Sat Prep Test

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requisite

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Necessary or indispensable

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Paradox

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A statement, situation, or person that/ who is or seems contradictory, but in fact may be true

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reticent

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unwilling to communicate very much, talk alot, or reveal all the facts

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burgeois

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typical of affluent, middle class people who are often characterized as conservative

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gleaned

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to collect bit by bit

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Incredulous

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disbelieveing, skeptical

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mortify

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shame; humiliate

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intimidate

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to make timid, frighten, or to discourage

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contemptuous

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scornful (hateful or disrespectful)

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blatant

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Unpleasantly loud or offensively conspicuous; obvious

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Vicissitudes

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sudden changes or alterations

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chasise

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to punish by beating or to criticize severely

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derisive

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in a manner of making fun; mocking

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satire

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A literray work which is used to expose folly or wickedness

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parody

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literary work that mimics another authors style

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bellicose

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hostile, or inclined to fighting

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prsaic

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ordinary; common place

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assimibite

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to absorb and incorporate knowledge; culture

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hyperbole

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an obvious exaggeration, made for effect and not meant to be taken literally

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poignant

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painfully felt; emotionally touching, sharp

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lethargic

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sluggish, lazy

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sagacity

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wisdom

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regressive

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going backward

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candor

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frankness, outspokeness

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engender

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to cause or produce

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exemplify

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to illustrate by example

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inundate

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to cover or overwhelm with; flood

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enigma

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not easily explained or understood

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facade

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the face of a building

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cognizant

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aware or informed about something

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enmity

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deep seated; mutual hatred

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feign

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fake or pretend

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virulent

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infectious

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intrepid

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courageous, fearless

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altruism

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belief that acting for the benefit of others is right and good

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incur

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to become burdened with something

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hubris

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overbearing pride arrogance

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pandemic

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epidemic over a geographical area

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pandemonium

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wide uproar or noise

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vehement

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to be characterized by forceful expression or strong