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Vocab Quiz #2
sat vocabulary words
30
English
10th Grade
12/09/2006
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camaraderie
 Definition
friendliness and loyalty among comrades
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candor
 Definition
honesty of expression
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capricious
 Definition
impulsive, whimsical, without much thought
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cartographer
 Definition
map maker
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caustic
 Definition
biting, sarcastic; able to burn
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clandestine
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secretive
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cogent
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logically forceful, compelling, convincing
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coherent
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intelligible, lucid, understandable
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cohesive
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sticking together; tending to hold together
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compelling
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coercive, commanding
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comprehensive
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inclusive
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conception
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thought, notion, idea
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condemn
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to express strong disapproval of; denounce
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condescending
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patronizing
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conflagration
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big, destructive fire
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consensus
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unanimity, agreement of opinion or attitude
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contemporary
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of the same age or date
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contemptuous
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scornful; disdainful
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convoluted
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twisted, complicated, involved
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copious
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abundant, plentiful
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cordial
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sincere; genuine
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coup
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unexpected, clever move
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cryptic
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puzzling
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decorous
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well-behaved, dignified
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deleterious
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harmful, destructive, detrimental
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derived
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drawn, obtained, or originating from a source
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despotic
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having unlimited power; tyrannical
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dictatorial
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absolute; autocratic
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didactic
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excessively instructive
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dilatory
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slow, tending to delay
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