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SAT prep. vocab
words commonly used in the SAT test.
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11th Grade
01/07/2008

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Abhor

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to loath or detest
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abstemious
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sparing in the use of food or drink
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hoard
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to accumulate or stash away
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plateau
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a condition of neither growth nor decline
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presumptuous
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bold to the point of rudeness

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replete
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gorged with food, sated
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satiate
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satisfy fully
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subtle
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hardly noticeable
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superfluous
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unnecessary

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surfeit
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excess, overindulgence
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taint

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to affect with something harmful; contaminate
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ambiguous
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unclear, having more than one meaning
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apathy
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lack of interest or caring
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indifference
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lack of interest, feeling or opinion
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precarious
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unstable, insecure
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skeptical
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showing doubt and disbelief
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vacillation

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wavering, going back and forth
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paucity
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small amount or number
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penchant
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a strong taste or liking
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philanthropist
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someone who gives to worthy causes
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prodigal
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wasteful

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spendthrift
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a person who spends money wastefully
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utility
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usefulness
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versatile
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capable of doing many things well
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exploit
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to take advantage of; to use selfishly for one's own ends
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integrity
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honestly, moral uprightness
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novice
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a person who is new at something
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revere
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to regard with awe

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slander

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untruthjful spoken attack on someone's reputation
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sobriety
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being quiet or serious
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succumb
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to give way to superior force
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terminate
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bring to an end
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truncate
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shorten by cutting off
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yearnings
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deep longing
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debunk
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to expose the falseness of something or someone
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defendant
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someone who has been accused of committing a crime
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elusive
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cleverly avoiding or escaping
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infallible
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unable to be proven wrong
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infer
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conclude by reasoning
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innocuous
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causing or intending little or no harm
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objective
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not effected by personal feelings
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quibble
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v: to make a minor objection

n: a small objection

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patent
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obvious, readily visible
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preclude
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to make impossible
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rebuttle
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reply to a criticism or challenge
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repeal
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to take back a law or other decision
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swindle
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to cheat our of money or property
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tacit
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implied, not stated outright

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testimony
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statement in support of something, often under oath
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tract
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a piece of land
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trite
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overused, lacking freshness
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truant
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someone who cuts school or neglects his or her duties
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unbiased

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without prejudice
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void
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to invalidate
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aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty
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esoteric
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known only by a select few
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mosaic
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a picture made of small pieces of stone or glass
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opaque
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not transparent, hard to understand
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paradox
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something that seems to contradict itself
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pastiche
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piece of music or writing or art combining several different sources or styles
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phenomena

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occurences, facts, or observable circumstances
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stanza
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section of a poem
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symmetry
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balanced proportions
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synopsis

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plot summary

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synthesis
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the combination of separate parts to form a whole
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thesis
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unproven theory, long research paper
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marred
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impaired the perfection of
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mobility
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ability to move or be moved
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negate
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to destroy the validilty of something

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nullify
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to make invalid or worthless
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obliterate
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to wipe out, remove all traces
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ominous
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signaling something evil is about to happen
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premonition

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a feeling that something bad is about to happen
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sluggish
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lacking energy
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speculation
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the act of thinking about or pondering something
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supremacy
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the state of being supreme, or having the most power
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synchronize
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to cause to occur at the same time

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unethical
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having bad moral principles
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unheralded
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unnoticed or unappreciated
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unprecedented
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without parallel
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vanquish
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overpower an enemy completely
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condemn
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to express strong disapproval of
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conformity
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the act of becoming similar or identical to

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conventional
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traditional, mundane
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detrimental
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causing damage or harm
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exacerbate
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to make worse
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implausible
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not possible, not imaginable
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infallible
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unable to be proven wrong
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mitigate
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to make less severe
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pastiche
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piece of music or writing or art combining several different sources or styles
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plagiarist
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a person who presents someone else's work as his or her own
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soporific
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causing sleep
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inaudible

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too quiet to be heard
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persecution
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tormenting a person because of his or her beliefs
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provincial

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having a narrow scope
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provoke
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anger, arouse, bring to action
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rectify
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fix, correct
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renounce
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to give up or put aside
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sanctuary
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a safe place or a room for worship

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slothful
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lazy
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tantamount

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equivalent in effect or meaning

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vulnerable
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capable of being hurt

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indomitable

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unable to be subdued or overcome

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innate
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existing in a person since birth; part of the character of something
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integrity
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honesty, moral uprightness
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omniscient
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having complete knowledge

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pioneer
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n: a leader in a field

v: to lead the way in a way in a field

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strive
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try hard, make a major effect
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superfluous
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unnecessary
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temper
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to moderate, to make less extreme
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virtue
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moral excellence
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vitality
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energy, liveliness
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methodical
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orderly, having a set system
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meticulous

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very careful, attentive to details
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mundane
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ordinary or commonplace
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monotonous
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boring; unvarying in tone or content
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predecessor
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a person who precedes another in an office or a position
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prevailing
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generally accepted, having superior power
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resourceful
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able to find solutions
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subordinate
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placed in a lower order or rank
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systematic
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placed in a lower order or rank

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vigor

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energy, vitality
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zeal
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enthusiasm and intensity
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wry
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dryly humorous
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ingenuity
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cleverness, originality
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novel
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original, new and different
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resolute
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strongly determined
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serene
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calm, peaceful
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succinct
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brief, concise
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transcendent
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going beyond known limits

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urbane
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highly sophisticated
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vital
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full of energy, necessary for life
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vivid
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sharp, intense, making and impression on the senses
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witty
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clever or amusing

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arrogance

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overconfidence

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cynicism
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the belief that all human action is motivated by selfishness
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deliberate
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adj: intentional, well thought out

v: to consider carefully

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diversity
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the state of having different elements

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erratic
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unpredictably eccentric
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gullible
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easily deceived

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indecision
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inability to decide
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inquisitive
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curious
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misor
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one who saves greedily
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obsessive
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overly preoccupied
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recluse
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someone who lives in seclusion
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reticent
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untalkative, shy, reluctant to speak

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strident
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harsh, grating

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stoic
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not affected by passion or feeling
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sullen

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sad, sulky
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tactful
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saying or doing the proper thing
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taciturn
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being of few words
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tirade
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a long, harsh, often abusive speech
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torpid
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without energy, sluggish
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