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SAT Vocab Quiz #2
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10th Grade
09/26/2012

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Curator
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A person who is in charge of a museum
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Egoist
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A person who is concerned with him or herself
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Zealot
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A person who is filled with zeal and enthusiasm for a cause
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Reveler
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A person who engages in merrymaking
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Stalwart
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A loyal supporter, someone who stands by you
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Skinflint
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A person who is overly thrifty with money
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Savant
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A person with detailed knowledge in a specific field
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Jingoist
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An extreme nationalist
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Glutton
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A person given to greedy eating and drinking
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Virtuoso
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A person with great artistic talent
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Recluse
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A person who leads a secluded or solitary life
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Upstart
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A person who has risen suddenly from a low position to great success. Thus lack modesty
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Seer
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A person who can predict future events
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Pragmatist
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A person who is practical and thus not given to flights of fancy
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Devotee
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An ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast
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Nomad
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A person who wonders and is thus itinerant
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Dilettante
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A dabbler.
A person having casual interest in a variety of field or endeavors
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Demagogue
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A person who arouses popular passions and prejudices
Hitler=Notorious Demagogue
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Supplicant
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A person who is overly humble, who pleads for a favor
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Hedonist
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A person who seeks pleasure, gratification
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Decry
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To criticize
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Deplorable
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Wretched
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Despondent
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Feeling very down
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Derogatory
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To say unfavorable things about someone
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Deviod
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To go down to the sense of being empty
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