Sat Vocab List 2

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Abhor
(abhorrence)

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to hate
strong hatred
Hor--> whore--> whores in school are hated.

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Abolish
(Abolition, Abolitionist)

Back 2

to get rid of
elimination
one who wants to get rid of slavery

-->?

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Acerbic

Back 3

sharp; bitter
Ace--> if someone gets pocket aces in poker and you lose you might be bitter toward them.

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Acrimony
(Acrimonious,acrid)

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bitterness; hostility
bitter, as in feeling, language, or tone.
bitter, as in taste or smell; harsh.
Ac (switch i and r, then replace r with d)--> acid--> bitter.

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Admonish
(Admonition)

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to warn; to scold
cautionary advice or warning
--> when a jamaican screams MON it usually means there warning them of danger.

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Adverse
(Adversity, Adversary)

Back 6

opposing; unfavorable
hardship
enemy
Verse--> the parts of songs that goes along well with the chorus--> i.e. not opposing.

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Affront

Back 7

V-to insult
N- an insult
Front--> if you get "fronted on" that means the person ditched you and its basically a major insult.

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Animosity

Back 8

hatred; hostility
o to e--> anime--> i love anime--> opposite of hatred.

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Antipathy

Back 9

intense dislike
Anti--> against; opposite--> therefore strong/intense dislike.

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Apathy
(Apathetic)

Back 10

lack of interest; indifference
lacking interest; not caring
A Path--> if you follow down the path of like you want to do something you have interest in, not something u have no interest in.

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Artifice

Back 11

cleverness; trickery; artificial behavior
Artificial--> fake behavior--> if someone is pretending to be something it can be tricky sometimes to know who they really are.

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Aspersion

Back 12

insult
-->?

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Aversion
(averse)

Back 13

hatred
opposed
--> if you avert something you either are opposed to it or hate it.

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Banal

Back 14

Ordinary; boring
--> Anal is not ordinary.

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Bar
(Disbar)

Back 15

to keep out; to exclude
to expel a lawyer from law practice
--> sometimes very popular bar's will have to exclude you from entering because of the amount of ppl inside already.

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Belittle

Back 16

to criticize
--> if you are little you tend to be made fun of sometimes--> criticized.

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Bemoan

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to regret or disapprove deeply
--> If someone moans in a non-sexual way it usually means they are disappointed--> therefore deeply disapproving.

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Berate

Back 18

to scold; to criticize
--->?

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Biting

Back 19

sharp; sarcastic
--> if someone bites you it tends to be a SHARP pain.

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Bungle

Back 20

to mess up; to make stupid mistakes
Bungle--> Bundle--> messy pile of things--> to mess up.

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Callous

Back 21

unfeeling; hard
Callus--> if you get a callus on your foot its like a rough patch of skin--> hard.

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Calumny

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a false, harmful statement; slander
Calum bullies people in school by spreading false gossip.

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Carp

Back 23

to complain
Car--> on long car rides i tend to complain about things.

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Castigate

Back 24

to punish or criticize harshly
Castrate--> to cut off that lower area--> very severe punishment.

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Catcall

Back 25

sound of disapproval
--> If you have a cat you might make a sound at them when there doing something non approbatory.

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Caustic

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-harshly critical
-burning; acidic
--->??

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Censor
(Censorship, uncensored)

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N- one with power to stop publications
V-to block out offensive material
Removal of parts of publications or performances
not edited for offensive conent
When movies like American Pie are censored it means the boobs and so forth are blurred so they cant be seen.

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Censure

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V- to criticize harshly; to blame
N- extreme disapproval; punishment
-->??

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Chagrin

Back 29

strong embarrassment or disappointment
--> if you grin it means your very happy or it can be meant in a sort of mocking way after you have done something that would STRONGLY EMBARRASS someone.

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Chasten

Back 30

to punish; to discipline
--> to chastise is to punish.

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Chide

Back 31

to scold; to express disapproval
--> you tend to hide when your father's scolding you.

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Circumvent

Back 32

to go around; to avoid
ventilation--> it goes around the building.

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Complacent
(Complacence/Complacency)

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self-satisfied; smug
self-satisfication
---> i know when everything is in the right place for a project im self-satisfied.

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Condemn
(Condemnation, Condemnatory)

Back 34

to disapprove; to pronounce guilty; to sentence
strong disapproval
strongly disapproving
--> Priests condemn murder's and people who do awful things to hell for their actions.

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Condescend
(Condescension)

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to talk down; to patronize
to lower oneself
arrogance; acting superior
-->descend--> to go down--> to look down on.

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Contempt
(Contemptuous, Contemptible)

Back 36

hatred; open disrespect; scorn
expressing hatred; scornful
deserving hatred
--> to be held in contempt--> the judge does this to people who scorn and joke around in her court-->therefore held in open hatred.

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Contrive
(Contrived, Contrivance)

Back 37

to plan; to scheme
planned; artificial
clever or artificial trick or device
--> ??

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Critic

Back 38

one who makes unfavorable comments
reviewer
--> Ratatouille--> the food critic--> judges food very harshly--> reviewer.

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Crude

Back 39

rude; unrefined
raw; unpurified
--> rude.

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Cynic
(Cynical, Cynicism)

Back 40

a critical, negative person
doubting; skeptical
doubt or pessimism
--> nick is always a negative person in chem class with a pretty skeptical outlook on learning.

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Decry

Back 41

to criticize publicly
--> you might cry if your humiliated/criticized publicly.

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Defame

Back 42

to attack someone's reputation
--> to get rid of ones fame--> to attack their reputation

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Deflate

Back 43

to remove air from something (opposite of inflate)
to discourage
to reduce
Inflate--> is to increase--> opposite--> to decrease/ discourage

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Defunct

Back 44

dead; no longer existing
--> If your in a funk it means your upset--> your in a major funk when someone you know dies--> dead.

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Degrade

Back 45

to dishonor
--> grade can mean a status--> to get rid of someones grade is dishonoring.

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Demean

Back 46

to lower in worth, character or respect
--> Someones mean or worth is there character--> to demean is to take that away.

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Denigrate

Back 47

to criticize
-->denigrate--> to disintegrate--> to fall apart--> if you fall apart it might be because of constant criticism.

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Denounce
(Denunciation)

Back 48

to criticize openly or formally
public criticism
--> announce is usually a formal or public way of letting everyone know something--> to denounce someone/something is to let the public know badly of that something.

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Deplore
(Deplorable)

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to regret deeply; to mourn
to criticize
regrettable
deserving criticism
-->Some people might regret going to explore dangerous things.

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Deprecate

Back 50

to criticize
--->??

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Deride
(Derision, Derisive)

Back 51

to ridicule
ridicule
ridiculing; mocking
--> if you "ride" someone i.e ask something to much--> they might start to mock and ridicule you for your annoyance and stuborness.

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Derogatory

Back 52

insulting
--> if you insult the gators you insult me--> insulting.

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Despise
(Despicable)

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to hate
deserving disrespect or scorn
-->"pickable"--> if i had a choice in who i choose for whatever i want i would choose those who i hate last.

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Detract
(Detractor)

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to take away; to diminish in value
one who criticizes or reduces value
---> tractors take away the crop from the ground to be harvested and eaten.

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Deviate
(Deviation, Devious)

Back 55

to go off course; to turn aside or away
abnormality
dishonest; sneaky
-->??

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Diatribe

Back 56

angry speech attacking someone
--> Tribes of north america were kicked out of their land and killed a lot during the creation of america, and im sure they made angry speeches meant to attack the americans.

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Diffident

Back 57

shy; lacking confidence
--> Different--> if someone is different they tend to be shy and lack confidence to express themselves.

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Discriminate
(Discriminatory, Indiscriminate, Undiscriminating)

Back 58

to notice differences
showing prejudice; biased
random; making no distinctions
lacking taste or judgement
-->??

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Disdain
(Disdainful)

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V- to look down on; to scorn
N- arrogant; contempt; scorn
expressing hatred or scorn
I look down on my dog with disdain when he pee's and poops in my room.

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Dismay

Back 60

N-sudden, extreme disappointment or fear
V-to disappoint; to alarm
-->I look at long essays with dismay because of how scared i am for how long they might take me to do.

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Disparage

Back 61

to criticize; to disrespect
--> para age--> for age--> if someone is old you dont disrespect them.

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Distort

Back 62

to twist or change
to misrepresent
--->??

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Dormant

Back 63

asleep
inactive
-->man sleeps an average of 8 hours a day--> asleep.

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Dreary

Back 64

gloomy
--> your rear is at the bottom of your body--> it hangs off the back--> if something is hanging like maybe someone's facial expression it can mean gloomy.

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Ego
(Egoism/Egotism)

Back 65

excessive pride in one's self; self image
conceit
--> Ego waffles--> commercial--> they refuse to let go because they are full of themselves--> conceit.

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Elude
(Elusive)

Back 66

to escape capture or understanding
hard to catch or understand; evasive
-->Lude-->Lube--> it loosens things up so things move easier--> therefore if something is slippery its harder to catch.

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Enmity

Back 67

hatred; hostility
-->Sounds like enemy--> you always have hostility toward your enemy.

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Eradicate
(Eradicable)

Back 68

to get rid of
able to be destroyed
--> Radicate is a pokemon that looks like a rat--> if you had one in your house you would definitely want to get rid of it.

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Err
(Unerring, Erroneous)

Back 69

to make a mistake
without error
false; incorrect
--> you make the sound err when you mess up saying something or if you forget something.

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Estrange
(Estrangement)

Back 70

to keep at a distance; to end a relationship with
unfriendly seperation
-->If someone is strange you might wanna keep distance from them.

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Exacerbate

Back 71

to make worse
-->bate-->bait--> if you bait someone into doing something stupid that can make things worse.

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Exasperate

Back 72

to frustrate; to irritate
asperate--> asthma--> frustrating how you cant breathe--> to frustrate.

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Execrate
(Execrable)

Back 73

to detest deeply
detestable; very bad
--> When animals are locked up in crates im sure they detest that deeply.

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Fallacy
(Fallacious)

Back 74

false idea
false; misleading
--> Fal and fal--> false idea

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Fallible
(Infallible)

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likely to be wrong; unreliable
incapable of error; certain
--> Fall + ible--> able to fall--> if someone takes a "fall" it means they did something WRONG--> likely to be wrong.

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Farce
(Farcical)

Back 76

an exaggerated comedy
a ridiculous and meaningless show; a mockery
ridiculous
-->??

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Fastidious

Back 77

fussy; difficult to please
--> if someone fast at running and is better then everyone else he might be fussy because he wants a better challenge.

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Flippant

Back 78

disrespectfully joking or casual
--> Flip off--> disrespectful but usually meant as a joke.

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Folly

Back 79

foolish behavior
Folly--> Fooly--> Fool--> Foolish behavior.

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Fraudulent
(Defraud)

Back 80

fake; dishonest
to swindle; to cheat
Fraud--> fake.

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Fricassee

Back 81

to cut up and stew
to criticize brutally
-->Frick-->Fuck--> when you scream F you at someone it means your trying to criticize them brutally.

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Gibe

Back 82

to ridicule
Gilbert Insane always Bags on Everyone--> to ridicule

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Grimace

Back 83

a facial expression of disapproval or pain
--> Grim--> something awful--> make a face of pain when you see something grim.

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Gross

Back 84

vulgar; unrefined
broad; general
-->??

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Grump

Back 85

to complain; criticize
--> Someone who is grumpy complains to no end.

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Haphazard

Back 86

careless
dependent upon chance
--> Hazard is something dangerous--> if someone doesnt care about danger there careless.

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Harangue

Back 87

a long speech, usually arrogant
or critical
--> Hang--> when you listen to a very long speech you feel like u wanna hang yourself.

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Hypocrisy
(Hypocrite)

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insincerity; saying one thing but doing another
believing the opposite
an insincere person
-->??

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Illusion
(Illusory, Disillusion)

Back 89

false impression
deceptive; unreal
to free from false belief
--> Magic illusion--> something deceptive.

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Inane

Back 90

silly; meaningless
-->Inane to Insane--> Insane people are usually sometimes silly/delirious because of the medicine they take.

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Indict
(Indictment)

Back 91

to accuse formally of a crime
accusation; criticism
-->If you act like a dict--> dick--> in the court house then the bailiff can hold you in contempt.

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Inept

Back 92

clumsy; inappropriate
Adept--> skilled--> inept is clumsy.

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Inexorable

Back 93

unstoppable; inflexible
-->??

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Inimical

Back 94

unfriendly; opposing; harmful
Cal--> Calories can be harmful if you eat to many.

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Insidious

Back 95

dangerous in a subtle way
Sid from Ice age is not dangerous nor subtle.

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Insipid

Back 96

bland; flavorless; uninteresting
--> Sipid--> Lipid--> Fat--> fat is not flavorless or bland.

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Insulate
(Insular)

Back 97

to protect from outside forces
isolated; narrow minded
Insulate--Inside.

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Invective

Back 98

insult
-->??

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Jaded

Back 99

cynical; bored
Jade--> gorgeous color/gem--> but its just a gem therefore--> boring--> bored.