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Monotony
Rock the SAT Unit 3
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Language - English
10th Grade
06/26/2012
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sluggish (adjective)
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inactive or slow-moving
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obliterate (verb)
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to destroy completely
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mobility (noun)
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the ability to move
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enigma (noun)
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a mystery or puzzle
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monotony (noun)
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dreary regularity or sameness
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tedious (adjective)
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long and tiresome
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apathy (noun)
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lack of caring or emotion
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ominous (adjective)
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predicting evil or disaster
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menacing (adjective)
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threatening danger or harm
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foreboding (adjective or noun)
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expectation of misfortune
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clairvoyant (noun or adjective)
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one who can see the future
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desolate (adjective)
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barren, uninhabited
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mediocrity (noun)
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the condition of being average
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indifference (noun)
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lack of interest or concern
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mitigate (verb)
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to ease or relieve
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rectify (verb)
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to correct a mistake
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uniform (adjective or noun)
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characterized by sameness
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conformity (noun)
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the quality of sameness
staying within accepted bounds of behavior or though
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ameliorate (verb)
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to make better
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brouhaha (noun)
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a noisy, chaotic situation
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impervious (adjective)
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incapable of being penetrated
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