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SAT VOCAB
some SAT words
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English
10th Grade
05/19/2008

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Term
Conformist
Definition
n. person who complies w/accepted rules and customs
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Divergent
Definition
adj. seperating, moving in diff. directions from a particular pt.
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Sagacity
Definition
n. wisdom
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Hockheyed
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adj. wornout by overuse
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Perfidious
Definition
adj. faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy
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Adulation
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n. high pt
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Damagague
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n. leader, rabble-rouser, usu. appealing to emotions or prejudice
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Surreptitious
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adj. secret, stealthy
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Jubliation
Definition
joy, celeb. exulation
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Querulous
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Exemplary
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Procrastinate
Definition
n. to unnec. delay, postpone or put off
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Prudent
Definition
careful, cautious
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Circuitious
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adj. indirect, taking the longest route covers
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Tenacious
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adj. determined
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Integrity
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n. decency, honesty
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Hypothesis
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adj. assumption, theory requiring proof
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Spurious
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adj. lacking authenticity, false
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Inconsequential
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adj. unimportant, trivial
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Digression
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n. straying from the main pt. esp. in a speech, argument or conversation
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Condescending
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adj. an attribute of superiority, patronizing
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Impute
Definition
attribute an action to a part, person, or grp
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Anecdote
Definition
short, usu. funny story
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Exemplary
Definition
adj. outstanding, an example to others
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