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Sat Vocabulary I
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11th Grade
02/16/2010
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myopic
 Definition
short-sighted
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ratiocinate
 Definition
to think, contemplate
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render
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to say, or to make
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recapitulate
 Definition
to repeat, to reiterate
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loquacious
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talkative
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verbose
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wordy
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gregarious
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sociable
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elocution
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the art of public speaking
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circumlocution
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indirect language
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recalcitrant
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defiant
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cogent
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intelligent, viable
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seminal
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original, ground breaking
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meritorious
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deserving praise or merit
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redact
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to revise, edit
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placate
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to sooth, appease
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tedious
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boring, dull
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tome
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a large book
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peruse
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to examine carefully
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entomology
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the study of insects
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ostracize
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to exclude from a community
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pariah
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an outcast
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persevere
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to persist, remain constant
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