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RHHS SAT Prep - 20
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11th Grade
03/03/2010

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Grandiose
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more complicated or elaborate than necessary; overblown: a grandiose scheme.
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Proximity
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nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation
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Aerate
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to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through: to aerate milk in order to remove odors.
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Oblivion
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the state of being completely forgotten or unknown: a former movie star now in oblivion
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Garnish
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to provide or supply with something ornamental; adorn; decorate
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Debilitate
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to make weak or feeble; enfeeble: The siege of pneumonia debilitated her completely
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Finite
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having bounds or limits; not infinite; measurable
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Cursory
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going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial: a cursory glance at a newspaper article
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Aesthete
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a person who has or professes to have refined sensitivity toward the beauties of art or nature
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Hyperbole
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obvious and intentional exaggeration
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Extant
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in existence; still existing; not destroyed or lost: There are only three extant copies of the document.
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Ironic
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containing or exemplifying irony: an ironic novel; an ironic remark.
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Extol
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to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action: to incite a crowd to riot.
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Diffident
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lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy.
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Insipid
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without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid: an insipid personality.
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Eulogy
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a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, esp. a set oration in honor of a deceased person
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Furtive
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taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance
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Melee
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a confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people
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Enhance
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to raise to a higher degree; intensify; magnify: The candelight enhanced her beauty
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Deferment
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the act of deferring or putting off; postponement
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Equivocal
Definition
allowing the possibility of several different meanings, as a word or phrase, esp. with intent to deceive or misguide; susceptible of double interpretation; deliberately ambiguous: an equivocal answer.
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Epitaph
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a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site
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Erudite
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characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly: an erudite professor; an erudite commentary
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Affirmation
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the act or an instance of affirming; state of being affirmed
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Jocular
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given to, characterized by, intended for, or suited to joking or jesting; waggish; facetious: jocular remarks about opera stars
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Inviolable
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prohibiting violation; secure from destruction, violence, infringement, or desecration: an inviolable sanctuary; an inviolable promise
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Elusive
Definition
eluding clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define: an elusive concept
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Archetypal
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the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype
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Avian
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of or pertaining to birds
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Brandish
Definition
to shake or wave, as a weapon; flourish: Brandishing his sword, he rode into battle.
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Buffoonery
Definition
a person who amuses others by tricks, jokes, odd gestures and postures, etc
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Catastrophic
Definition
a sudden and widespread disaster: the catastrophe of war
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Trove
Definition
a collection of objects
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Turpitude
Definition
vile, shameful, or base character; depravity
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Sporadic
Definition
(of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
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Expedient
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tending to promote some proposed or desired object; fit or suitable for the purpose; proper under the circumstances: It is expedient that you go.
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Hypothentical
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assumed by hypothesis; supposed: a hypothetical case
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Garrulous
Definition
excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, esp. about trivial matters
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Gregarious
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fond of the company of others; sociable.
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Usurp
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to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right: The pretender tried to usurp the throne
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