Ptps Sat Vocab---Week 5

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Abstract

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(adjective) theoretical, not concrete; hard to understand

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Accessible

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(adjective) obtainable; attainable

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Aforementioned

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(adjective) cited or mentioned earlier or previously

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Bountiful

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(adjective) abundant; ample

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Breach

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(noun) an infraction or violation, as of law, trust, faith, or promise

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Clarify

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(verb) to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible; to free from ambiguity

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Contingency

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(noun) dependence on chance or on the fulfillment of a condition; uncertainty; fortuitousness

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Crisis

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(noun) a condition of instability or danger, as in social, economic, political, or international affairs, leading to a decisive change

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Devise

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(verb) to contrive, plan, or elaborate; invent from existing principles or ideas

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Digress

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(verb) to turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking; to stray; to deviate; to swerve

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Diplomatic

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(adjective) skilled in dealing with sensitive matters or people; tactful

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Disintegrate

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(verb) to separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; break up; deteriorate

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Eclectic

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(adjective) consisting of selections from various sources

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Endeavor

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(verb) to exert onself to do or effect something; make an effort; strive

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Esoteric

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(adjective) only understood by a select few

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Etiquette

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(noun) conventional requirements as to social behavior; proprieties of conduct as established in any class or community or for any occasion

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Facility

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(noun) something that permits the easier performance of an action, course of conduct, etc.

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Guerrilla

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(noun) a member of a band of irregular soldiers that uses guerrilla warfare, harassing the enemy by suprise raids, sabotaging communication and supply lines, etc.

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Holistic

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(adjective) emphasizing the importance of the whole and the interdependence of its parts

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Ignorant

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(adjective) lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned

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Institution

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(noun) an organization, establishment, foundation, society, or the like, devoted to the promotion of a particular cause or program, especially one of a public, educational, or charitable character

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Lavish

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(adjective) expanded, bestowed, or occurring in profusion

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Melodramatic

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(adjective) exaggerated and emotional or sentimental; sensational or sensationalized; overdramatic

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Motive

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(noun) something that causes a person to act in a certain way,do a certain thing, etc.; incentive

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Plague

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(verb) to infect with a plague; cause an epidemic among

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Premium

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(noun) a bonus, gift, or sum additional to price, wages, interest, or the like

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Refute

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(verb) to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge

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Restraint

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(noun) loss or abridgment of freedom

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Variegate

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(verb) to make varied in appearance, as by adding different colors