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Sat Math 5
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11th Grade
07/23/2011

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Ascetic
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Person who practices severe self-discipline
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Convocation
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Large formal assembly of people; the act of calling a assembly
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Expiation
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To atone for (guilt or sin)
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Flak
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Criticism, hostile reaction
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Flustered
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To put in a state of agitated confusion
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Harrowing
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Extremely disturbing or distressing
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Ignoble
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Not honorable in character, purpose, or origin
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Ineluctable
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Inevitable, unavoidable
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Inured
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1) Accustom to something unpleasant

2) Come into use, take/have effect
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Nadir
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Lowest point of adversity/despair (of a person or organization)
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Negate
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Deny existence, nullify, void, make ineffective
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Nexus
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1) Means of connection, tie, link

2) Center, central, most important
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Penury
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Extreme poverty; destitution scarcity, dearth
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Plod
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Trudge, Proceed in a tedious slow manner, work with constant monotonous perserverence
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Quotidian
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Something occurring daily, customary, ordinary, commonplace
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Rabble
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Disorderly crowd/mob; inferior ordinary people (lower class)
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Recant
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Revoke, take back
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Reciprocity
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Exchanging things with others for mutual benefit (Countries)
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Rendered
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Provide service, help, submit translate
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Temerity
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Excessive confidence, boldness, rashness, audacity
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Thwarted
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Ruined, prevent from happening
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Transfixed
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Hold; motionless with amazement, awe, terror, ect..; impale, pierce through with weapon
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Vestiges
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Trace, visible evidence of something no longer present in existence
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Wafted
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Carry lightly through air/ over water
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Writ
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Something written, formal order by higher power
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