AP Lang/SAT Vocab List 2 Flashcards by Jackson Babb | Brainscape

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to scold; to find fault with

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reprove

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gloominess; a belief that the bad guys always win

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pessimism

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hasty, not thorough

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cursory

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extremely wasteful; wildly extravagant

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profligate

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someone who hoards money

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miser

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joking

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jocular

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uproar; brawl

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fracas

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a satiric portrait or representation

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caricature

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to confirm

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corroborate

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dangerously unstable

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precarious

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explanitory

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expository

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to support; to prop up

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bolster

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to intimidate; to discourage

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daunt

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tending toward one direction

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inclined

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constant; without variety

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uniform

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having keen understanding; discerning

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perceptive

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shallow; on the surface only

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superficial

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clear; easy to understand

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lucid

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safe from harm; protected

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immune

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concerned with art or beauty

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aesthetic