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PSAT vocab 09
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Language - English
10th Grade
03/18/2013

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ambiguous
Definition
having more than one meaning; unclear, uncertain
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amiable
Definition
friendly, sociable, and congenial; civil and urbane
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crass
Definition
coarse, crude, and unrefined
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discursive
Definition
rambling, moving from one topic to another randomly
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docile
Definition
easily managed, obedient, passive
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estrange
Definition
to alienated, to seperate
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exonerate
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to free from blame, obligation, or responsibility; to exculpate
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gratuitous
Definition
given freely, unwarranted
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hypothesize
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to reach a conclusion based on an assumption or something not proven
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indignation
Definition
anger as a result of something unjust
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induce
Definition
to bring on or to bring about
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intractable
Definition
stubborn, difficult to manage
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introspective
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the quality of examining one's own mind or thoughts
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lucid
Definition
easily understood, mentally sound
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meticulous
Definition
taking great care
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misanthrope
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a hater of mankind
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munificent
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very generous
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plagiarize
Definition
to steal and to use another's writings as one's own
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profuse
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extravagantly abundant, flowing freely
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recluse
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a person who lives in solitude, a hermet
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sated
Definition
satisfied fully, indulged to excess
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stupefy
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to dull the senses as to put into a stupor
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terse
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concise
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transient
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quickly pasing , fleeting
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virtuoso
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one skilled in teh fine arts as an accomplished musician, a savant
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