Sat World List 01

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Abhor

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hate

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Bigot

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a narrow-minded, prejudiced person

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Counterfeit

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fake; false

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Enfranchise

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give voting rights

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Hamper

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hinder; obstruct

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Kindle

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to start a fire

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Noxious

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harmful; poisonous; lethal

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Placid

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calm and peaceful

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Remuneration

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payment for work done

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Talisman

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lucky charm

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Abrasive

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rought; coarse; harsh

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Bilk

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cheat; defraud

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Covert

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hidden; undercover

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Engender

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cause

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Hangar

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storage area (like garage) for a plane

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knotty

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complex, difficult to solve

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nuance

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something subtle, a fine shade of meaning

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plagiarism

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taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas

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renown

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fame

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tangent

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going off the main subject

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abasement

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humiliation; degradation

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billowing

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swelling; fluttering; waving

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cower

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recoil in fear or sevility; shrink away from

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enhance

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improve, make better or clearer

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harangue

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noisy, attacking speech

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labyrinth

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a maze

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nullify

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to counter; make unimportant

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plaintiff

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petitioner (in court of law)

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replete

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full

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tangible

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can be touched

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abrogate

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cancel; deny; repeal

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blasphemy

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speech which offends religious sentiments

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credible

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believable

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enigma

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puzzle; mystery

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harbingers

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indicators; bringers of warnings

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labyrinthine

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complicated; highly convoluted

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nuzzle

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cuddle; snuggle

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plaudit

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statement giving strong praise

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reprehensible

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shameful; very bad

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tardy

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slow; late; overdue; delayed

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absolution

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forgiveness; pardon; release

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blatant

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obvious

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creditable

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praiseworthy

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ensconce

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establish firmly in a position

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hasten

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hurry; accelerate; rush

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laceration

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a cut

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obdurate

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stubborn

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plausible

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can be believed; reasonable

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reprieve

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a respite; postponement of a sentence

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tawdry

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of little value; gaudy

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abstain

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desist; go without; withdraw

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blighted

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damaged; destroyed; ruined

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credulous

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gullible; ready to believe anything

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enshroud

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cover

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haughtiness

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arrogance; pride

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lachrymose

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tearful; sad

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obfuscate

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deliberately making something difficult to understand

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plethora

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an excess

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repudiate

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shun; eschew

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tedium

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boredom

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abstemious

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self denying; refraining from indulging

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blithe

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free spirited; carefree

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crepuscular

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active at dawn and dusk

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enunciation

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clear pronounciation; accent; articulation

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headstrong

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stubborn; willful

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lackluster

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dull; monotonous; bland

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objective

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unbiased; not subjective

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pliable

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flexible; not stubborn

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rescind

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retrace; repeal

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temper

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to moderate; soften

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abstruse

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difficult to understand; obscure

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blunderbuss

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1) ancient weapon (type of gun)
2) a clumsy person

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cringe

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recoil; flinch; shy away

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envenom

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to cause bitterness and bad feeling

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hedonism

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self indulgence; pleasure seeking

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laconic

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using few words; brief; to the point

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oblique

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indirect; slanting

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plumage

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feathers of a bird

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resignation

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acceptance of fate

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tenacious

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stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose

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accolade

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tribute; honor; praise

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bolster

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support; prop up

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cryptic

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puzzling; enigmatic

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ephemeral

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short-lived

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hedonist

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a pleasure seeker

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lamentation

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expression of regret or sorrow

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obliterate

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destroy; demolish; eradicate

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plummet

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fall suddenly and steeply

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resolution

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determination

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tentative

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uncertain

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acquiesce

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to agree to; give in to

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bombast

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arrogant, pompous language

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curtail

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cut short

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epicure

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someone who appreciates good food & drink

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heed

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listen to

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lampoon

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ridicule; spoof

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oblivious

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totally unaware

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podium

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raised platform

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resonant

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echoing

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tenuous

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flimsy; not solid