SAT VOCAB M-P's Flashcards by Mags Leibold | Brainscape

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mirth

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laughter

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misanthrope

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someone who hates mankind

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misnomer

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named wrong/incorrectly

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mollify

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to soothe/soften; to relieve

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multifarious

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diverse; coming from many sources

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mundane

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ordinary

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munificent

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generous; lavish; relating to money

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myopic

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narrow view of something

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nebulous

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cloudy; hazy; vague

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nefarious

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wicked

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nonchalance

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not caring; apathy; complacence

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oblivion

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forgetfulness

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obstinate

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stubborn; hard to control

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obstreperous

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resistant to control; agressive noisiness

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ostensible

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obvious; apparent

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ostentatious

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flashy; garish; gaudy

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overwrought

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very excited/bothered by something

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panoply

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suit of armour; something forming a protective/ceremonial covering

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pariah

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outcast

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parochial

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relating to local region (church/parish)

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parsimonious

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stingy; cheap

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partisan

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biased; subjective

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paucity

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a lack; dearth

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pejorative

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word intended to disparage/belittle

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penchant

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strong like of something

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penitent

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feel sadness for something you did wrong

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penury

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extreme poverty

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perfidious

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disloyal; false

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perfunctory

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superficial; lacking interest

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permeate

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to spread throughout

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`pervasive

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existing everywhere

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philanthropist

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someone who gives charity

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phlegmatic

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not caring; calm; apathetic

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picayune

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of little value; petty

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piecemeal

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piece by piece; gradually

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piety

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religious devotion

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pithy

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concise; meaningful

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platitude

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a dull remark; a cliche remark

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ponderous

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weighty; heavy

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portentous

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amazing; very significant (not always good)

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prattle

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to babble; to go on about unimportant things

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precipitous

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steep; sheer; abrupt

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predilection

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a preference for something; an affinity

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preternatural

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extraordinary

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prevaricator

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a liar

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proclivity

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tendency; inclination