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RHHS SAT Prep - 1
SAT Vocabulary
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11th Grade
02/01/2010
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unorthodox
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breaking with convention or tradition
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esoteric
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private, secret, confidential
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subversive
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traitorous, destructive
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ingenuity
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cleverly inventive, resourceful
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peremptory
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urgent, final
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astute
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smart, perceptive, sly
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deferential
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respectful
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perfunctory
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done only as duty
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caustic
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sharp, biting
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dissuade
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persuade not to do something
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alarmist
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person who tends to raise alarm without proper reason
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boorish
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crude, insensitive
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dubious
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undecided, questionable
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ominous
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giving a warning of evil
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wry
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clever, often ironically humorous; twisted
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deplore
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regret strongly
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frivolous
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not important or serious
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diplomatic
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skilled in dealing with sensitive matters or people; tactful
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emote
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express emotion
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exhort
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urge earnestly
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pontificate
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talk pompously
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remonstrate
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speak in protest, reproof, or opposition
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affable
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easy to talk to
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munificence
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generosity
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candor
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impartiality, sincerity, frankness
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assiduous
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diligent
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feckless
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irresponsible
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quiescent
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being at rest
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halcyon
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happy, pleasant
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onerous
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imposing a burden
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pragmatic
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practical
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summation
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summing up, esp. in court
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industrious
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diligent or busy
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duplicity
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deception
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diffident
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reserved, timid
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cynicism
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attributing all actions to selfish motives
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naivete
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quality of being innocent or easily deceived
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noncommittal
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indicating neither consent nor dissent
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pensive
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thoughtful
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sedentary
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characterized by sitting
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comprised
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containing, being made up of
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unassailable
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not open to attack or denial
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solitary
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alone, secluded, single
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superlative
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surpassing others; denoting extreme level
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ambivalent
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having attraction and repulsion
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