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RHHS SAT Prep - 24
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11th Grade
03/04/2010

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manifest
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to make clear or evident to the eye or the understanding; show plainly
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condone
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to pardon or forgive
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deferment
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the act of deferring or putting off
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eloquent
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characterized by forceful and appropriate expression
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combative
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ready or inclined to fight
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duplicity
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a twofold or double state or quality
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demeanor
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conduct; behavior; deportment
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melee
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confusion; turmoil; jumble
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equitable
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characterized by equity or fairness; just and right; fair; reasonable
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conduit
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a pipe, tube, or the like, for conveying water or other fluid.
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elusive
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eluding clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define
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embellish
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decorate, garnish, bedeck, embroider
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anthology
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a book or other collection of selected writings by various authors
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reprimand
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to reprove or rebuke severely
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ascetic
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person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons
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retract
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to draw back or in
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reticent
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disposed to be silent or not to speak freely
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enhance
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to raise to a higher degree; intensify; magnify
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taciturn
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silent, uncommunicative, reticent, quiet
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insipid
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without sufficient taste to be pleasing, as food or drink
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incite
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to stir, encourage, or urge on
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arbitrary
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subject to individual will or judgment without restriction
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volatile
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tending or threatening to break out into open violence; explosive
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pragmatic
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of or pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations
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oblivion
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the state of being completely forgotten or unknown
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