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PSAT vocab 1
vocabulary that is apt to turn up on the psat and the sat
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General Vocab
11th Grade
08/04/2010

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candid
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completely honest, straightforward
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conjecture
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inference; guesswork
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didactic
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instructive
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euphemism
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a mild, indirect, or vague term substituting for a harsh, blunt, or offensive term
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extrapolate
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to infer or estimate by extending known information
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incoherent
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lacking cohesion and connection
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insinuate
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to introduce or communicate stealthily
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lucid
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easily understood; clear
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rhetoric
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the art of using language effectively and persuasively
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acumen
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quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgement or insight
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adroit
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dexterous; deft
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ascertain
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to find out, as through investigation or experimentation
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astute
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shrewd; clever
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circumspect
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careful; prudent; discreet
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disseminate
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so scatter widely, as in sowing seed
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erudition
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deep, extensive learning
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husbandry
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the application of scientific principles to agriculture, especially to animal breeding
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pedantic
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excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules
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perspicacious
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shrewd; clear-sighted
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pragmatic
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practical
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precocious
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exhibiting unusually early intellectual aptitude or maturity
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prospectus
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formal proposal
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rudimentary
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basic; elementary; in the earliest stages of development
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abstruse
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difficult to understand
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callous
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emotionally hardened
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convoluted
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intricate; complex
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enigma
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a puzzle, mystery, or riddle
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inscrutable
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difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable
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reticent
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inclined to keep silent; reserved
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staid
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unemotional; serious
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arcane
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known or understood by only a few
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assimilate
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to absorb or become absorbed; to make or become similar
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autonomy
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independence; self-determination
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cosmopolitan
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worldly; widely sophisticated
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derivative
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something that comes from another source
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entourage
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a group of attendants or associates; a retinue
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esoteric
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intended for or understood by only a small group
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gaffe
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a clumsy social error; a faux pas
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idiosyncrasy
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characteristic peculiar to an individual or group
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insular
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isolated; narrow or provincial
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orthodox
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adhering to the traditional and established, especially in religion
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potentate
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one who has the power and position to rule over others; monarch
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castigate
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to scold, rebuke, or harshly criticize
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censure
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to issue official blame
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denounce
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to condemn openly
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reclusive
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seeking or preferring seclusion or isolation
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relinquish
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to retire from; give up or abandon
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renounce
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to give up, especially by formal announcement
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vituperative
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marked by harshly abusive condemnation
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circumscribe
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to draw a circle around; to restrict
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contiguous
Definition
sharing an edge or boundary; touching
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