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sat vocabulary unit 7
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10th Grade
03/27/2013

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1. affluent
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adj-abounding in wealth; prosperous ; flowing freely
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2.blandishment
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noun-flattery
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3.chasten
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verb-to discipline, to use punishment to correct behavior
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4.civility
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noun-polite and courteous behavor
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5.congenial
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adj-characterized by friendly sociability
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6.deft
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adj-skillful; adroit
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7.dispatch
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verb-to send away with promptness or speed
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8.embroil
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verb-to entangle;to thorw into confusion or strife
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9.garner
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verb- to gather together; to stire up
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10.heretical
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adj- contrary to church doctrine or accepted beliefs or standards
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11.irreproachable
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adj-faultless; not discreditable
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12.mercurial
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adj- changing unperdictably; fickle
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13.nuance
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noun- a subtle distinction or difference
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14.partisan
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noun- one who exhaibits extreme or possibly blind allegiance to a group or cause
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15.raucous
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adj- loud and boisterous;harsh; disorderly
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16.repugnant
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adj - disgusting; offensive;repellent
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17.sporadic
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adj- occansionally occurring
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18.succulent
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adj- very juicy
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19.terrestrial
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adj- of the earth or pertaining to the earth
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20.ungainly
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adj- awkward
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