Sat Prep 7-8

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abhor

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to regard with extreme repugnance; to detest utterly; to loathe

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accolade

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praise, an award

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ascetic

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one who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation; absent of luxury

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bequeath

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to hand down, to give or to leave in a will

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charlatan

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one who claims to know something that he does not, a quack

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conflagration

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a large fire

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dearth

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a lack, a scarcity

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diffidence

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shyness, reserve, unassertiveness

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effervescent

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showing high spirits

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ethereal

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heavenly, unusually delicate, light, lacking material substance, intangible

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expunge

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to remove, to erase

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guile

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deceitfulness, duplicity

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implausible

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not believable

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incongruity

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nonconformity, disagreement, incompatibility

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insularity

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qualities of an island; narrow-mindless of opinion

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morose

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being sullen or gloomy

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placate

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to appease or to pacify by making concessions

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poignant

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piercing, incisive, and keen

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provincial

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lacking sophistication, narrow minded

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reiterate

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to repeat

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spontaneous

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having no external cause, acting on impulse

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synthesis

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combining parts into a whole

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toxic

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poisonous

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vigilant

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very alert, watchful

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voluble

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ability to use words easily, fluent and glib

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acquiesce

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to give in, to comply

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affinity

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likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship

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blasphemous

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irreverent, profane

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buttress

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a support or prop

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circumspect

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careful to consider consequences, cautious, prudent

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corroboration

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confirmation

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deplete

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to use up gradually, to lessen in amount or value

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despotic

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ruling oppressively and absolutely; tyrannical

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emaciated

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very thin (usually as a result of starvation), wasting away

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empirical

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based on observation or experiment and not on theory

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extraneous

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not essential or vital

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fallow

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inactive, plowed but not sowed

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homogenous

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of the same kind

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hyperbole

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obvious exaggeration

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incontrovertible

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indisputable

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irascible

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irritable, easily angered, cranky, cross

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laconic

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using a minimum of words; concise to the point of seeming rude

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magnanimity

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having a lofty, generous, and courageous, servile

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obsequious

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overly attentive, like a sycophant, servile

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proliferation

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an increase in number, multiplication

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scrupulous

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very principled, very ceaselessly tried to prevent crime

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sublime

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exalted, noble, uplifting

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surreptitious

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secret, clandestine, stealthy

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veracity

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devotion to the truth

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zeal

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enthusiasm, fervor