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Sat Vocab Unit 4
Unit 4 Sat vocab
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English
10th Grade
10/31/2012
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Aesthetic
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A sense of beauty(adj)
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aloof
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apart, indifrent, detatched (adj)
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archaic
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antiquated, old, out of use (adj)
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assuage
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to ease, to mitigate make less painful (V)
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belie
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to contradict (v)
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contentious
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quarrelsome (adj)
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daunt
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to intimidate (V)
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debilitate
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to weaken (v)
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discord
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lack of agreement (n)
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dissemination
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the act of spreading widely (n)
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dogmatic
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strongly opinionated (adj)
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duplicity
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double-dealing (n)
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egocentric
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self centered (adj)
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euphemism
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sub. for an offensive term for one that is not (n)
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gluttonous
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greedy for food and drink (adj)
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mundane
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ordinary, common place (adj)
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ominous
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threatening, fateful (adj)
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petulance
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touchiness or irritability (n)
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pompous
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exaggerated show of self importance (adj)
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precocious
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early in development (adj)
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slothful
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lazy (adj)
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trivia
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insignificant matters (n)
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verbose
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wordy, talkitive (adj)
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virulent
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extremely posionous (adj)
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volatile
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quickly changeable (adj)
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