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SAT Vocab 41-81
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11th Grade
07/20/2008

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Conscientious
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thorough and assiduous

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Contentious
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Quarrelsome or Controversial

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convoluted
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intricate, complicated
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cordial
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friendly
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covet
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to desire
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curtail
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to cut short
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daunting
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discouraging
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dearth
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a scarce supply, lack
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debilitate
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to sap the strength or energy of; enervate
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deficit
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lacking an essential quality or element
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definitive
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authoritative and complete
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deft
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skillfull
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deleterious
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having a harmful effect; injurious
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demagogue
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a leader who obtains power by means of impassioned appeals to the emotions and prejudices of the populace
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demographic
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describing statistical data referring to distribution and growth of the human population
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demonstrative
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marked by the open experssion of emotion
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denounce
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criticize; to condemn openly as being evil or reprehensible
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desolation
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devastation; ruin
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detest
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to dislike intensely; abhor
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diffidence
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the characteristic of being shy and reserved
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dilapidated
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having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, as though neglect; broken-down and shabby
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dilatory
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intended to delay
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dilettante
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a dabbler in an art of a field of knowledge
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diminution
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a lessening or reduction
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diminutive
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extremely small in size, tiny
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dirge
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a funeral song
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disaffect
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to cause to lose affection or loyalty
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discredit
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to damage in reputation; disgrace
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discrete
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separate and distinct
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discriminating
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showing careful judgment or fine taste
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disposition
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one's usual mood; temperament
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dissolute
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lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices
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divisive
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creating disagreements or discord
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don
Definition
to put on
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dour
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unyielding
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draconian
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exceedingly harsh
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eclectic
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adapted from a number of different sources
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economical
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prudent and thrifty in management
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effusive
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unrestrained or excessive in emotional expression
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elaborate
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to express at a greater length or in greater detail
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