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ACI SAT Week 2 Vocabulary
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11th Grade
06/30/2009

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circumspect
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showing watchfulness, caution, or careful consideration
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remunerate
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to pay or pay for
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sanguine
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cheerfully confident; optimistic
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repugnance
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extreme dislike
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plurality
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a majority
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vex
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to annoy; to confuse, puzzle; to bring distress or suffering to
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homogenuous
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made up of similar parts or elements
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adherent
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a follower of a leader, party or profession; a believer of a particular idea
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efficacious
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effective
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malodorous
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having a bad odor; foul
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refute
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to deny the accuracy or truth of
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perturbation
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mental excitement or confusion
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intemperate

Definition
unable to control or moderate one's desires, especially the drinking of alcohol
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jocular
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inclined to joke
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indulgent
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giving in completely to the enjoyment of desires; lenient
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brook
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to put up with; tolerate
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preclude
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to prevent
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itinerary
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a proposed route of travel; a travel plan
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vogue
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the prevalent way or fashion
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ineluctable
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cannot be avoided
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emulate
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to imitate with intent to equal or surpass
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subsidy
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money granted by the government to a person or group for something believed to be beneficial to the public
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epitome
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a simplified representation; a representative example
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feckless
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lacking purpose or vitality; weak and ineffective; careless and irresponsible
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trifling
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of slight worth or importance
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disparate
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distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar
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pivotal
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of central importance; crucial
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importune
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to harass with persistent demands or entreaties
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preeminent
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superior or notable above all others
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tangential
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merely touching or slightly connected; only superficially relevant; divergent
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paramount
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of chief concern or importance
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inscrutably
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in an incomprehensible or mysterious manner
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unctuous
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oily; exaggerated and false sincerity
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histrionically
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in an excessively dramatic or emotional manner
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austerity
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severity in manner
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stark
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bare or blunt
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prude
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one who is excessively moral
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implausible
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not believable; not likely
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benevolent
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characterized by or suggestive of doing good
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