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SAT Words 5. 257-299
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11th Grade
06/01/2015
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adversary
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an opponent
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ascetic
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a person who refreains from earthly pleasures
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chariatan
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a fraud
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hedonist
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a person who lives for pleasure
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orator
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a skillful public speaker
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pariah
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a social outcast
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raconteur
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a skillful storyteller
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virtuoso
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a highly skilled performer
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extraneous
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Not necessary or relevant
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Incidental
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less important; minor
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Inconsequential
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Irrelevant; having no meaning or consequences
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Peripheral
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Only marginally connected to what is truly important
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Trifling
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Lacking significance
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Trivial
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Unimportant
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Acute
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Sharp; keen minded
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Astute
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Sharp-minded; very clever
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Discerning
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Able to judge things clearly
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Erudite
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Wise due to much reading and studying
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Incisive
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Decisive, keen, and to the point
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Ingenious
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Very clever
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Perspicacious
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Using wise judgement; sharp
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Prudent
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Careful, cautious, and wise
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Sagacious
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Wise
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Savvy
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Smart
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Shrewd
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Insightful; clever
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acrid
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bitter, harsh
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arid
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dry, lacking water
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aesthetic
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having to do with art
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ascetic
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a person who refrains from earthly pleasures
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aetheistic
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without belief in any god
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ambigious
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hard to understnad
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ambivalent
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having conflicting feelings or opinions about something
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coalesce
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to have differenct opionions fuse together
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convalesce
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to recover from an illness
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imprudent
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careless, rash
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impudent
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rude, disrespectful
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indigent
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poorn, needy
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indignant
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angry, resentful
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intimate (v)
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to suggest, to hint at
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obscure
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hard to understand, abstract
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obtuse
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stupid, not clear or precise
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ponderous
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heavy or bulky; dull or lifeless
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