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SAT prep vocab
Lesson 8
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11th Grade
10/28/2010

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acquiesce
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to give in
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affinity
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a likeness
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blasphemous
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profane
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buttress
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a support
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circumspect
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cautious
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corroboration
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confirmation
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deplete
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to lessen
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despotic
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ruling oppresively
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emaciated
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very thin
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empirical
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based on observation
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extranous
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not essential
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fallow
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inactive
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homogenous
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of the same kind
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hyperbole
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extreme exaggeration
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incontrovertible
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indisputable
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irascible
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irritable
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laconic
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using a minimum of words
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magnanimity
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have a generous spirit
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obsequious
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overyly attentive
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proliferation
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an increase in number
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scrupulous
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very principled
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sublime
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uplifting
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surreptitious
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secret
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veracity
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devotion to the truth
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zeal
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enthusiasm
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