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English Vocab (Good for SAT's)!
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English
10th Grade
05/16/2009
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Improvident
 Definition
Lacking foresight or thrift
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Impending
 Definition
About to happen, imminent.
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Prowess
 Definition
Bravery, valor; exceptional skill.
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Ultimatum
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A final demand whose rejection ends negotiations and leads to a use of force or other strong action.
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Potent
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Powerful
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Oracle
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a person or place believed to reveal messages from a god or spirit.
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Emissary
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A person sent on a misson.
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Luxuriant
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Growing abundantly; lush; teeming.
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Brusqueness
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Curtness; rough and abrupt manner.
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Malevolent
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Wishing harm to others.
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Benevolent
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Wishing good to others.
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Atone
 Definition
To make amends.
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Poignant
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Emotionally moving.
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Tentative
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Hesitant; uncertain.
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Coiffure
 Definition
Hairdo.
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Amiss
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Wrong; faulty; improper.
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Esoteric
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Intended for a chosen few.
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Voluble

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Talkative.
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Sullen
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Gloomy; sulky
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Discern
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to perceive or recognize; to make out clearly.
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Incipient
 Definition
Just beginning to exist or come to notice.
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 Tethered
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Tied.
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Tremulous
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Trembling; quivering.
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Guttural
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Harsh; rasping; referring to a sound produced in the throat.
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Inadvertent
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Accedental; unintentional.
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Requisite
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Necessary for some purpose; essential.
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Diffused
 Definition
Spread widely.
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Affirmation
 Definition
The act of saying yes.
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