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Flashcards in Sat Words Deck (28)
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Cavalier

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Arrogant; haughty; carefree; casual

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Incisive

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Cutting right to the heart of the matter

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Recrimination

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A bitter counter accusation

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Mollify

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appease the anger or anxiety of (someone):

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Impugn

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dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of (a statement or motive); call into question

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Cosseted

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Pampered and spoiled

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Disingenuous

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not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does.

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Genteel

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Polite, refined, or respectable, often in an affected or ostentatious way

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Gentility

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Social superiority as demonstrated by genteel manners, behavior, or appearances

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Compunction

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A feeling of guilt or Moral scruple that follows the doing of something bad

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Episodic

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Containing or consisting of a series of loosely connected parts or events

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Galvanize

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Shock of excite (someone), typically into taking action

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Repression

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The action of subduing someone or something by force

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Sanctuary

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A place of refuge or safety

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Vitiate

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Spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of

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Stolid

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Calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation

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Zealot

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A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals

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Imperil

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Put at risk of being harmed, injured, or destroyed

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Promulgate

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Promote it make widely known

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Irascible

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Easily provoked; very irritable

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Regress

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Return to a former or less developed state

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Venal

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Showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery

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Panache

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Flamboyant confidence of style or manner

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Malign

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Speak about (someone) in a spitefully critical manner

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Euphonious

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Pleasing to the ear

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Exuberant

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Filled with or characterized by a lively energy and excitement

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Edifying

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Providing moral or intellectual instruction

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Perverse

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Showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable, often in spite of the consequences