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SAT Vocabulary IV: the new words

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AB
ambiguousopen to more than one interpretation
ambivalentsimultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain
apatheticfeeling or showing little emotion
arbitrarydetermined by impulse rather than reason
capriciousimpulsive and unpredictable
equivocateto avoid make a definite statement
indifferentnot caring one way or the other
spontaneousunplanned; naturally occuring
whimsicalsubject to erratic behavior; unpredictable
inconsequentialunimportant
superficialconcerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow
tenuoushaving little substance or strength; shaky; unsure, weak
trivialof little importance or significance
assiduoushard-working
compellingforceful; urgently demanding attention
diligentmarked by painstaking effort; hard-working
doggedstubbornly persevering
endureto put up with; to survive hardship
intrepidcourageous; fearless
maverickindependent; rebel; one who resists adherence to a group
obduratestubborn; inflexible
obstinatestubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action
proliferateto grow or increase rapidly
tenacitypersistence
vitalityenergy; power to survive
assimilationto absorb; to make similar
consensusgeneral agreement
contextcircumstances of a situation; environment
derivedcopied or adopted from a source
incumbentimposed as a duty; obligatory
inevitablecertain to happen, unavoidable
malleableeasily shaped or formed; easily influenced
subdueto restrain; to hold back

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