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SAT vocabulary
through chyten
36
Language - English
12th Grade
08/30/2011
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Scrutinized
 Definition
examine carefully
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pancea
 Definition
cure all
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mitigate
 Definition
lessen detrimental effects
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midscreant
 Definition
bad person
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impudent
 Definition
rude, presumptuous
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irresolute
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wavering
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antipodes
 Definition
opposite sides of the globe
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bifurcations
 Definition
split into two
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dichotomies
 Definition
two ideas that are mutually exclussive
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filial
 Definition
obligations of the son to the father/ relations
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avuncular
 Definition
like an uncle
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convivial
 Definition
being with lively company
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foreboding
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dread
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diffidence
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lack of confidence
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auspicious
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expectation of luck
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apathy
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indiference
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disparagingly
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belittling remark
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infelicity
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unfortunate/ unhappy
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dalliance
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romantic affair/ waste of time
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conflagration
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bon fire/ destructive large fire
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vacillate
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waver
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equivocal
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indecsisive
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inane
 Definition
silly; lacking sense; empty
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multifarious
 Definition
greatly diverse
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anachronistic
 Definition
something not in the right time period or chronology
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byzantine
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intricate, rich color, stone, formal
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adroit
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resourceful, ingenious, nimble
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nefarious
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wicked, villainous
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lackadaisical
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lazy, without interest
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onerous
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burdensome
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slipshod
 Definition
careless, slovenly
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circumlocutions
 Definition
an indirect way of speaking
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artifice
 Definition
cunning, skill, crafty, trick
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mulitfaceted
 Definition
many phases
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sophistry
 Definition
subtle, false argument
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curtail
 Definition

cut short

 
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