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Imagination
Rock the SAT Unit 9
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Language - English
10th Grade
07/24/2012
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elusive (adjective)
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difficult to capture
difficult to understand
difficult to isolate or identify
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blueprint (noun)
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a plan of action or a design
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yearning (verb or noun)
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desiring in a tender or sad way
a strong desire
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lamentation (noun)
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a strong expression of sorrow
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injurious (adjective)
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harmful
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premonition (noun)
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a sense of things to come
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lofty (adjective)
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high or difficult to reach
noble and dignified
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heed (verb or noun)
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to pay attention to
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adulation (noun)
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high praise, admiration
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terminate (verb)
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to end
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panacea (noun)
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a cure-all
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antidote (noun)
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something that relieves or reverses
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exploit (verb or noun)
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to take advantage of
an adventure or heroic act
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deride (verb)
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to insult or ridicule
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esoteric (adjective)
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known by a select few
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melancholy (adjective or noun)
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sad or depressed
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ironic (adjective)
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describing the difference between expectation and reality
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inhibition (noun)
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something that prevents or restricts
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jargon (noun)
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vocabulary understood by a specific group of people
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gullible (adjective)
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easily misled or cheated
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verify (verb)
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to confirm the accuracy of something
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volition (noun)
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conscious will, choice
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emerge (verb)
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to come out from
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