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RHHS SAT Prep - 22
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11th Grade
03/04/2010

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revoke
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to take back or withdraw
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pervasive
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to become spread throughout all parts of
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rail
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to utter bitter complaint or vehement denunciation
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preclude
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to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible
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serenity
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the state or quality of being serene, calm, or tranquil; sereneness
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mollify
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to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease
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elate
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to make very happy or proud
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mundane
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of or pertaining to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven; worldly; earthly
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polarize
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to divide into sharply opposing factions, political groups, etc.
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fastidious
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excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please
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supple
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bending readily without breaking or becoming deformed; pliant; flexible
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prudent
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wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober
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straddle
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to walk, stand, or sit with the legs wide apart; stand or sit astride
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eclectic
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selecting or choosing from various sources
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rancorous
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full of or showing rancor(bitter, rankling resentment or ill will)
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condone
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to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like)
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servile
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slavishly submissive or obsequious
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benign
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having a kindly disposition; gracious
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accentuate
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to give emphasis or prominence to
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gravity
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the force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth
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immutable
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not mutable; unchangeable; changeless.
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penurious
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extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly
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impeccable
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faultless; flawless; irreproachable
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