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Sat Verbal 5
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General Vocab
11th Grade
07/23/2011

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Anecdote
Definition
Short account of event/incident; Reminiscence
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Apocryphal
Definition
False, Spurious, Counterfeit
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Assuaged
Definition
Relieve, ease, mitigate
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Circumspect
Definition
Cautious, Prudent, Well-Considered
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Colloquially
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Ordinary/familiar conversation; Informal
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Conundrum
Definition
Riddle/Pun; anything that puzzles
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Enigma
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Person/thing mysterious, puzzling, difficult to understand
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Indefatigable
Definition
Untiring
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Inquisition
Definition
Investigation, Research, Prolonged questioning
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Misnomer
Definition
Misapplied, inappropriately named
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Ornate
Definition
Adorned, Excessively showy
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Overwrought
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Excessively excited/agitated, exhausted
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Paradox
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Self-Contradictory
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Permeated
Definition
To spread, pervade
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Proscribed
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Condemn, Prohibit, Outlaw, Banish
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Rampant
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Violent in action, growing without end
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Resolute
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Firmly determined
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Resolute
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Firmly determined
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Traverse
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To extend over or across
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Unremitting
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Ceaseless, Constant
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Upbraid
Definition
Reproach, Censure
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Vangaurd
Definition
Leading division/position
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Vituperative
Definition
Blistering, scalding, scathing (language)
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Watershed
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Ridge/Crestline dividing two drainage areas
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Zeitgeist
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General Trend or characteristic of particular time period
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