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Vocab Quiz #3
sat vocabulary words
30
English
10th Grade
12/09/2006

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dilettante
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a person who follows some art or science without learning much about it; dabbler
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diligent
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hard working; industrious
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discourse
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a long written or spoken discussion of some subject
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discredit
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to dishonor or disgrace
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disdain
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to regard with scorn and contempt
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disingenuous
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lacking in frankness; insincere; covertly guileful; crafty
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disparage
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to belittle, speak disrepectfully about
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disparity
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the quality of being unlike, difference
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dogged
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not giving up; stubborn; obstinate; persistent
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dogmatic
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rigidly fixed in opinion, opinionated
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dubious
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doubtfull uncertain; ambiguous
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ebullience
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overflowing, lively enthusiasm
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eclectic
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selecting from various sources
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effusive
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expressing emotion without restraint
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egregious
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conspicuously bad
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elusive
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hard to describe or understandl baffling
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embellish
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to arnament; make attractive with decorations or details; add details to a statement
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emigrate
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to leave one's own country or region to settle in another
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emollient
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having soothing qualities, especially for skin
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endure
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to put up with; bear; stand
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enlightening
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informative, instructive
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enmity
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hostility, antagonism, ill-will
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equanimity
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calmness, composure
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equivocate
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to use vague or ambiguous language intentionally
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excerpt
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selection from a book or play
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exculpate
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to clear of blame or fault, vindicate
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exemplary
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commendable
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fabricated
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made-up, devised; constructed
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facile
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very easy
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fastidious
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careful with details
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