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PSAT Vocab.
Words I really really hate.
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English
10th Grade
09/24/2008

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itinerant
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traveling from place to place
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remote
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located far away
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transitory
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short lived or temporary
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unfettered
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set free from restrictions or bonds
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harbinger
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one that indicates what is to come; a forerunner
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ambivalent
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simultaneously feeling opposing feelings, such as love and hate
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arbiter
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a judge who decides a disputed issue
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inconsequential
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unimportant
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ample
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describing a large amount of something
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burgeoning
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expanding or growing rapidly
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capacious
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roomy; spacious
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copious
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plentiful; having a large quantity
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permeated
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spread or flowing throughout
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prodigious
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enormous
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replete
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abundantly supplied
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candor
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sincerity; openness
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frank
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open and sincere in expression; straightforward
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pragmatic
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practical
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purist
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one who is partially concerned with maintaining traditional practices
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terse
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brief and to the point; concise
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insightful
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perceptive
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curtailed
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cut short; abbreviated
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arid
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describing a dry; rainless climate
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conflagration
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a widespread fire
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nocturnal
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of or occuring in the night
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temperate
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moderate; mild
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clandestine
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secretive, especially in regards to concealing an illicit purpose
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coup
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a brilliant and sudden overthrow of a government
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enmity
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mutual hatred or ill will
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heresy
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an opinion that disagrees with established, dearly held beliefs
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implacable
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impossible to please
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maverick
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one who is independent and resists adherence to a group
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mercurial
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quick and changable in mood
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pugnacious
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combative; belligerent
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rancorous
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hateful; marked by deep seated ill-will
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stratagem
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a clever trick used to deceive or outwit
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wary
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on gaurd; watchful
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thwart
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to prevent the occurrence of
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reclamation
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a restoration or rehabilitation to productivity or usefulness
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furtive
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characterized by stealth; sneaky
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impetuous
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characterized by sudden energy or emotion
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