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PSAT vocab 05
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10th Grade
01/09/2013
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acrimonious adj.
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caustic,bitter,unkind
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ameliorate v.
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to make better
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amenable adj.
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open to and obedient in advice
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amorphous adj.
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shapeless
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buoyant adj.
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floatable, cheerful
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cajole v.
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to persuade with flattery
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calamity n.
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event causing distress/disaster
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debase v.
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to reduce in dignity or quality
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efface v.
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to erase or wear away
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elucidite v.
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to make clear, to explain
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ephemeral adj.
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lasting a short pd of time
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ferocity n.
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savagery
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flourish v.
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to thrive
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haughty adj.
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arrogant, proud
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impervious adj.
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incapable of being penetrated
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inane adj.
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lacking importance, stupid
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indolence adj.
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laziness
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infallible adj.
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incapable of error
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inscrutable adj.
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difficult to understand, mysterious
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languid adj.
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slow, sluggish, weak
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malice n.
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desire to harm others
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oblique adj.
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indirect, slanting
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opulence n.
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wealth
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penitent adj
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repentant
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perfunctory adj.
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acting with little care/interest
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