Sat Vocab Week 1

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Eclectic

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Selecting or choosing from various sources

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Dubious

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Doubtful, questionable

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Capricious

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Unpredictable, impulsive, whimsical

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Nondescript

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undistinguished or uninteresting; dull orinsipid

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Dilapidated

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Falling to pieces

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Desiccated

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dehydrated or powdered

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Foreboding

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a prediction; portent.

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Audacious

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extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave;fearless

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Indomitable

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Unconquerable

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Introspection

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the act of looking withinoneself

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Munificence

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Boundless generosity

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Inept

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without skill or aptitude for a particular taskor assignment; maladroit

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Sedulous

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persistently or carefully maintained

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Jaded

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worn out or wearied, as by overwork oroveruse.

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Sullen

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showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomysilence or reserve

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Enigmatic

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puzzlingoccurrence, situation, statement, person,etc.; perplexing; mysterious

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Morose

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characterized by or expressing gloom

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Urbane

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reflecting elegance, sophistication, etc.,especially in expression

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Prosaic

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Dull, unimaginative

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Ineffable

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incapable of being expressed or describedin words; inexpressible

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Cosmopolitan

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free from local, provincial, or national ideas,prejudices, or attachments; at home all overthe world.

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Fastidious

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Possessing or displaying careful, meticulous attention to detail

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Vigilant

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Alertly watchful

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Scrutinize

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To examine carefully

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Fickle

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Characterized by erratic changeableness or instability; capricious

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Vacillate

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To fluctuate or hesitate

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Erratic

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Lacking consistency

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Apt

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Appropriate, suitable

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Decorous

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Proper, in good taste

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Tact

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Acute sensitivity to what is proper and appropriate in dealing with others

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Meticulous

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Extremely careful and precise

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Whimsical

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Unpredictable, erratic

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Discretion

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Cautious reserve in speech, ability to make responsible decisions

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Condescend

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To look down upon, to act superior toward

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Contemptuous

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Being scornful, hateful, or disdainful

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Disdain

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To look down upon

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Haughty

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Arrogant, proud, insolent

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Hubris

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Arrogant presumption or pride

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Insolent

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Contemptuously rude, insulting in manner or speech

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Narcissistic

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Self absorbed

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Patronize

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Look down upon

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Presumptuous

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Overstepping due bounds

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Pretentious

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Fake, especially to exaggerate ones importance or status

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Smug

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Self satisfied

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Nostalgic

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Longing for the past, wistful

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Retroactive

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To apply a new law or condition to a time in the past

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Wistful

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Thoughtful but slightly sad, especially thinking about the past

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Ambivalent

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Simultaneously feeling opposing feelings

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Cerebral

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Excessively rational, brainy, intellectual

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Impetuous

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Impulsive, without forethought, hotheaded

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Intuitive

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Knowing something instinctively rather than logically

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Cogent

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Convincing and reasonable

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Elucidate

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Make clear or plain, especially by explanation, clarify

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Lucid

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Clear, easily comprehended

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Unequivocal

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Clear, beyond controversy or doubt, unambiguous

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Adulation

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Excessive flattery or admiration

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Deference

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Submission or courteous yielding to the opinion of another, reverence

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Extol

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To praise highly

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Exultant

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Overjoyed, rejoicing, elated, jubilant

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Venerate

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To regard with respect or reverence

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Hackneyed

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Worn out through overuse

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Insipid

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Uninteresting, tasteless, not stimulating

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Monotony

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Tedious, boring because of sameness or repitition

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Mundane

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Ordinary, commonplace

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Tedious

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Boring, tedious

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Alleviate

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Relieve or improve, ease pain or burden

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Ameliorate

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To make or become better, improve

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Mitigate

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Make less severe, become milder