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SAT/ACT Vocab
Test. Nov. 30
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English
11th Grade
11/29/2007

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Ambulatory
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of, pertaining to, or capable of walking; limbs
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Sedition
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incitement of discontent or rebellion against gov't; any action, esp. in speech or writing, promoting such rebellion

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Ennui
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a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom
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Wizened
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withered; shriveled
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Jocund
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cheerful; merry; gay; glad; lighthearted in disposition, character, or quality
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Effeminate
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a man or boy having traits, tastes, habits that are traditionally considered feminine; softness or delicacy; self-indulgence
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Corpulent
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large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat
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Austere
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severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding; rigorously self-disciplined and severely moral
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Derisive
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characterized by or expressing contempt; mocking; jeering
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Brazen
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shameless or impudent; made of brass
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Inscrutable
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incapable of being investigated, analyzed; not easily understood; mysterious
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Prognosticate
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to forecast or predict from present indications or signs; prophesy
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Schism
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division or disunion, esp. into mutually opposed parties
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Exonerate
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to clear, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame; to relieve, as from an obligation, duty, or task
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Din
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a loud confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor
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