SAT Vocabs #1201-1250

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misanthrope

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one who hates or mistrusts mankind

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antipathy

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a feeling of strong repulsion or aversion

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malefactor

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one who does wrong; a villain

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tractable

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easily managed or controlled

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fawn

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to exhibit affection like a dog; to flatter excessively

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quandary

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a state of uncertainty, esp. about what course of action to take

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dote

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to show excessive love or fondness

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aggrandize

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to enlarge; to increase in size, power, or rank

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wax

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to become larger

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retribution

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punishment for a wrong committed

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abound

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to be plentiful

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wary

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cautious; on guard

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wince

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to flinch in pain or fear

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fortitude

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strength of mind that allows one to endure adversity

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reminisce

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to recall the past, esp. fondly

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sanctuary

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a holy place; a place of refuge

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civil

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observing accepted social customs; not rude

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viable

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able to live; capable of success

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myopic

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near-sighted

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mogul

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a rich or powerful person

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delve

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to look for; to search; to investigate (usually with “intro”)

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cavil

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to argue in a petty fashion; to make trifling objections

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notorious

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having a bad reputation

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disingenuous

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not straightforward or candid; crafty; insincere or calculating

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litigant

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one who is engaged in a lawsuit

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stamina

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resistance to fatigue or hardship; endurance

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mendicant

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a beggar; one who depends on charity for support

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scour

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to wash by scrubbing vigorously

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spit

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a narrow piece of land that extends into water; a thin rod used to impale meat for roasting

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refractory

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stubbornly resistant to control, authority, or treatment

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parvenu

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someone recently risen to a higher social class and not yet accepted by others in that class, often because of a lack of manners

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stoic

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apparently indifferent to joy, grief, pleasure, or pain

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abolish

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to put to an end to

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maim

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to cripple; to mutilate; to disable

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fiasco

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a major disaster

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nemesis

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one who inflicts justified or great punishment; a source of harm or ruin

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nonplus

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to put at a loss as to what to do or think

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parsimony

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excessive care in spending; stinginess

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implicit

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not plainly stated

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agitate

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to move violently; to disturb

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aesthetic

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relating to beauty

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indifferent

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uncaring; showing no bias or preference

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manumit

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to grant freedom to slaves; to emancipate

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cynical

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distrusting others from a sense that everyone’s motives are selfish

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animosity

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bitter hostility, esp. that which provokes punitive action

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amiable

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friendly and agreeable; sociable

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emigration

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departure from one country for another

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paucity

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smallness of number; scarcity

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disgruntled

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discontented; displeased

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commence

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