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SAT Words 6. 300-346
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11th Grade
06/03/2015
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abridge
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to shorten
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autonomous
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independent
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bolster
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to support or strengthen
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candor
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honesty, sincerity
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cynical
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believing that all others are motivated by self-interest
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fastidious
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very attentive to detail; meticulous
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gratify
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to please or indulge
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hamper
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to hinder
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hardy
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healthy and strong; robust
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homogeneous
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of the same kind
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interpid
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fearless, brave
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lofty
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very high, grand, or noble
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querulous
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whinning, complaining
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recount
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to tell a story
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rigor
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harshness, severity
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scrutinize
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to read or look at very closely
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tentative
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hesitant
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vilify
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to slander someone's name
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whimsical
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fanciful;changeable;mercurial
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insuperable
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unable to be overcome
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lithe
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nimble and flexible
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misanthrope
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someone who dislikes all people
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pitfall
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an unseen danger or risk or drawback
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raze
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to tear down or destroy
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replete
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filled up or overflowing; opposite of deplete
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respite
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period of inactivity
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spurious
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false; counterfit; lacking logic
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aplomb
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social poies; composue; skill in challenging situations
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axiom
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a true or whise saying
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capricious
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changeable, volatile
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cavalier
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arrogant; showing lack of respect
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compunction
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shame
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diffident
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lacking confidence in oneself; shy
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dilettante
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one who dabbles in arts/science, but not an expert in either one
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egalitarian
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pertaining to equal rights for all mankind
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heretic
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one who challeneges tradition
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idiosyncratic
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of strange behavioral habbits that are peculiar to the individual
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insurgent
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a rebel
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melancholy
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a feeling of sadness and gloominess
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palpable
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tangible
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pedantic
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showy in one's learning
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portentous
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ominous and foreshadowing
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sardonic
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scornful or bitter; sarcastic
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variegated
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having different patterns, colors, or appearance
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