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Boorish

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Ill-mannered

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Acrid

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Sharp; pungent (used of smells and tastes)

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Cynical

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Believing that people act only out of selfish motives

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Epistle

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A letter (form of communication)

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Heresy

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Against orthodox opinion

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Lance

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Spear; spike; javelin

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Obscure

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Difficult to understand; partially hidden

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Poignant

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Deeply moving; strongly affecting the emotions

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Respite

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A break; intermission

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Terse

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Concise; to the point

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Acrophobia

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Fear of heights

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Bourgeois

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Middle class

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Debility

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Weakness; incapacity

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Epistolary

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Concerned with letters; through correspondence

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Hiatus

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Interruption; pause

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Languid

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Tired; slow

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Obscured

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Hidden; covered; buried

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Poised

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Calm; collected; self-possessed

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Resplendent

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Shining; glowing

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Therapeutic

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Medicinal; curative

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Acuity

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Sharpness (mental or visual)

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Braggart

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Someone who boasts

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Debunking

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Exposing false claims or myths

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Epitomized

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Typified; characterized; personified

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Hidebound

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Rigid in opinions

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Languish

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Decay; fade away; get weaker

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Obsequious

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Servile; submissive

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Polemical

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Causing debate or argument

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Restorative

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A tonic

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Thwart

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Prevent; frustrate

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Adamant

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Forceful; inflexible

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Brawny

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Muscular

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Decathlon

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An athletic competition with ten events

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Equivocate

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Speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth

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Hieroglyphics

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  1. Picture writing; 2. Writing which is difficult to read or enigmatic
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Larceny

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Theft; robbery; stealing

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Obsession

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A dominating concern

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Ponderous

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Weighty; slow and heavy

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Retention

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Preservation; withholding

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Timorous

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Cowardly; fearful

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Adroit

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Skilful/skillful

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Brevity

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Being brief

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Decorum

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Dignified, correct behavior [decorous (a)]

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Err

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Make a mistake

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Hinder

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Obstruct

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Largess

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Generosity

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Obsolete

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No longer valid

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Pontificate

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Speak pompously or dogmatically

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Reticent

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Restrained; holding something back; uncommunicative

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Tirade

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Stream of verbal abuse

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Adulation

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Strong admiration; worship

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Bristle

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To show irritation

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Decoy

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Lure; trap; trick

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Erratic

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Wandering; irregular

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Histrionic

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Theatrical; exaggerated

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Laud

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Praise

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Obstreperous

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Noisy and boisterous

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Portend

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Foretell

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Retraction

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Withdrawal; cancellation of a statement

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Titter

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Giggle quietly

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Adversity

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Hardship

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Broach

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Start to discuss; approach

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Deference

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Respect

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Esoteric

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Obscure and difficult to understand

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Hoary

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Old

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Lavish

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On a grand scale; wasteful

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Obtuse

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Mentally dull

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Portent

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A warning sign; omen

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Revere

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Worship

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Tome

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Large book

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Advocate

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Support

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Brusque

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Blunt; abrupt

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Defoliate

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Cause leaves to fall off

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Espouse

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Promote; take up; support

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Hone

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Sharpen; increase; whet

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Lax

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Careless; not strict

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Obviate

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Avoid; make unnecessary

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Poseur

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Someone who puts on an act

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Riddled

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Full of (usually full of holes)

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Torpid

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Inactive; lazy; stagnant

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Aesthetic

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Concerning art or beauty

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Bulwark

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Fortification; barricade; wall

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Defunct

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No longer in existence

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Etymology

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The study of word origins

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Hyperbole

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Grossly exaggerated speech

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Legend

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  1. Key to map; 2. Myth or story
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Odious

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Hateful

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Posterity

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Future generations

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Rife

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Common

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Torpor

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Dormancy; sluggishness; inactivity

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Affable

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Friendly; social; easygoing

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Bureaucracy

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Officialdom

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Degradation

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Deprivation; poverty; debasement

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Eulogy

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Praise

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Hypochondriac

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A person obsessed with health; having imaginary illnesses

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Legion

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In large numbers

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Officious

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Domineering; intrusive; meddlesome

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Posthumous

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After death

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Rigor

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Thoroughness

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Totter

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Walk unsteadily

SAT Word Lists (3 decks)

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