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Promontory
Rock the SAT Unit 10
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Language - English
10th Grade
07/24/2012
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promontory (noun)
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an overhanging, elevated place
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reminisce (verb)
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to recall the past
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amorphous (adjective)
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without definite shape
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monarch (noun)
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a supreme ruler
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infallible (adjective)
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unable to make a mistake
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plagiarist (noun)
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a person who steals another's ideas or writings
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ravenous (adjective)
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extremely hungry
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rapacious (adjective)
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excessively greedy or hungry
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indelible (adjective)
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impossible to remove
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meager (adjective)
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of little value or quantity
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paucity (noun)
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a small amount or number
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repudiate (verb)
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to reject or cut all ties
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marred (verb or adjective)
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past tense of mar, to spoil the perfection of something
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comprehensive (adjective)
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including everything
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plateaued (verb)
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past tense of plateau, to flatten or stabilize after an increase
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utility (noun or adjective)
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usefulness
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sobriety (noun)
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serious or calm in manner
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reconcile (verb)
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to restore friendship or harmony
to make even
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rivalry (noun)
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competition
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