SAT VOCAB M-P's Flashcards by Mags Leibold

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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

penchant

strong like of something

penitent

feel sadness for something you did wrong

penury

extreme poverty

perfidious

disloyal; false

perfunctory

superficial; lacking interest

permeate

to spread throughout

`pervasive

existing everywhere

philanthropist

someone who gives charity

phlegmatic

not caring; calm; apathetic

picayune

of little value; petty

piecemeal

piece by piece; gradually

piety

religious devotion

pithy

concise; meaningful

platitude

a dull remark; a cliche remark

ponderous

weighty; heavy

portentous

amazing; very significant (not always good)

prattle

to babble; to go on about unimportant things

precipitous

steep; sheer; abrupt

predilection

a preference for something; an affinity

preternatural

extraordinary

prevaricator

a liar

proclivity

tendency; inclination