a difficult or painful situation.
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Fortuitous (Adj.)
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Happening by lucky chance.
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Foster (V)
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To encourage and aid the growth or development of.
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Fraught (Adj.)
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Fall of or accompanied by problems, dangers, or difficulties.
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Frugal (Adj.)
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Characterized by thriftiness and avoidance of waste.
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Hackneyed (Adj./V)
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Made trite or common by overuse, as an expression or phrase.
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Haughty (Adj.)
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Proud in a manner that shows disdain for others.
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Hedonist (N)
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One that believes pleasure seeking should be the primary goal for humans.
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Hypothesis (N)
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Proposed explanation that accounts for observed phenomena or known facts and can be used for investigation.
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Impetuous (Adj.)
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Sudden and impulsive.
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Impute (V)
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To ascribe or attribute to a source or cause.
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Inconsequential (Adj.)
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Of little or no consequence; not important.
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Inevitable (Adj.)
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Unavoidable, regardless or circumstances.
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Intrepid (Adj.)
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Feeling or showing no fear; courageous, bold.
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Intuitive (Adj.)
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Of or pertaining to intuition.
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Jubilation (N)
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A feeling of great joy, pride, and happiness; exultation.
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Lobbyist (N)
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One who attempts, on behalf of a special interest group, to influence the way legislators vote.
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Longevity (N)
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Long life.
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Mundane (Adj.)
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Of or pertaining to what is common and every day; ordinary; commonplace.
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Nonchalant (Adj.)
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Not showing excitement or anxiety; coolly confident; unflustered, or unworried; casually indifferent.
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Opulent (Adj.)
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Having or displaying wealth or richness.
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Orator (N)
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A person who delivers a public speech, or one skilled at formal public speaking.
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Ostentatious (Adj.)
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Done or designed with the intention of impressing others and consequently overly showy.
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Parched (V/Adj.)
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To make very dry, as by sunlight or the application of heat.
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Perfidious (Adj.)
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Purposely disloyal or treacherous.
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Pragmatic (Adj.)
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Concerning with actual causes and effects rather than abstract theories or ideas.
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Precocious (Adj.)
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Having the skills or mental capacity of a much older person.
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Pretentious (Adj.)
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Assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted.
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Procrastinate (V)
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To put off taking an action or doing something.
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Prosaic (Adj.)
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Straightforward and plain.
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Prosperity (N)
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The state of success or flourishing.
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Provocative (Adj.)
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Likely or serving to provoke.
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Prudent (Adj.)
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Having or showing wisdom in practical matters.
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Querulous (Adj.)
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Habitually complaining.
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Rancorous (Adj.)
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Feeling or showing bitter resentment.
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Reclusive (Adj.)
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Tending to separate oneself from society.
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Reconciliation (N)
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The act of reconciling or the condition of being reconciled, especially in relationships; the process of bringing agreement or consistency. Overcome differences.
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Renovation (N)
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The act of repairing a building.
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Restrained (V)
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To hold or keep in check; not yielding to excess or extremity.
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Reverence (N)
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An attitude or feeling of profound respect and awe mingled with love and veneration.
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Sagacity (N)
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The quality of having keen judgement and common sense.
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Scrutinize (V)
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To look closely and carefully, with attention to detail.
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Spontaneous (Adj.)
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Happening freely, or done by impulse; not forced.
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Spurious (Adj.)
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Not genuine, authentic, or valid.
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Submissive (Adj.)
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Inclined or obligated to submit, unresisting, obedient.
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Substantiate (V)
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To establish or support by providing proof or evidence.
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Subtle (Adj.)
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Difficult to detect or define; elusive or ambiguous.
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Superficial (Adj.)
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Of; pertaining to, or located on the surface; In outward appearance only.
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Superfluous (Adj.)
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Being beyond a sufficient amount; excessive.
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Surreptitious (Adj.)
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Made, performed, or achieved by stealth or secret.
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Tactful (Adj.)
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Having or displaying sensitivity in dealing with others.
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Tenacious (Adj.)
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Tending to cling to another substance or surface; sticky.
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Transient (Adj.)
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Brief in duration; transitory or temporary.
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Venerable (Adj.)
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Deserving honor, respect, or reverence because of advanced age, character, or position.
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Vindicate (V)
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To free from an accusation, suspicion, or doubt by indisputable proof.
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Wary (Adj.)
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On watchful guard against threat, danger or tickery.
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Zeitgeist (N)
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The spirit of the age, the popular outlook or trend of a particular period or generation.
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