Insanely long and difficult SAT words
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quotidianfound in the ordinary course of events
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grandiloquencehigh-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
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legerdemainan illusory feat
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prestidigitationmanual dexterity in the execution of tricks
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obsequiousattempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
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antediluvianof or relating to the period before the biblical flood
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extemporaneouswith little or no preparation or forethought
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adumbratedescribe roughly or give the main points or summary of
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conflagrationa very intense and uncontrolled fire
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evanescencethe event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight
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iconoclasticcharacterized by attack on established beliefs
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ignominiousdeserving or bringing disgrace or shame
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licentiouslacking moral discipline
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magnanimousnoble and generous in spirit
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mendaciousgiven to lying
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obstreperousnoisily and stubbornly defiant
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panaceahypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases
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perspicacitythe ability to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly
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quixoticnot sensible about practical matters
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recalcitrantstubbornly resistant to authority or control
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sanctimoniousexcessively or hypocritically pious
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ubiquitousbeing present everywhere at once
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variegatedhaving an assortment of colors
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zephyra slight wind
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contemporaneousoccurring in the same period of time
Created on July 19, 2013