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ACT Prep Vocabulary #3
vocabulary words for ACT prep class
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12th Grade
08/31/2010

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hedonist
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person that subscribes to the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the sole or chief good in life
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hypothesis
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something not proved but assumed to be true for the sake of argument or further investigation
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impetuous
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marked by force and violence
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impute
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to place the responsibility or blame for
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inconsequential
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irrelevant; of no significance
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inevitable
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bound to happen
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intrepid
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resolutely firm and fearless
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intuitive
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knowing or understanding by intuition
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jubilation
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an act of rejoicing; the state of being jubilant
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lobbyist
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person who tries to influence public officials and especially members of the legislative body
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longevity
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a long duration of individuals life; length of life
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mundane
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1) of or relating to the world 2) concerned with the practical, immediate, and/or ordinary
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nonchalant
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giving an effect of easy unconcern or indifference
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