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SAT #2
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20
English
11th Grade
09/23/2009

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eschew
Definition
to shun; avoid
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buttress
Definition
to prop or support; a prop/support
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zephyr
Definition
a gentle, mild breeze; west wind
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inchoate
Definition
not yet completed, just begun, lacking order
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plethora
Definition
overabundance; excess
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nadir
Definition
lowest point
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pertinacious
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stubborn
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taciturn
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silent in manner
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neophyte
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beginner; new believer/converted
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quixotic
Definition
resembling or befitting Don Quixote; chivalrous or romantic; visionary or impracticable.
3. impulsive and often rashly unpredictable.
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fecund
Definition
producing offspring; capable
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portend
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to foreshadow; to signify or mean
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obstreperous
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resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.
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primeval
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of or pertaining to the first age or ages, esp. of the world
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fallacious
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logically unsound; deceptive; misleading
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desecrate
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to divest of sacred or hallowed character or office.
2. to divert from a sacred to a profane use or purpose.
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impinge
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to effect or impact
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cacophony
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harshness of sound
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hackneyed
Definition
made commonplace or trite; stale; banal
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enervate
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to deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of; weaken
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