SAT Vocab

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Muse

to think about something carefully and for a long time

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Meticulous

very careful and with great attention to every detail

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Urban

confident, comfortable, and polite in social situations

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Sagacity

ability to make good judgement; showing understanding

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5

Edify

to improve or change someone’s mind

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6

Abhor

hate very much

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Blather

talk nonsense

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8

Cacophony

harsh sounds

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9

Dearth

lack; scarcity

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10

Erudite

deeply learned; scholary

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Compulsory

mandatory; enforced

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12

Arboreal

of, relating to, or resembling a tree

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13

Mitigate

make less severe, serious, or painful

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Capricious

unpredictable; whimsical

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Prodigal

wastefully extravagent

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Scrupulous

attentive to detail

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Profuse

abundant

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Poise

calm confidence; graceful;elegant

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19

Diction

the manner in which words are pronounced

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20

Punctual

on time

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Transparent

see through;clear

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22

Facsimile

a copy

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23

Martyr

someone who died for what they believed in

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24

Masticate

chewing

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25

Menagerie

wild animals

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Milieu

environment; surrounding

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Yore

the past; long time ago

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Ubiquitous

everywhere

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Surfeit

excessive amount

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Quixotic

unrealistic

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