Sat Lesson 2

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disdain

Back 1

to treat with contempt or scorn; to consider beneath oneself; a feeling of haughty contempt

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disparage

Back 2

to belittle, to demean

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discern

Back 3

to scatter, spread, or disseminate

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disperse

Back 4

to scatter, spread, or disseminate

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dyslexia

Back 5

a learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to recognize and understand written words

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dystopia

Back 6

an imaginary society characterized by human misery, caused by deprivation, oppression, or terror

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endow

Back 7

to provide with a payment source of income; to furnish with a talent or quality

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endorse

Back 8

to approve, support, or sustain

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enervating

Back 9

depriving of strength and vigor

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embellish

Back 10

to beautify or ornament; to enhance (a statement or narrative) with fictitious additions

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epigram

Back 11

a witty, ingenious, or pointed saying expressed well

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epitome

Back 12

a person or thing who possess to a high degree the features of a whole class

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exonerate

Back 13

to clear of an accusation; to exculpate

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expire

Back 14

to come to an end, die or breathe out

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explicit

Back 15

clearly developed or formulated

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expunge

Back 16

to wipe out, erase or destroy

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extol

Back 17

to praise highly; glorify

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extricate

Back 18

to free from entanglement; to liberate

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eject

Back 19

to drive or fouce out, to evict; to dismiss

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emissary

Back 20

a representative send on a mission or errand

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eccentric

Back 21

something that is unusual, peculiar or odd

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efface

Back 22

to rub out; erase

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extraneous

Back 23

irrelevant, not necessary

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extraordinary

Back 24

beyond what is ordinary, regular or usual

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extrapolate

Back 25

to infer, to gather from given information

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homogenous

Back 26

corresponding in structure because of a common origin

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homophone

Back 27

a word pronounced the same way as another, but differing in meaning, regardless of spelling

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hyperbole

Back 28

an obvious and intentional overstatement

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hypocrite

Back 29

a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious, that he or she does not actually possess

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idiosyncrasy

Back 30

a characteristic, habit, or mannerism that is peculiar to an individual

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insomnia

Back 31

chronic inability to obtain sufficient sleep

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intrepid

Back 32

fearless; dauntless

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inviolable

Back 33

secure from violence, destruction or desecration

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immoderate

Back 34

exceeding reasonable limits; excessive, extreme

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impartial

Back 35

unbiased; fair; just

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implicit

Back 36

implied, rather than expressly stated

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impunity

Back 37

exemption from punishment

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impute

Back 38

to attribute or charge

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irreverence

Back 39

lack of respect

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intrinsic

Back 40

belonging to a thing by its very nature

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interim

Back 41

temporary or provisional arrangement

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intersperse

Back 42

to diversify with something placed or scattered at intervals

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intravenous

Back 43

within a vein

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misconception

Back 44

a misunderstanding

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neologism

Back 45

a new word

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neophyte

Back 46

a beginner

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oblivious

Back 47

unmindful; unaware

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obscure

Back 48

not clear; ambiguous

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obstacle

Back 49

annoying stuff that obstructs progress

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obtuse

Back 50

not quick in perception or feeling

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opportune

Back 51

appropriate, favorable

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panacea

Back 52

cure-all

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pandemonium

Back 53

wild and noisy confusion, chaos

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panorama

Back 54

an unobstructed view in all directions

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pantheon

Back 55

the gods of a particular mythology (story)