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PSAT VOCAB
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Language - English
8th Grade
05/15/2010

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ADJ abundant
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ARISTOCRACY
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NOUN hereditary nobility, privileged class
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CIRCUMSPECT
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ADJ prudent; cautious
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cliché
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NOUN phrase dulled in meaning by repetition
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condone
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VERB overlook voluntarily; forgive
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consolidation
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NOUN process of becoming firmer or stronger
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convention
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NOUN social or moral custom; established practice
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curtail
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VERB shorten; reduce
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cynical
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ADJ skeptical or distrustful of human motives
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dawdle
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VERB loiter; waste time
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demean
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VERB demean; humiliate
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denounce
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VERB condemn; criticize
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detached
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ADJ emotionally removed; calm and objective; indifferent
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didactic
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ADJ teaching, instructional, preachy
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discernible
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ADJ distinguishable; perceivable
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disinterested
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ADJ unprejudiced
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disparage
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VERB belittle
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disparate
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ADJ unrelated
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dispel
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VERB scatter
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DIVULGE
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VERB reveal
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docile
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ADJ obedient; easily managed
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DOCTRINE
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teachings; particular principles taught (legal, religious, etc.)
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eclipse
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VERB darken, extinguish; surpass
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enigma
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puzzle; mystery
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enumerate
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VERB list; mention one by one
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erratic
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ADJ odd, unpredictable
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esoteric
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ADJ hard to understand; known only to the chosen few
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ESPOUSE
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VERB adopt; support
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esteem
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VERB respect; value
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expedite
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VERB hasten
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exploit
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VERB deed or action, particularly a brave deed
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fallacious
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ADJ efalse; misleading
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farce
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NOUN broad comedy; mockery
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fastidious
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ADJ difficult to please; squeamish
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FLIPPANT
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ADJ lacking proper seriousness
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forthright
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ADJ outspoken; frank
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pragmatic
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ADJ practical; concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
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PREMISE
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NOUN assumption
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prevail
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VERB triumph; predominate; prove superior in strength power, or influence; be current
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proliferation
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NOUN rapid growth; spread; multiplication
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prolific
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ADJ abundantly fruitful
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PROVOCATIVE
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ADJ arousing anger or interest; annoying
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PRUDENT
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ADJ cautious; careful
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futile
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ADJ useless; hopeless; ineffective
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garrulous
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ADJ talkative
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GLUTTONOUS
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ADJ greedy for food
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gratify
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VERB please
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gregarious
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ADJ sociable
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hamper
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VERB obstruct
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HEED
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VERB to pay attention to; consider
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iconoclastic
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ADJ attacking cherished traditions
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impede
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VERB hinder; block; delay
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imperceptible
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ADJ unnoticeable; undetectable
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IMPLACABLE
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ADJ incapable of being pacified
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inconsequential
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ADJ insignificant; unimportant
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indict
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VERB charge
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industrious
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ADJ diligent; hard-working
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INEPT
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adj LACKING SKILL; UNSUITED; IMCOMPETENT
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INGENUOUS
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ADJ naïve and trusting; young; unsophisticated
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ingrate
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NOUN ungrateful person
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inherent
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ADJ firmly established by nature or habit
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innate
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ADJ inborn; natural
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innocuous
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ADJ harmless
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inscrutable
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ADJ impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
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intricacy
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NOUN complexity; knotiness
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larceny
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NOUN theft
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MEEK
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ADJ quiet and obedient; spiritless
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misrepresent
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VERB give a false or incorrect impression, usually intentionally
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outmoded
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ADJ no longer stylish; old-fashioned
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PACIFIST
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NOUN one opposed to force; antimilitarist
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paradox
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NOUN something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct
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patronize
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VERB support; act superior toward; be a customer of
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pedantic
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ADJ showing off learning; bookish
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perjury
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NOUN false testimony while under oath
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perpetual
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ADJ everlasting
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pervasive
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ADJ pervading; spread throughout every part
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petulant
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ADJ touchy; peevish; sensitive
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phenomena
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NOUN observable facts or events
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philanthropist
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NOUN lover of mankind; doer of good
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potency
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NOUN power; effectiveness; influence
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