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SAT/GRE Vocabulary Prep 1st half of 1st list
Common Vocabulary words with definitions
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8th Grade
08/03/2009

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Dubious
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means uncertain, skeptical, doubtful, questionable.
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Singular
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means unique, special, remarkable, exceptional.
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Sanctimonious
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means phony holy, exaggerated religious feeling, hypocritical devotion or piousness, often "holier than thou".
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To preempt
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is to supercede, to replace by prior arrangement.
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Frenetic
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means frantic or frenzied, it describes how one acts when both desperately rushed and disorganized.
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Immutable
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means unchangeable, permanent, steadfast.
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An affinity
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is a natural attraction or proclivity, a sense of kinship with something or someone, a strong sense of liking.
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Transient
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means on the move, just passing through, not staying long.
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To be vindictive
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means to be spiteful, vengeful, malicious, wanting to take revenge.
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Exigent
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means urgent, pressing, requiring immediate action
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Facile
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means easily done, glib, lacking depth.
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A precedent
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is a something that comes before something else and serves as an example of or justification for it.
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