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Mrs. B six period
SAT words
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English
11th Grade
11/05/2010

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aberration
Definition
a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
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bias
Definition
attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant
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brazen
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used of persons or their behavior; feeling no shame
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canny
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showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
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disdain
Definition
a feeling of aversion or antipathy
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frugal
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careful and diligent in the use of resources
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wary
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distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or thing
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tactful
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having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others
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 jubilation
Definition
feeling of extreme joy
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hedonist
Definition
someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures
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