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SAT Words 3
When the going gets tough
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English
11th Grade
12/12/2010

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abstruse
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difficult to understand
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callous
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emotionally hardened, unfeeling
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convoluted
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intricate; complex
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disaffected
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having lost faith or loyalty; discontent
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enigma
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a puzzle, mystery, or riddle
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inscrutable
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difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable
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reticent
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inclined to keep silent; reserved
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staid
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unemotional, serious
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arcane
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known or understood by only a few
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assimilate
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to absorb or become absorbed; to make or become similar
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autonomy
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independence; self-determination
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cosmopolitan
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worldly; widely sophisticated
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derivative
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something that comes from another source
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esoteric
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intended for or understood by only a small group
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gaffe
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a clumsy social error, a faux pas
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idosyncrasy
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characteristic perculiar to an individual or group
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insular
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isolated, narrow or provincial
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orthodox
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adhering to the traditional and establish, especially in religion
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potentate
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one who has the power and position to rule over others, monarch
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castigate
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to scold, rebuke or harshly criticize
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censure
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to issue official blame
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denounce
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to condemn openly
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reclusive
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seeking or preferring isolation or seclusion
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relinquish
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to retire from; give up or abandon
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renounce
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to give up, especially by formal announcement
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