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Voc. 3 & 4
SAT vocabulary Hit Parade
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12th Grade
09/15/2011
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abstruse
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difficult to understand
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callous
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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
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enigma
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mystery, puzzle
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inscrutable
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difficult to understand
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reticent
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silent, reserved
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staid
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serious
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arcane
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understood by only a few
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assimilate
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to make or become similar
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autonomy
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independence
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cosmopolitan
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worldly
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derivative
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something that comes from another source
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esoteric
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understood by only a few
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gaffe
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social error or faux pas
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idiosyncrasy
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peculiar habit
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insular
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narrow or isolated
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orthodox
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traditional, especially in religion
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potentate
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power to rule over others, monarch
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