TPT SAT Words

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acumen
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acumen
clever/ sharp
adroit
skilled
amalgam
mixture
ambivalent
mixed feelings
anachronistic
out of place/ time
apathetic
not feeling
approbation
approval
arboreal
related to trees
arcane
understood by few
archaic
ancient
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