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SAT prep vocab set 1
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11th Grade
09/19/2011

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adroit
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dextrous; deft
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ascertain
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to find out, as through investigation or experimentation
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astute
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shrewd; clever
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disseminate
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to scatter widely, as in sowing seed
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erudition
Definition
deep, extensive learning
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pendantic
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excessively concerned with book learning & formal rule
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perspicacious
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shrewd; clear-sighted
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circumspect
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careful; prudent; discreet
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candid
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completely honest; straightforward
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conjecture
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inference; guesswork
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didactic
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instructive
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effusive
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showing excessive emotion; overlowing
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euphemism
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a mild, indirect, or vague term substituting for a harsh, blunt, or offensive term
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extrapolate
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to infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information
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incoherent
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lacking cohesion or connection
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insinuate
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to imply or communicate stealthily
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loquacious
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very talkative
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lucid
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easily understood; clean
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rhetoric
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the art of using language effectively & persuasively
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acumen
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quickness, accuracy, & keenness of judgement or insight
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